CO2020 Computer Networking

CO2020

Computer Networking

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Core

Course Content: (Only main topics & subtopics) Introduction to Networking What is the internet, the network edge and core, packet-switched networks, network performance measurement, layered architecture and service models, networks under attack Application Layer Network applications and their requirements: web and HTTP, FTP, email, DNS, peer-to-peer applications, video conferencing, content distribution networks, and other emerging applications. Network Application Development Introduction to UDP and TCP, client-server model, socket programming and network applications. Transport Layer Transport layer services, connectionless transport: UDP, principles of reliable data transfer, connection-oriented transport: TCP, principles of congestion Control, TCP congestion control, evolution of transport-layer functionality. Network Layer: Data Plane Forwarding and routing: network data and control planes, network service models, router design principles, IP design principles, generalized forwarding and SDN, middleboxes: firewalls, NATs, DPIs and load balancers. Network Layer: Control Plane Routing algorithms, Intra-AS routing, exterior gateway protocols: role, design principles and practice, SDN control plane, ICMP, and network management. Link Layer and LANs Link layer services, error detection and correction, multiple access links and protocols Retrospection A comparative analysis: a day in the life of a web page request

● The goal of this course is to provide a fundamental view behind the general purpose computer networks: the principles upon which the Internet and most other computer networks are built; how those principles translate into deployed protocols; and hands-on experience solving challenging problems with network protocols. ● This course provides an introduction to fundamental concepts in the design and implementation of computer networks, their protocols, and applications.

• ● James Kurose and Keith Ross, Computer Networks, 8th Edition, 2021