Module Identifier | CS35110 | ||
Module Title | THE INTERNET: ARCHITECTURE AND OPERATION | ||
Academic Year | 2002/2003 | ||
Co-ordinator | Dr Mark B Ratcliffe | ||
Semester | Semester 1 | ||
Other staff | Mr David E Price, Dr Neal Snooke, Mr Stephen P G Kingston | ||
Pre-Requisite | CS14020 or CS15210 or CS25010 | ||
Course delivery | Lecture | 22 lectures | |
Seminars / Tutorials | (Up to) 4 seminars / tutorials | ||
Practical | (Up to) 4 x 2 hr sessions | ||
Assessment | Semester Exam | 2 Hours | 100% |
Supplementary Exam | Will take the same form, under the terms of the Department's policy | ||
Further details | http://www.aber.ac.uk/compsci/ModuleInfo/CS35110 |
2. Network Level Protocols - 6 Lectures
Including IPv4, IPv6, ICMP, IGMP, unicast and multicast.
3. Routing in the Internet - 3 Lectures
Some routing "problems". Interior and exterior routing protocols. Unicast and Multicast routing.
4. Transport Level Protocols - 4 Lectures
Including TCP and UDP. Connection establishment and termination, flow control under various load conditions, timeouts and retransmission, newer features and performance.
5. Naming and Directory Services - 3 Lectures
Including the DNS and LDAP and their use.
6. SNMP: Simple Network Management Protocol - 1 Lectures
Management stations and managed elements, Management Information Bases (MIBs), Structure of Management Information (SMI) and the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
7. Current and Future Issues - 4 Lectures
Quality of Service (QoS) issues, security and denial of service issues.