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582202 Introduction to Data Communication (4 op)

Information about the course advancement

Here will be information about content of the lectures and the pages you should read in the course book.

o 21.1.2009. Course content:

Introduction to data communications: Chapter 1 (history part excluded)

Application layer: Chapter 2 Real socket programming not included, only needed a general idea sockets and their usage.

Transport layer: Chapters 3.1 -
Ch 3.1: Introduction
Ch 3.2: Multiplexing and demultiplexing ( port numbers and their usage)
Ch 3.3: UDP
Ch 3.4: Principles of Reliable Data Transfer
Ch 3.5: TCP
NOT: Ch 3.6: Some general facts about congestion and congestion control ( only 3.6.1 and 3.6.2)
Ch 3.7: TCP Congestion Control

Network layer: Chapters 4.1-4.5
Ch 4.1: Introduction
Ch 4.2: Virtual Circuit and Datagram Networks
Ch 4.3: Router
Ch 4.4: IP-protocol (only IPv4, not 4.4.3-4.4.5 )
Ch 4.5: Routing algorithms

(From here not the actual chapter titles, but more the content)
Link layer: Chapters 5.1-5.6
Ch 5.1: Link layer tasks
Ch 5.2: Error detection and correction
Ch 5.3: Multiaccess channel
Ch 5.4: MAC address and ARP
Ch 5.5: Ethernet
Ch 5.6: Bigger LANs with hubs and switches

Wireless LANs: Chapters Ch 6.1- 6.3 (not:6.2.1, 6.3.4 ja 6.3.5 and 6.3.6)
Ch 6.1 and Ch 6.2: WLAN properties and architecture
Ch 6.3: IEEE 802.11 WLAN

Security: Chapters 1.6, 8.1, 8.9.1
Ch 8.1: Security requirements
Ch 8.9.1. Firewalls

o 21.1.2009. In the first two weeks we have covered the Chapter 1 (Introduction to Data Communications) and the Chapter 2 (Application Layer) of the course book. And already started the Chapter 3 (Transport Layer). We covered Introduction and Transport-Layer Services (3.1) and Multiplexing and Demultiplexing (3.2).

o 28.1.2009. In the third week we covered the transport layer (Chapter 3): UDP (3.3), Principles of Reliable Data Transfer (3.4), TCP(3.5), Principles of congestion control (only 3.6.1 and 3.6.2) and TCP congestion control (3.7).

Everything is possible - if it is not necessary to do it oneself.
Sivu luotu 21.1.2009, Liisa Marttinen