Introduction to Computer Networks PPT

Introduction to Computer Networks

        Instructor:

Prof. Shie-Yuan Wang 

Course description:

Study the design, implementation, and performance of computer networks. Topics include: Medium access control, Internet protocols, local and wide area networks, wireless networks, mobile-IP, quality of service, performance analysis, congestion and error control, switching and routing, network security, and network management.

In this course, you will:

1.     Learn what computer networks are

2.     Learn how they work today

3.     Learn why they are designed the way they are

4.     Learn how they are likely to evolve in the future

Prerequisite:

1.     “Introduction to Computer Science”

2.     C,  C++, or JAVA (preferred but not required)

Textbook

• Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach, 5^rd Edition, James F. Kurose and Keith W. Ross, Pearson 2010, ISBN: 0-13-136548-7.

Lectures:

Course Slides

File	Topic
Lecture note 0	NCTUns Network Simulator and Emulator
Lecture note 1	Computer Networks and the Internet
Lecture note 2	Application Layer
Lecture note 3	Transport Layer
Lecture note 4	Network Layer
Lecture note 5	The Link Layer and Local Area Network
Lecture note 6	Wireless and Mobile Networks
Lecture note 7	Multimedia Networking
Lecture note 8	Security in Computer Networks