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CS402: Computer Communications and Networks
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Course Introduction
Course Syllabus
Unit 1: Networking Fundamentals
Unit 2: The Basics of Protocols
Unit 3: The Application Layer
Unit 4: The Transport Layer (TCP/UDP)
Unit 5: The Network Layer
Unit 6: The Link Layer
Unit 7: Multimedia, Security, and Cloud Computation over the Internet
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Course Syllabus
Introduction to Network Fundamentals
IETF History
The Role of RFC in Computer Networks
Services and Protocols
Network Topology
Types of Physical Transmission Media
Network Hardware Devices
The Reference Models
Wide Area Network
The Transport Services
Transmission Media
Unit 1 Assessment
The Internetworking Problem
The OSI Reference Model
OSI Model
Compare the OSI Model to TCP/IP
Unit 2 Assessment
Principles
The Peer-to-Peer Model
What is Peer-To-Peer (P2P)?
Overlay Routing in the Internet
The Domain Name System
More on the Domain Name System
Electronic Mail
HyperText Transfer Protocol
Simple Network Management Protocol
SSH Protocols
SSH vs. FTP
SocketServer and Creating Network Servers
Exercises
Unit 3 Assessment
Principles of a Reliable Transport Protocol
The User Datagram Protocol
The Transmission Control Protocol
TCP Connection Establishment
TCP Connection Release
TCP Reliable Data Transfer
Segment Transmission Strategies
TCP Windows
TCP's Retransmission Timeout
Advanced Retransmission Strategies
TCP Congestion Control
End-to-End Congestion Control
Stream Control Transmission Protocol
Real-time Transport Protocol
Summary
Exercises
Unit 4 Assessment
Principles
Organization of the Network Layer
Elements of the Network Layer
The Control Plane
Static Routing
Distance Vector Routing
Link State Routing
Dijkstra's Algorithm
Bellman-Ford Algorithm
Internet Protocol
IP version 4 (IPv4)
More on IPv4
Subnetting and Supernetting
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Version 4
IP version 6 (IPv6)
ICMP version 6 (ICMPv6)
Middleboxes
Network Address Translation (NAT)
Routing in IP Networks
Intradomain Routing
Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
Interdomain Routing
Multicasting
Quality of Service
Exercises
The Network Simulator: ns-2
Network Device Scanning
Unit 5 Assessment
Principles
Framing
Error Detection
Medium Access Control
Static Allocation Methods
ALOHA
ALOHAnet
Carrier Sense Multiple Access (CSMA)
CSMA With Collision Detection
CSMA with Collision Avoidance (CSMA/CA)
Deterministic Medium Access Control Algorithms
Datalink Layer Technologies
The Point-to-Point Protocol
Ethernet and MAC Addresses
Ethernet vs. 802.3
Ethernet Switches
Software Defined Network (SDN)
The Spanning Tree Protocol (802.1d)
Virtual LANs
Virtual Networks
802.11 Wireless Networks
MAC to IP Address Resolution
Summary
Repeaters, Hubs, Bridge Switches, and Routers
Exercises
Local Area Network Service Scan and Wake on LAN
Unit 6 Assessment
SIP and RTP: Overview of VoIP Communication
IPTV
Security Problems with Internet Architecture
Firewalls
Cloud Computing
Cloud Computing vs. On-Premise Solutions
AAA Protocol
Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS)
Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System Plus (TACACS+)
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) and Directory Services
Network Reliability
Network Security Scanner Nmap
Virtual Networks
Virtual Network Computing (VNC)
Enabling Remote Desktops on Windows
Unit 7 Assessment
CS402 Study Guide
CS402: Certificate Final Exam
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