COSC 541 Data Communication Systems & Computer Networks Mort Anvari SouthEastern University anvari@ix.netcom.com http://www.iranma.org/os Text Book: Andrew Tanenbaum, Computer Networks, Prentice Hall, 1996, ISBN: 0-13-349945-6
You Will Learn Terminology Communication basics Media and signals Binary numbering system Data transmission characteristics asynchronous and synchronous communication serial and parallel transmission bandwidth, throughput and noise multiplexing
You Will Learn [continued] Networking and Network Technologies Packet Switching, Circuit Switching Protocols and Layering Network Addressing Interconnection (bridges, switches, routers) Topologies (star, ring, bus, mesh) Routing Flow, Error and Congestion Control
You Will Learn [continued] Applications and Network Services Client-server communications Hierarchical naming (DNS) File transfer (FTP) Remote login (TELNET) Email (SMTP, POP, IMAP) Web technologies (HTTP, HTML, Java) Network Security
You Will NOT Learn Commercial Aspects Products Vendors Prices Network Operating Systems How to purchase/configure/operate How to design/implement protocols
Grading Homework (Best 3 of 4) 20% Midterm 35% Final Project 35% Class Participation 10%