To give an appreciation of the different types of communication and computer networks currently in use and give an insight into their operational features.
To highlight the concepts of network performance analysis and intoduce network securoty concepts,principles and theories.
Outline Syllabus
Introduction to network and network topologies.
The TCP/IP protocol stack.
Application layer protocols;
Reliable data transfers approaches;
IP addressing schemes and rounting mechanisms;
Address resolution protocols;
Performance analysis and security in networks :advances in wireless networks.