Course detail

Data Communications, Computer Networks and Protocols

FIT-PDSAcad. year: 2025/2026

Overview of computer networks. Routing algorithms. Transport protocols. Network security. Switch and router design. Classification and packet filtering. P2P networks. SDN networks, data centres, virtualization. Privacy and anonymity in computer networks. IPv6 networking. Network traffic identification.

Language of instruction

Czech, English

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Petr Matoušek, Ph.D., M.A.

Department

Department of Information Systems (UIFS)

Entry knowledge

The set theory, graph theory and relations. Fundamentals of computer networks and communication protocols. Principles of the Internet.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Written mid-term exam. The mid-term exam cannot be repeated. The individual project. The oral final exam. The minimum for passing the final exam is 20 out of 60. If this is not achieved, the total score will be 0 points.

Aims

Understand the principles and implementation of network algorithms in computer networks. Become familiar with the design of common network devices. Study advanced methods of classification and analysis of network traffic, as well as and error detection in computer communications. Understand the principles of modern networking technologies.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

D. Medhi, K. Ramasamy: Network Routing. Algorithms, Protocols, and Architecture. 2nd Edition, Elsevier, 2018.
Andrew Tanenbaum and David Wetherall. Computer Networks. Pearson, Global edition, 2021.
George Varghese. Network Algorithmics. Elsevier, Inc., 2005.
James Aweya. Switch/Router Architectures. Shared-Bus and Shared-Memory Based Systems. Wiley-IEEE Press, 1st edition, 2018.
James Aweya. Switch/Router Architectures. Systems with Crossbar Switch Farbrics. CRC Press, 1st edition, 2019.