CS 4850/7850  Computer Networks I

Syllabus

Overview:    This course is an introductory course of the principles and concepts of computer networks and internetwork. Topics include direct link network technologies, packet-switching, internetworking, end-to-end protocol, congestion control, network security, and network applications.

Textbook:    Peterson and Davie, Computer Networks: A Systems Approach, 3rd edition, Morgan Kaufmann. ISBN 1-55860-832-X.

        
Prerequisites:    CS 3270, Math 2320

Topics:    1. Introduction    (1weeks)
    2. Direct Link Network     (2 weeks)
    3. Packet Switching    (3 weeks)
    4. Internetworking    (4 weeks)
    5. End-to-End Protocols    (3 weeks)
    6. Applications    (2 weeks)
    7. Networks security    (1 weeks)
    

Prepared by:    Haibin Lu

Date:    September 2004

Introduction to concepts and terminology of data
communications and computer networking.
Basic protocols and standards, applications
of networking, routing algorithms, conges-
tion avoidance, long-haul and local networks.
Prerequisite: CS 3270 and MATH 2320.