ECS 152A Computer Networks -- Detailed Outline

UC Davis, Department of Computer Science

Note: Duration of each lecture is 1.5 hrs.

1. Introduction -- Lecture 1

• WAN, LAN, MAN
• terminology
• introduction to OSI Standards

2. Physical Aspects -- Lectures 2-4

• media
• data
• signals
• spectral analysis
• bandwidth
• transmission impairments
• signal strength
• data encoding

3. Communication Techniques -- Lectures 5-6

• serial communication
• synchronous and asynchronous communication
• interfacing techniques
• duplexity
• connection topology

4. Data Link Control -- Lectures 7-9

• flow control
• error detection
• error control
• HDLC

5. Multiplexing -- Lectures 10-11

• FDM
• TDM
• STDM

Midterm -- Lecture 12

6. Switched Communication Nets -- Lectures 13-15

• circuit switching
• space-division vs. time-division ckt. switching
• digital PBX
• packet switching (vs. ckt. switching)
• virtual-circuit vs. datagram pkt. switching
• routing and traffic control in pkt-switched networks

7. Broadcast Communication Networks (LANs/MANs) -- Lectures 16-17

• LAN/MAN technology and topologies
• baseband vs. broadband
• fiber optic bus
• medium access control (MAC) protocols

8. Internetworking (using TCP/IP) -- Lectures 18-19

• basic principles
• bridging
• internet protocol (IP)
• ICMP, ARP, RARP
• TCP
• UDP

9. Standardization -- Lecture 20

• protocols
• OSI seven layer model
• The TCP/IP Protocol Suite
• SNA: an example architecture
• ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode)

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