| CODE | CCE2414 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Computer Networks | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Communications and Computer Engineering | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The Internet Engineering Task Force oversees the TCP/IP protocol suite which is the de facto standard in Computer Networks. Designed with the ethos of "IP over everything" and "everything over IPT" , TCP/IP networks have evolved to deliver not only computer data, but any communications service, supporting a broad range of Quality of Service (QOS) parameters. Every telecommunications and computer professional needs to understand how TCP/IP based computer networks work, in order to design, diagnose and maintain ICT systems This study-unit imparts the necessary knowledge to understand and apply the Internet protocol suite. Study-Unit Aims: At a high-level, the study-unit aims to: - describe how packets are transmitted end-to-end over a network in the context of the 7-layer model - introduce the Internet protocol suite as a layered computer network architecture; - introduce students to the IP layer and the concepts which allow the IP layer to route packets; - introduce students to the UDP and TCP transport layer protocols; - introduce students to Application layer protocols; Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Discuss the ethos of the Internet protocol suite as a layered computer network architecture; - Discuss the functions of all the fields in the various layers of the Internet protocol suite ; - Discuss how routing is achieved in TCP/IP networks; - Compare and contrast routing algorithms; - Discuss the functions of ports, sockets and connections in TCP and UDP; - Discuss how TCP achieves Error Control, Flow Control and Congestion Control, and describe the related algorithms; - Discuss how TCP/IP networks can provide QoS; 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Analyze and Design TCP/IP networks for data communications; - Simulate, Monitor and diagnose TCP/IP networks using popular tools; - Analyze the contents of the IPv4 header with internet fragmentation; - Simulate the operations of Distance Vector and Link State routing algorithms; Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Behrouz A. Forouzan, "Data Communications and Networking with TCP/IP Protocol Suite", 6th edition |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study, Practicum & Tutorial | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Etienne V. Depasquale |
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