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Course Syllabus

CS402: Computer Communications and Networks

Course Introduction

Course Syllabus

Unit 1: Networking Fundamentals

1.1: Introduction

1.2: Services and Protocols

1.3: The Reference Models

Unit 1 Assessment

Unit 2: The Basics of Protocols

2.1: TCP/IP Reference Model

2.2: Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) Reference Model

Unit 2 Assessment

Unit 3: The Application Layer

3.1: Principles of the Application Layer and the Peer-to-Peer Model

3.2: Application-Level Protocols

3.3: Writing Simple Networked Applications

3.4: Practice Exercises

Unit 3 Assessment

Unit 4: The Transport Layer (TCP/UDP)

4.1: The Transport Layer

4.2: User Datagram Protocol (UDP)

4.3: Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

4.4: Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP)

4.5: Real Time Transport Protocol (RTP)

4.6: Summary

4.7: Practice Exercises

Unit 4 Assessment

Unit 5: The Network Layer

5.1: Principles of the Network Layer

5.2: Static Routing, Distance Vector Routing, and Link State Routing

5.3: Internet Protocol

5.4: Routing in IP Networks

5.5: Practice Exercises

Unit 5 Assessment

Unit 6: The Link Layer

6.1: Principles of the Link Layer

6.2: Medium Access Control

6.3: Link Layer Technologies

6.4: Summary

6.5: Practice Exercises

Unit 6 Assessment

Unit 7: Multimedia, Security, and Cloud Computation over the Internet

7.1: Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)

7.2: Internet Protocol Television (IPTV)

7.3: TCP/IP Security

7.4: Cloud Computing

7.5: AAA Protocol, Network Remote Access, and Directory Services

7.6: Network Reliability and Fault Tolerance

7.7: Network Security Techniques

Unit 7 Assessment

Study Guide

Course Feedback Survey

Certificate Final Exam

Saylor Direct Credit

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