Simon Fraser University
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Course Outlines

Summer 2019 - CMPT 371 E100

Data Communications and Networking (3)

Class Number: 4803

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    May 6 – Aug 2, 2019: Tue, 5:30–8:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Aug 6, 2019
    Tue, 7:00–10:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    CMPT 225, (CMPT 150, ENSC 150 or CMPT 295) and MATH 151 (MATH 150). MATH 154 or 157 with a grade of at least B+ may be substituted for MATH 151 (MATH 150).

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Data communication fundamentals (data types, rates, and transmission media). Network architectures for local and wide areas. Communications protocols suitable for various architectures. ISO protocols and internetworking. Performance analysis under various loadings and channel error rates.

COURSE DETAILS:

Communication networks play a central role in our everyday connected life. This course is an introduction to the basic concepts, principles, and technologies for understanding communication networks. The course will cover the preliminaries of the Internet and wireless networks, and give students the foundation to further study networks.

Topics

  • Introduction to Networks: Basic Principles, Architecture, and Reference Models
  • Network Applications: Principles and Applications
  • Transport Layer: Concepts: Connection, Protocols: TCP & UDP
  • Network Layer: Routing and IP
  • Data Link Layer and LANs
  • Advanced Topics

Grading

NOTES:

Assignments (20%) Quizzes (10%) Midterm (20%) Final (50%)

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

  • Computer Networks: A Systems Approach
  • Larry Peterson, Bruce Davie, Morgan Kaufmann
  • 2011
  • 9780123850591
  • https://book.systemsapproach.org

REQUIRED READING:

Computer Networking : A Top-Down Approach (7th Edition)

  • James F. Kurose, Keith W. Ross
  • Addison Wesley
  • 2017

ISBN: 9780133594140

Registrar Notes:

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