telecommunication network protocol

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11658 - PRXT - TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS PROTOCOLS

Universitat Politcnica de Catalunya1 / 8

General objectives of the subject

To introduce students to the communication protocols used in data networks. To demonstrate the indispensability ofprotocol architectures, and to give an overview of the most extensive communication protocols including OSI andInternet. Basic contents of the course are: Students will study the functions of network levels for network interconnection,transport, session, file transfers, virtual teminals, e-mail and search engines.

Content

Teaching unit:Academic year:

Credits:

744 - ENTEL - Department of Telematics Engineering2008TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING (Syllabus 1992). (Teaching unit Optative) ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING, PLA 92 (Syllabus 1992). (Teaching unit Optative) MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (Syllabus 2004).(Teaching unit Optative) MASTER IN TELEMATICS ENGINEERING (Syllabus 2006). (Teaching unit Optative) MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (Syllabus 2006).(Teaching unit Optative) 6 Teaching languages: English

Coordinating unit: 230 - ETSETB - Escola Tcnica Superior d'Enginyeria de Telecomunicaci de Barcelona

Degree:

1. CONCEPTS REVIEW

1.1. Local area networks: Ethernet and WLAN

1.2. Interconnection devices: hubs, switches and routers




1.3. Network protocols: ARP, IP, ICMP, TCP and UDP

2. ROUTING PROTOCOLS

2.1. LINK LEVEL INTERCONNECTION DEVICES

2.2. ROUTING PROTOCOLS

2.3. INTERIOR ROUTING PROTOCOLS: RIP, OSPF

2.4. EXTERIOR ROUTING PROTOCOLS: BGP

3. IP PROTOCOL TRANSPORTATION




3.1. TOPOLOGY OF INTERNET

3.2. POINT TO POINT PROTOCOL (PPP)

3.3. IP OVER OTHER NETWORKS: LAN, XDSL, ATM, SDH AND WDM

4. NEW GENERATION INTERNET

4.1. MULTICAST

4.2. IPV6

4.3. ICMPV6




4.4. MOBILE IP

5. MULTIHOP AD HOC NETWORKING

5.1. OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

5.2. ROUTING PROTOCOLS

5.3. MESH NETWORKS

5.4. SENSOR NETWORKS

5.5. NEW ACCESS NETWORKS: WIMAX AND ZIGBEE




6. Advanced transport issues

6.1. TCP versions: Tahoe, Reno, Vegas and SACK

6.2. Transactions TCP (T/TCP)

6.3. Van Jacobson header compression

7. Management servers on IP networks

7.1. Remote configuration: DHCP

7.2. Address translation: NAT




7.3. Name servers: DNS

8. Application level protocols

8.1. Basic services: telnet, ftp and ssh

8.2. Web service: HTTP

8.3. E-mail service: SMTP, POP, IMAP

8.4. Network File System: NFS




- Practical Sessions and Final Work 40%

- Final examination 60%

Qualification system

Regulations for carrying out tests

Prior skills

Students are required to have taken Networks, Systems and Services.

Requirements

Teaching methodology

10. ADAPTACI DE CONTINGUTS: CC/PP, UAPROF, MPEG-21(ENG)

Laboratory description:(ENG)




BibliographyBasic:

Complementary:

Others resources:

Stallings, W. Comunicaciones y redes de computadores. 7a ed. Madrid: Pearson Educacin, 2004. ISBN 84-205-4110-9.Miller, P. TCP/IP explained. Boston: Digital Press, 1997. ISBN 1555581668.

Wegner, J. D.; Rockell, R. IP addressing and subnetting : including IPv6. Rockland: Syngress, 2000. ISBN 1-928994-01-6.Comer, D. E. Internetworking with TCP/IP. 5th ed. Upper Saddle River: Prentice-Hall, 2006. ISBN 0-13-187671-6.

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