SUBJECT

Title

Computer Networks

Type of instruction

lecture + practical

Level

bachelor

Faculty

Faculty of Informatics

Part of degree program

Credits

3+2

Recommended in

Semester 5

Typically offered in

Autumn semester

Course description

Introduction, Internet, network layers, reference models
Physical layer: Basics, limits on the data rate, self-clocking codes, baseband, broadband, modulation
Data link layer: error detection, error correction, Hamming distance, block codes, CRC, backward error correction, alternating bit protocol, sliding windows, MAC sublayer, static
multiplexing, dynamic channel allocation, collision based protocols, Aloha, CSMA, contention free protocols, limited contention, Ethernet, LAN-interconnection
Network layer: link-state routing, distance-vector routing, RIP, IGRP, OSPF, inter-AS routing, BGP, IP addressing, CIDR, ARP, IPv6, DHCP, IPSec
Transport layer: multiplexing, TCP, Tahoe, Reno, AIMD, fairness
Network applications, socket programming
Application layer: DNS, Email, HTTP, WWW, P2P
Security: cryptology, firewalls

Readings

Andrew S. Tanenbaum: Computer Networks. 4th edition (Prentice Hall, 2003) Magyar fordítása: A. S. Tanenbaum: Számítógépes hálózatok, második, bővített átdolgozott kiadás (Panem, 2004)

Recommended literature:

James F. Kurose, Keith W. Ross: Computer Networking - A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet. 4th edition (Prentice Hall, 2007) Magyar fordítása: J. F. Kurose, K. W. Ross: Számítógép hálózatok működése – Alkalmazásorientált megközelítés (Panem, 2008)
Larry L. Peterson, Bruce S. Davie: Computer Networks - A Systems Approach. 3rd edition (Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2003)
W. Richard Stevens: TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume I - The Protocols (Addison-Wesley, 1994)