Computer Networks course:

Computer Networks course:

Week 1: Introduction to Computer Networks

  • Uses of Computer Networks: Business Applications, Home Applications, Mobile Users, Social Issues
  • Network Hardware: LANs, MANs, WANs
  • Network Software: Protocol Hierarchies, Design Issues for the Layers, Connection-Oriented and Connectionless Services, Service Primitives
  • Reference Models: OSI Model, TCP/IP Model

Week 2: Physical Layer

  • Transmission Media: Twisted Pair, Coaxial Cable, Fiber Optics
  • Wireless Transmission: Radio, Microwave, Infrared, Lightwave
  • Signal Encoding Techniques

Week 3: Data Link Layer

  • Error Detection and Correction
  • Flow Control and Error Control Protocols
  • Data Link Layer Protocols: HDLC, PPP

Week 4: Medium Access Control (MAC)

  • Channel Allocation Methods
  • Multiple Access Protocols: ALOHA, CSMA/CD, CSMA/CA
  • Ethernet, Wireless LANs

Week 5: Network Layer

  • Network Layer Design Issues
  • Routing Algorithms: Shortest Path, Distance Vector, Link State
  • Congestion Control Algorithms

Week 6: Internetworking

  • Internetworking Concepts
  • IP Addressing and Subnetting
  • IPv4 and IPv6

Week 7: Transport Layer

  • Transport Layer Services
  • Connection Management
  • Transport Protocols: TCP, UDP

Week 8: Application Layer

  • Application Layer Protocols: HTTP, FTP, SMTP, DNS
  • Network Security: Cryptography, Firewalls, VPNs

Week 9: Network Management

  • Network Management Protocols: SNMP
  • Network Performance Metrics

Week 10: Advanced Topics

  • Wireless and Mobile Networks
  • Multimedia Networking
  • Software-Defined Networking (SDN)

Week 11: Assignments and Simulations

  • Practical assignments
  • Simulation exercises

Week 12: Review and Case Studies

  • Review of key concepts
  • Case studies and real-world applications

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