Computer Networks (Summer 2016)

Details

Workload/ECTS Credits:	5 ECTS
Module:	B.Inf.1204.Telematik/Computernetzwerke
Lecturer:	Prof. Dr. Xiaoming Fu
Teaching assistant:	Osamah Barakat, M.Sc.
Time:	tba
Place:	tba
UniVZ	tba

This is an exam only course. There will be no regular lectures. Please regularly check this page in case something changes.

Course description

Principles and basic understanding of computer networking, with an emphasis on the Internet. Topics include: the concepts and components of computer networks, protocol engineering and formal specification basis, packet switching, layered architectures, TCP/IP, error control, window flow control, local area networks, network layer and mobility, transport layer and congestion control, Quality of Service and multimedia networking, network management and security, and an introduction to current research topics. After this course students should have general knowledge on basic concepts of networking, how the Internet works and basic network programming.

Schedule

• to be determined

Materials

Please see the lecture slides, exercises and notes of the Wintersemester: Computer Networks (Winter 2015/2016).

Textbook

• J. Kurose and K. Ross, "Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet", 2nd edition, Addison-Wesley, 2002.
• A. S. Tanenbaum, "Computer Networks", 4th edition, Prentice Hall, 2002.

Additional References

• W. Richard Stevens, "TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The Protocols", Addison-Wesley, 1994.
• W. Richard Stevens, "UNIX Network Programming, Volume 1: Networking APIs", 2nd edition, Prentice Hall, 1997.

Other Resources

• Movie: "Warriors of the Net" [1]

Prerequisites

• Computer Science I, II; basic familiarity with UNIX and C.

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