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COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

Module code: EE402FZ
Credits: 5
Semester: 1
Department: INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING COLLEGE
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	Overview
	The aim of this course is to introduce the principles of computer networking using a top down approach, that is, by beginning at the application layer and working down toward the physical layer. � Computer Networks & the Internet, packet switching, delay, loss, throughput. � Application Layer: Web, eMail, SMTP, DNS, P2P, CDNs, Socket Programming � Transport Layer: Multiplexing, UDP, TCP, Congestion Control � Network Layer: Virtual circuits, IP and Routing Algorithms, Routers, ICMP � Link Layer: Error detection/correction, ALOHA, CSMA, Sliding window protocols, Multiple Access, Addressing, Switching � Wireless Networks and Security, Wifi 802.11, mobility management, mobile IP � Network security

Overview

The aim of this course is to introduce the principles of computer networking using a top down approach, that is, by beginning at the application layer and working down toward the physical layer.

� Computer Networks & the Internet, packet switching, delay, loss, throughput.
� Application Layer: Web, eMail, SMTP, DNS, P2P, CDNs, Socket Programming
� Transport Layer: Multiplexing, UDP, TCP, Congestion Control
� Network Layer: Virtual circuits, IP and Routing Algorithms, Routers, ICMP
� Link Layer: Error detection/correction, ALOHA, CSMA, Sliding window protocols, Multiple Access, Addressing, Switching
� Wireless Networks and Security, Wifi 802.11, mobility management, mobile IP
� Network security

	Learning Outcomes
	On successful completion of the module, students should be able to: Describe the functional layering of computer network architectures. Explain the concept of packet-switching, and identify and analyze the different types of packet delay in packet-switched networks. Describe major internet applications such as the Web and email and the service model that the application layer requires. Describe the essential principles of a transport layer protocol (reliable data transfer, flow control, congestion control). Use IP addressing and apply routing algorithms to find shortest paths for network-layer packet delivery. Describe and compare data link layer services and multiple access techniques. Describe network security issues and some of the methods that address them. Use networking tools such as Wireshark to observe and analyze behaviors of networking protocols.

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Assessment

	Autumn Supplementals/Resits
	Are supplemental/resit registrations permitted? Yes 1 x 2 hour written examination (Autumn). The continuous assessment mark is carried forward as there is no facility for repeating the continuous assessment elements of the course. University scheduled written examination (Autumn): 120 minutes, On-campus

	Additional Reading
	Course Text: Kurose, J., and K. Ross. "Computer networking: a top down approach, 7th edn." (2017) Reference Text: Computer Networks, Fourth Edition, Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Prentice Hall PTR, ISBN: 0-13-066102-3, 2002

	Timetable
	This timetable is not currently available, please contact the International Engineering College Department.

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