Computer Networks

Објавено: June 28, 2022
1. Course Title Computer Networks
2. Code 4ФЕИТ07З006
3. Study program КТИ,КХИЕ
4. Organizer of the study program (unit, institute, department) Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies
5. Degree (first, second, third cycle) First cycle
6. Academic year/semester III/5, IV/7 7. Number of ECTS credits 6
8. Lecturer D-r Marija Kalendar
9. Course Prerequisites Passed: Data Structures and Programming
Taken course: Computer Architectures
10. Course Goals (acquired competencies): Introduction to the basic concepts of computer networks, all network layers, from computer to computer, introduction to protocols at all network layers in the network stack. Upon completion of the course students have the competencies to: work in a network environment and have knowledge of the basic concepts of computer networks; work with application level protocols (HTTP, FTP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP, DNS and others) and have detailed knowledge of their structure, design and usage; have detailed knowledge and work with transport level protocols, reliable and unreliable transmission, in depth knowledge of UDP and TCP protocols and basic network socket knowledge; have knowledge and use the network IP layer, IP addressing and the well known routing protocols and algorithms.
11. Course Syllabus: Introduction to computer networks. Internet. Packet switching networks. Circuit switching networks. Delay components. Bandwidth. History of computer network development. Application of TCP / IP layered model in computer networks. Application layer. Network applications architecture. Protocols. Introduction to Web, HTTP and FTP. Email: introduction to SMTP, POP3 and IMAP protocols. DNS and its application. Point-to-point applications. Transport layer. Transport level services. Multiplexing and demultiplexing. Connection less transmission. Unreliable data transfer protocol. UDP protocol and application. Mechanisms for reliable data transmission. Go-back-N. Selective Repeat. Connection-oriented data transfer. TCP protocol. Flow control. Variants of TCP. Network level. Forwarding and routing. IP protocol: IPv4 and IPv6. ICMP protocol. Internet routing. Routing Algorithms – Overview.
12. Learning methods: Lectures, tasks and exercises and laboratory practice
13. Total number of course hours 2 + 2 + 1 + 0
14. Distribution of course hours 180
15. Forms of teaching 15.1. Lectures-theoretical teaching 30
15.2. Exercises (laboratory, practice classes), seminars, teamwork 45
16. Other course activities 16.1. Projects, seminar papers 0
16.2. Individual tasks 25
16.3. Homework and self-learning 80
17. Grading 17.1. Exams 10
17.2. Seminar work/project (presentation: written and oral) 0
17.3. Activity and participation 10
17.4. Final exam 80
18. Grading criteria (points) up to 50 points 5 (five) (F)
from 51to 60 points 6 (six) (E)
from 61to 70 points 7 (seven) (D)
from 71to 80 points 8 (eight) (C)
from 81to 90 points 9 (nine) (B)
from 91to 100 points 10 (ten) (A)
19. Conditions for acquiring teacher’s signature and for taking final exam Practical (laboratory) exercises
20. Forms of assessment Two partial exams during the semester with a duration of 120 minutes each or one final exam in a corresponding exam session with a duration of 120 minutes. The laboratory exercises are also graded.
21. Language Macedonian and English
22. Method of monitoring of teaching quality Self-evaluation and questionnaires
23. Literature
23.1. Required Literature
No. Author Title Publisher Year
1 James Kurose, Keith Ross Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach, 8th Edition Pearson 2021
2 Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Nick Feamster, David J. Wetherall Computer Networks 6th ed. Pearson 2021
3 Larry L. Peterson, Bruce S. Davie Computer Networks: A Systems Approach, 6th Ed. Morgan Kaufmann 2021
23.2. Additional Literature
No. Author Title Publisher Year
1 Ендрју С. Таненбаум Компјутерски мрежи превод влада 2010
2 Douglas E. Comer Computer Networks and Internets, 6th Ed. Pearson 2014