| Course Code |
CSC |
| Course Title |
Advance Computer Networks |
| Credit Hours |
3 |
| Prerequisites by Course(s) and Topics |
N/A |
| Assessment Instruments with Weights (homework, quizzes, midterms, final, programming assignments, lab work, etc.) |
SESSIONAL (Quizzes, Assignments, Presentations) =25 %
Midterm Exam =25 %
Final Exam = 50%
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| Course Coordinator |
Dr. Ishtiaque Mahmood |
| URL (if any) |
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| Current Catalog Description |
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| Textbook (or Laboratory Manual for Laboratory Courses) |
• Computer Networking A Top-Down Approach James F. Kurose by Keith W. Ross, 7th Edition |
| Reference Material |
• Computer Networks: A systems Approach Larry Peterson and Bruce Davie 5th Edition. |
| Course Goals |
to study the problematic of service integration in TCP/IP networks focusing on protocol design, implementation and performance issues, to debate the current trends and leading research in the computer networking area. |
| Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs): |
| At the end of the course the students will be able to: | Domain | BT Level* |
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| To identify and discuss the concepts underlying IPV4/IPv6 protocol, and their main characteristics and functionality; |
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| To understand the principles and functionality of mobile IP, explaining its concretization in IPV4/IPv6; |
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| To understand the needs of optimization of the mobility mechanisms and description of some extensions that aim to reduce handover latency and requirements from terminals; |
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| To explain and exemplify current QoS architectures and mechanisms, and the QoS support challenges in future networks; |
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| To understand and explain the design issues in transport services in face of applications and services requirements; |
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| To understand theoretical and practical concepts behind the design of multiconstained applications and services; |
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| * BT= Bloom’s Taxonomy, C=Cognitive domain, P=Psychomotor domain, A= Affective domain |
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| Topics Covered in the Course, with Number of Lectures on Each Topic (assume 15-week instruction and one-hour lectures) |
| Week | Lecture | Topics Covered |
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| Week 1 |
1 |
Internet, Network Edge, Network Core |
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2 |
Packet Switching, Circuit Switching |
| Week 2 |
3 |
Principles of network applications |
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4 |
HTTP, Web, Email, DNS, Peer to Peer applications |
| Week 3 |
5 |
Transport Layer, Multiplexing, De-Multiplexing |
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6 |
Reliable data transfer, congestion control |
| Week 4 |
7 |
Network layer, data plane |
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8 |
Switching, Queuing , packet scheduling, IPV4/IPV6 |
| Week 5 |
9 |
Network layer, control plane |
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10 |
Routing algorithm, OSPF, BDP |
| Week 6 |
11 |
SDN, ICMP |
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12 |
Link layer and LANs |
| Week 7 |
13 |
CRC, multiple access protocols |
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14 |
Switched LAN |
| Week 8 |
1 hours |
Mid Term |
| Week 9 |
15 |
VLAN, MPLS |
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16 |
Data center networking |
| Week 10 |
17 |
Wireless and mobile networks |
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18 |
Mac protocol, frame |
| Week 11 |
19 |
Cellular internet access |
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20 |
Extending the internet to cellular subscribers |
| Week 12 |
21 |
Mobility management |
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22 |
Mobile IP, Wireless and Mobility |
| Week 13 |
23 |
Security in computer networks |
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24 |
Cryptography, Hash functions, Digital signatures |
| Week 14 |
25 |
End-to-End encryption |
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26 |
Securing E-mails |
| Week 15 |
27 |
SSL, Network layer security |
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28 |
WEP, Firewalls, IDS |
| Week 16 |
29 |
Multimedia networking applications |
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30 |
Streaming stored video |
| Week 17 |
2 hours |
Final Term |
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| Laboratory Projects/Experiments Done in the Course |
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| Programming Assignments Done in the Course |
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