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Computer Networks (2009/2010)
Teaching code
4S00049
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Also offered in courses:
- Computer Networks of the course Bachelor in Computer Science (until 2008-2009 academic year)
- Computer Networks of the course Bachelor's degree in Multimedia Information Technology (until 2008-2009)
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
ING-INF/05 - INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMS
Period
1st Semester dal Oct 1, 2009 al Jan 31, 2010.
Location
VERONA
Learning outcomes
This class aims at describing the basic concepts and the main design methodologies of the modern communication networks, both local and geographical.
Program
* General concepts:
-- classification: WAN, LAN, PAN;
-- topologies;
-- reference models: ISO-OSI and TCP/IP;
-- circuit-switched and packet-switched networks;
-- connection-oriented services and acknowledged services;
-- flow control: stop-and-wait and sliding-window (go-back-N and Selective Repeat);
-- shaping and policing: leaky bucket and token bucket.
* The Data-Link Level:
-- aims and services;
-- framing.
* IEEE 802.X standards:
-- topologies and protocols: Ethernet, fast Ethernet, gigabit Ethernet, 10 gigabit Ethernet
-- the MAC sub-layer: Aloha, CSMA, CSMA/CD, CSMA/CA;
-- the LLC sub-layer;
-- bridge, switch and spanning-tree;
-- virtual LAN;
-- wireless LAN.
* The Network Level:
-- aims and services;
-- the IP protocol:
---- packet format;
---- address format and use, netmask, ARP and RARP;
---- class-less inter-domain routing (CIDR);
-- dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP);
-- Internet control management protocol (ICMP);
-- routing protocols;
---- static routing and dynamic routing (distance vector, link state routing);
---- interior-gateway protocols (RIP, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF)
---- exterior-gateway protocols (BGP);
-- IPv6;
* The Transport Level:
-- aims and services;
-- TCP (3-way handshaking, flow control, retransmission, congestion control);
-- UDP;
-- secure socket layer (SSL).
* The Application Level:
-- Domain Name Service (DNS),
-- the client/server model;
-- File Transfer Protocol (FTP);
-- electronic mail (SMTP, POP3 e IMAP);
-- World Wide Web (HTTP, HTTPS, CGI);
-- Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP);
-- Secure Shell (SSH).
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew S. Tanenbaum | Reti di calcolatori (Edizione 4) | Pearson - Prentice Hall | 2003 | 8871921828 | |
| J.F. Kurose, K.W. Ross | Reti di calcolatori e Internet - Un approccio top-down (Edizione 6) | Pearson Education Italia | 2013 | 9788871929385 |
Examination Methods
Examination consists of a written test with numerical exercises and questions about the theory.
