Syllabus 2008/2009 ETS302

Syllabus academic year 2008/2009
(Created 2008-07-17.)

COMPUTER COMMUNICATION

ETS302

Higher education credits: 6. Grading scale: UG. Level: G1 (First level). Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish. Compulsory for: IDA1, IDL1. Course coordinator: Mats Lilja, Mats.Lilja@hbg.lth.se, Ingenjörshögskolan i Helsingborg. Assessment: Passed laboratory exercises and approved assignments. Home page: http://www.hbg.lth.se/.

Aim
The aim of the course is to give the student basic knowledge of Computer Communications. It is also intended to give a thorough understanding of
system principles and implementation of computer communication, computer networks
and distributed systems.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

be able to explain fundamental concepts such as protocol, layer, package and
routing.
be able to describe the OSI and TCP/IP models.
be able to explain and compare different methods for access, flow control and
error detection.

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

be able to analyze routing tables in simple networks.
be able to make use of protocol analysing software for analysis and
diagnosis of computer network traffic.

Contents
Protocols and standards. The Internet Model (TCP/IP) and the OSI Model. Digital and analog coding and modulation techniques. Transmission media. Error detection and error correction. Flow and error control. Multiple access and Ethernet. LAN and WAN. ARP, ICMP, IP and routing. UDP and TCP. DNS, SMTP, FTP and HTTP.

Literature
Forouzan, B: Data Communications And Networking. Mcgraw-Hill Education Europe, UK 2007. ISBN: 007-125442-0.