Text Book
Introduction to Computer Network, alaidi, 1th Edition.
Computer Networks A Top-Down Approach. James F. Kurose and Keith W. Ross , 6th Edition.
Computer Networks: A systems approach. Peterson and Davie, Morgan Kaufman, 5th Edition.
Syllabus
| Week | Date | Covered Topics | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22/9 | Course organization | |
| 2 | 26/9 | Networking Fundamentals: Bandwidth, Digital Versus Analog Bandwidth, Bandwidth Measurement, Bandwidth Limitation, Bandwidth Throughput and Data Transfer calculus | Lecture 1,2 |
| 3 | 29/9 | Data Network, Network Devices, Network Topology, Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), | chapter 2 ppt |
| 4 | 6/10 | Network Interconnection, Peer-to-Peer Network, Client/Server Model | Lecture 4,5 |
| 7 | 13/10 | Network Media: Introduction, Copper Cable Specification, Coaxial Cables, STP Cable, | |
| 5 | 20/10 | Stream Control Transmission Protocol (ScTP), UTP Cable, UTP Implementation | Lecture 6,7 |
| 6 | 27/10 | Fiber-Optic, Single-Mode and Multi-Mode Fiber, Other Optical Components, Wireless Media | Lab 1, 2, 3 |
| 8 | Test 1 test 1 solution | ||
| 9 | 3/11 | Networking Models : Using layers to describe data communication, OSI model, OSI layers, | Lecture 9 |
| 10 | 10/11 | The Physical Layer,The Data Link Layer,The Network Layer,The Transport Layer,The Session Layer,The Presentation Layer,The Application Layer | Lecture 10 |
| 11 | 17/11 | Encapsulation, Peer Layer Communication, TCP/IP Model, Data Movement Through the Protocol Stack | |
| 12 | 24/11 | MAC Address: Address details, Individual Address Block, Printed Format. | First Project Design a Network for Computer and information College |
| 13 | 1/12 | IP Address: The IP (Internet Protocol) Address, Assignment of IP Address, IP Address Format, IP Address class Identification, Class A, Class B, Class C, Broadcast Address, | Lecture 11,12 |
| 14 | 8/12 | Subnet, Network and subnetworks Masks, more Sub-netting Masks | Lecture 13,14 |
| 15 | Lab5 , 6 | ||
| 16 | 11/12 | Presentation | Presentation Evaluation Presentation Schedule |