| CODE | CCE2412 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Introduction to Computer Networks | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Communications and Computer Engineering | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit introduces the fundamentals of Computer Networks to the ICT students. - The ISO 7-layer reference model - The TCP/IP network model - Network topologies - Overview of the Physical and Data Link Layer (framing, error control, flow control) - Data Link Layer access control concepts - Internetworking and routing (routing algorithms, internetworking, congestion control) - Quality of Service - Transport Layer Services (connection establishment, performance issues, flow and error control) - Overview and extension of IP to Wireless Networks Study-unit Aims: This study-unit introduces the basic concepts of Computer Networks. The aims are to understand the TCP/IP protocol stack which is the de-facto protocol standard adopted in Computer Networks industry. This study-unit will then focus into each layer of the TCP/IP protocol stack, starting from the physical medium up to the applications with particular emphasis on how these applications are distributed across the Internet. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - understand the fundamentals of computer networking (TCP/IP protocol suite), - distinguish between LAN, MAN and WAN technologies, - understand different routing protocols, - comprehend different compression techniques. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - simulate practical networks scenarios, - perform modeling of Medium Access Control schemes, - simulate routing protocols. Textbooks: - Andrew Tanenbaum, Computer Networks, 4th Edition, Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, 2003. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study, Practicum & Tutorial | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Anthony Sciberras |
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