Course Content
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To
equip the candidates with knowledge and skills in the underlying principles of networking with special focus on internetworking, while at the same time emphasizing internet protocols and network applications. |
Objectives
On completion of this module, candidates will be able to:
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Introduce networking from a new perspective; |
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Understand the top down approach which begins at the |
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Understand and place emphasis on the application layer, |
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Understand the network applications and the network |
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Identify a number of fundamentally important issues in transport layer and network layer; |
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Integrate principles and practice drawn from the internet architecture. |
Outline Syllabus
Chapter 1: Computer Networks and the Internet - Overview
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What is the Internet? |
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What is a Protocol? |
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The Network Edge |
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The Network Core |
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Access Networks and Physical Media
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Delay and Loss in Packet-Switched Networks
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Protocol Layers and their Service Models |
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Internet Backbones, NAPs and ISPs |
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Brief History of Computer Networking and the Internet
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Chapter 2: Application Layer
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Principles of Application Layer Protocols |
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The World Wide Web: HTTP |
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File Transfer: FTP |
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Electronic Mail in the Internet |
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DNS – The Internet’s Directory Service |
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Socket Programming with TCP |
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Socket Programming with UDP |
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Building a Simple Web Server
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Chapter 3: Transport Layer
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Transport-Layer Services and Principles |
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Multiplexing and Demultiplexing Applications |
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Connectionless Transport: UDP |
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Principles of Reliable Data Transfer |
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Connection-Oriented Transport: TCP |
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Principles of Congestion Control
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TCP Congestion Control
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Chapter 4: Network Layer and Routing
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Introduction and Network Service Models |
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Routing Principles |
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Hierarchical Routing |
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Internet Protocol |
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Routing in the Internet |
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What is Inside a Router? |
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IPv6 |
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Multicast Routing |
Chapter 5: Link Layer and Local Area Networks
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The Data Link Layer: Introduction, Services |
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Error Detection and Correction Techniques |
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Multiple Access Protocols and LANs |
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LAN Addresses and ARP |
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Ethernet |
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Hubs, Bridges, and Switches |
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IEEE 802.11 LANs |
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PPP: The Point-to-Point Protocol |
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Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) |
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X.25 and Frame Relay |
Chapter 6: Multimedia Networking
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Multimedia Networking Applications |
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Streaming Stored Audio and Video |
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Making the Best of the Best-Effort Service: An Internet Phone Example |
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RTP |
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Beyond Best-Effort |
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Scheduling and Policing Mechanisms |
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Integrated Services |
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RSVP |
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Differentiated Services |
Chapter 7: Security in Computer Networks
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What is Network Security? |
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Principles of Cryptography |
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Authentication: Who are You? |
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Integrity |
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Key Distribution and Certification |
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Secure E-Mail |
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Internet Commerce |
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Network Layer Security: IPsec |
Chapter 8: Network Management
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What is Network Management? |
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Infrastructure for Network Management |
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The Internet Network-Management Framework |
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ASN.1 |
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Firewalls |