Course detail
Modern communication technique
FEKT-NPKTAcad. year: 2013/2014
The course is focused on these topics: Widening of the understanding of well-known network models, TCP/IP especially. Network and transport layer, address translation. IPv6. Redundancy protocols. Autonomous systems, BGP protocol, peering, multihoming. Communication between applications, distributed systems. Introduction into the parallel data processing and systems.
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Learning outcomes of the course unit
- demonstrate differences between ISO/OSI and TCP/IP network models, explain essence of these models,
- analyze task of network layer with IP protocol,
- identify and interpret several levels of address translation used in IP networks,
- explain principle of protocols used for redundancy of access to default gateway,
- explain essence of multicast data transfer,
- explain every aspect of IPv6 protocol and related issues,
- judge suitability of transport layer protocols for particular application,
- explain issues of autonomous systems existence,
- apply multi-level routing with BGP protocol,
- describe fundamental types of distributed systems and essence of middleware layer,
- describe and explain general design of systems and protocols,
- explain issues of communication and synchronization among processes,
- design and analyze own communication protocol.
Prerequisites
- use several numeral systems and conversions among them,
- explain and use elementary units common in area of information and communication technologies (ICT), e.g. data size, transmission speed,
- use elementary terms from ICT area, e.g. operating system, memory, process,
- describe architecture of basic network models, i.e. TCP/IP and ISO/OSI,
- describe basic application protocols for user data transfer from TCP/IP suite,
- list routing protocols used on local-area level.
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Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Up to 70 points from written examination.
Course curriculum
2. Task of network layer with IP protocol.
3. Address Translation in IP networks (ARP, DHCP).
4. Address Translation in IP networks (NAT, DNS).
5. Protocols for redundant access to default gateway.
6. Multicast data transfer.
7. IPv6 protocol suite (features, deployment, datagram, addresses).
8. IPv6 protocol suite (ICMPv6 responsibilities, DHCPv6, mobility, multicast, routing).
9. Autonomous systems, BGP protocol, multihoming, peering.
10. Distributed systems.
11. Processes and systems (design, description, parallel problems).
12. Processes and systems (synchronization, communication, data exchange, design of protocol).
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Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Peterson, L. L., Bruce S. D. Computer networks: a systems approach, 5th edition. Burlington: Morgan Kaufmann, 2011. (EN)
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