Introduction
Introduction to network hardware and software, OSI and TCP/IP reference models, network standardization

The physical layer
Transmission media, transmission impairment, modem, codec, multiplexing.

The data link layer Framing, flow control, error detection and correction, sliding window protocols, HDLC,PPP

Medium access sublayer
Channel allocation and multiple access protocols, Ethernet, LLC, transparent bridge

The network layer
Routing, shortest path routing, flooding, distance vector routing, link state routing, Internet, IP, ICMP, ARP, OSPF, BGP

The transport layer
Berkeley sockets, connection establishing and releasing, three-way handshake, TCP, UDP

The application layer
Domain Name System, electronic mail, WWW, HTTP

Course book:
Tanenbaum, Computer Networks, 3rd edition, Prentice Hall 1996;