1. TK 3133 Computer Network Technology

2. Course Approaches and Instructors Theory – Mr. Ravie Chandren (ravie@ftsm.ukm.my) Lectures (4 hours) Monday – 8.00 – 11.00 a.m Wed- 8.00 – 11.00 a.m Lab- Mr. Zulkarnain Md.Ali (zma@ftsm.ukm.my)(zma@ftsm.ukm.my) Lab exercises Projects (2 hours) Monday – 2.00 – 4.00 p.m Wed- 2.00 – 4.00 p.m

3. References: 1. Computer Networks and Internets with Internet Application 4 th ed. – Douglas E. Comer, Prentice Hall,2004 2. Hands-on Networking with Internet Technologies - Douglas E. Comer www.labbooks.cs.purdue.edu 3. Data Communications and Networking 4rd edition – Behrouz A. Forouzan, McGraw-Hill 2007 4. Yuan, M. J., Enterprise J2ME – Developing Mobile Java Applications, Prentice Hall, 2004. 5. Core Web Programming 6 th Edition, Marty Hall and Larry Brown, Sun Microsystems Press – A Prentice Hall Title, 2001 6. Core Servlet and Java Server Pages, 2 nd Edition, Sun Microsystems Press – A Prentice Hall Title, 2004

4. Course objectives To understand how network and internetwork operate To know how software protocol allows computer to communicate with each other and how packet travels across the network To use software tool to investigate and measure network performance To know how to configure a web server To know how to develop and deploy a socket and web-based network application

5. Course content WeekLecturesLab activities 11. Network theory 2. Basic network Protocol 1. input/output stream 23. Socket based network application - UDP 4. Socket based network application - TCP 2. UDP socket application 3. SMTP application using TCP 4. Project 1: client-server application based on TCP socket 35. Web based network application 6. Database : JDBC 5. Servlet and JDBC 6. Project 2: web based application 47. Transport layer 8. Inter-networking 7. Application 59. WAN technologies 10. WAN routing 8. Measuring network performance using Ethereal 611. LAN technologies 12. Wireless LAN 9. Cabling 713. Network access method

6. Assessment Project 1 (Socket-based client/server application) – 20% Project 2 (design & implement a web-based application) – 20 % Quiz/Lab – 10 % Final Exam– 50 %