Computer Networks (Winter 2020/2021)

Details

Workload/ECTS Credits: 120h, 4 ECTS (old PO), 5 ECTS (new PO)
Module: B.Inf.902: Telematik (old), B.Inf.1204.Telematik/Computernetzwerke (new)
Lecturer: Prof. Xiaoming Fu Dr. Yali Yuan
Teaching assistant: Yachao Shao, MSc.
Time: Lecture: Thursday, 10am-12pm, Exercise: Thursday, 12pm-1pm
Place: Mikrobiologie-Hörsaalgebäude - MN06 Google Maps
UniVZ [1]


Course description

Principles and basic understanding of computer networking, with an emphasis on the Internet. Topics include: the concepts and components of computer networks, 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.

Preliminary Schedule

Date Topic Slides Excercises Excercise notes
24.10.2019 Introduction & Layering pdf
07.11.2019 Link Layer I pdf pdf pdf
14.11.2019 Link Layer II revised_pdf pdf pdf NOTE: padding byte is 01111101, see RFC1662
21.11.2019 Network Layer I pdf pdf pdf
28.11.2019 Network Layer II pdf pdf pdf
05.12.2019 Network Layer III pdf pdf pdf
12.12.2019 Transport Layer I pdf pdf pdf
19.12.2020 Transport Layer II pdf pdf pdf
09.01.2020 Networked Multimedia pdf pdf pdf
16.01.2020 Quality of Service pdf pdf pdf
23.01.2020 Network Security I pdf pdf pdf
30.01.2020 Network Security II pdf pdf pdf
10.02.2020 Final Exam Time: 14:00-16:00 Room: MN08 (Goldschmidtstr. 3-5, 37077, Göttingen)

Textbook

Old exam sheets

The following old exam sheets are provided for self-study purposes. They will not be discusses during an exercise session, nor will we provide answer sheets. However, you can email questions regarding a particular exercise to the TA's to be considered during the Q&A session at the end of the semester.

Additional References

Other Resources

  • Movie: "Warriors of the Net" [2]

Prerequisites

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