Course detail

Data Communications, Computer Networks and Protocols (in English)

FIT-PDSeAcad. year: 2022/2023

Active network devices and their function. IP routing. Network security and detection of networking attacks. VoIP communication. Network management and monitoring. Transport and application layer security. P2P networks. Blockchain.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Petr Matoušek, Ph.D., M.A.

Department

Department of Information Systems (UIFS)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Understand principles of network communication and architecture of advanced network services. Be aware of security risks and get acquainted with tools for detection an mitigation of security incidents.
Understanding communication principles in current computer networks.

Prerequisites

Basics of computer networks, IP addressing, network services: WWW, DHCP, DNS. Principles of Internet. Basic Unix configuration. Fundamentals of programming.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

  • Project - 21 points 
  • Hands-on Labs - 12 points
  • In-class Activity - 12 points
  • Final exam for 55 points is performed in the oral form (30 points) and the written form (25 points). To pass the exam, the minimum 15 points is required for the oral exam.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Understand basic principles of network communication. Security of network communication. Deep analysis of selected network traffic, detection of attacks. Network monitoring and troubleshooting. Security and privacy in communication. Modern communication technologies.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Active participation in hands-on labs, project assignment, and final exam are the monitored, and points earning an education. The minimal number of points that can be obtained from the oral part of the final exam is 15. Otherwise, no points will be assigned to a student.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

D. Medhi, K. Ramasamy: Network Routing. Algorithms, Protocols, and Architecture. 2nd Edition, Elsevier, 2018. (EN)

Recommended reading

Kurose, J.F., Ross, K. W: Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet, Edition 8. Addison-Wesley, 2021.  (EN)
Andrew Tanenbaum, David Wetherall: Computer Networks, Pearson; Global edition, 2021. (EN)
George Varghese. Network Algorithmics. Elsevier, Inc., 2005.  (EN)

eLearning

eLearning: currently opened course

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme MIT-EN Master's, any year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme IT-MGR-2 Master's

    branch MGMe , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme IT-MGR-1H Master's

    branch MGH , 1. year of study, summer semester, recommended

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Matoušek, Ph.D., M.A.

Syllabus

  1. Introduction to IP networking. Basic configuration of network devices.
  2. Static and dynamic routing. Routing algorithms.
  3. IPv6 networking and tunneling.
  4. L2 network security.
  5. Privacy and anonymity on the Internet.
  6. Network security: algorithms, encryption, hashes, certificates.
  7. Packet classification. IP address lookup.
  8. Intrusion detection.
  9. Network monitoring. NTP, syslog, SNMP and NetFlow.
  10. Principles of DNS. DNS security (DNSSEC, DoT, DoH).
  11. SDN Networking.
  12. Bitcoin protocol, blockchain.
  13. Summary.

Laboratory exercise

13 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Matoušek, Ph.D., M.A.
M.Sc. Nelson Makau Mutua

Syllabus

  1. Network configuration. Capturing and analyzing network traffic.
  2. Static and dynamic routing.
  3. Configuration of IPv6 networks. IPv6 over IPv4.
  4. Privacy and anonymity on Internet.
  5. Encryption techniques using OpenSSL.
  6. Network monitoring using SNMP and Netflow.

Project

13 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Matoušek, Ph.D., M.A.

Syllabus

  • Design, modeling and implementation of a network application.

eLearning

eLearning: currently opened course