Computer Networks (Summer 2011)

Details

Workload/ECTS Credits: 120h, 4 ECTS
Module: B.Inf.902: Telematik
Lecturer: {{{lecturer}}}
Teaching assistant: Florian Tegeler, Niklas Neumann
Time: to be determined
Place: to be determined
UniVZ to be determined


  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 2010/2011).

Textbook

Additional References

Other Resources

  • Movie: "Warriors of the Net" [1]

Prerequisites

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

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