Syllabus 2011/2012 ETS302

Syllabus academic year 2011/2012
(Created 2011-09-01.)

COMPUTER COMMUNICATION

ETS302

Credits: 6. Grading scale: UG. Cycle: G1 (First Cycle). Main field: Technology. Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish. Compulsory for: IDA1, IEA1. Course coordinator: Christian Nyberg, Christian.Nyberg@eit.lth.se, Dep of Regional Devel a Industrial Coop. Assessment: Passed laboratory exercises, approved assignments, and passed exam. Home page: http://student.ch.lu.se/lth/christian/Datorkom/.

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
Kurose, JF, Ross, KW: Computer Networking - A top-down approach. Pearson 2010. ISBN-10: 0-13-136548-7. ISBN-13: 978-0-13-136548-3.