Computer Networks (Winter 2010/2011)

Announcements

  On 27 January 2011 the lecture as well as the exercise will take place in room MN 09.

Older Announcements:

  • This course was previously called Telematik.

Details

Workload/ECTS Credits: 120h, 4 ECTS
Module: B.Inf.902: Telematik
Lecturer: {{{lecturer}}}
Teaching assistant: Niklas Neumann, Florian Tegeler
Time: Thursdays, 10.15 - 11.45 (Exercise: 12.00 - 12.45 s.t.)
Place: GZG - MN08
UniVZ [1], [2]


Please note: In the following summer semester there will be an exam-only version of this course.

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

Date Topic Slides Excercises Excercise notes
28 Oct. 2010 Introduction & Layering pdf pdf pdf
4 Nov. 2010 Link Layer I pdf pdf pdf
11 Nov. 2010 Link Layer II pdf pdf pdf
18 Nov. 2010 Network Layer I pdf pdf pdf
25 Nov. 2010 Network Layer II pdf pdf pdf
2 Dec. 2010 Network Layer III pdf pdf pdf
9 Dec. 2010 Transport Layer I pdf pdf pdf
16 Dec. 2010 Transport Layer II pdf pdf pdf
6 Jan. 2011 Networked Multimedia pdf
13 Jan. 2011 Quality of Service
20 Jan. 2011 Network Security I
27 Jan. 2011 Network Security II
3 Feb. 2011 Questions & Answers Session
10 Feb. 2011 Written Examination

Materials

  • All the relevant course material can be downloaded from this web page.

Exercises

  • Thursdays, 12.00-12.45 s.t (afterwards the lecture)
  • The exercises are intended to allow students a better understanding of the lecture and to prepare for the final exam.
  • If there are - despite careful checking - errors in the exercise sheets please let us know! Please contact [3].

Textbook

Both books are also available in German.

Additional References

Other Resources

  • Movie: "Warriors of the Net" [4]

Prerequisites

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