ECS 152A Computer Networks -- In Brief

UC Davis, Department of Computer Science

Catalog Description

Overview of uses of local and wide-area computer networks. ISO seven-layer model. Physical aspects of data transmission. Data link level protocols. Local area networks. Wide area networks.

Course Goals

The course educates the student on the physical aspects of data transmission, on the protocols at data-link level, on data communications networking, on the seven-layer model (and the functions of the various layers) of the ISO Open System Interconnection Model, on transport and application level protocols, and on the principles in local area networks (LANs) and wide area networks. At the end of the course, students will be able to understand the underlying principles in computer networks, and to develop network applications and interfaces with reasonable effort. They will also be prepared to undertake an in-depth study of local area networks and wide area networks dealing with their design, access mechanisms, performance evaluation methodologies, and related issues. Students will also gain hands-on experience by developing some simple protocols on an experimental Ethernet LAN. They will learn to develop simple simulation models as well.

Text

William Stallings, Data and Computer Communications, Fifth edition, Prentice Hall Publishing Co, 1997.
Also, course notes available at campus Navin's Copy Shop (231 Third St.)
Richard W. Stevens, UNIX Network Programming, 1990.

Prerequisite

EEC 171, ECS 154A, or equivalent

Brief Outline

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Biswanath Mukherjee (mukherjee@cs.ucdavis.edu)
Last updated: January 8, 1998