Entry requirements

15 credits in mathematics and 30 credits in computer science, including at least one second course in computer programming and at least 5 credits in computer architecture.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• Explain in a concise manner how the Internet is constructed and functions.
• Reason about design choices at different layers in the TCP/IP protocol stack.
• Use standard tools to debug a network path.
• Theorize about establishing and maintaining communication at different levels of abstraction.
• Identify and discuss usual security issues regarding computer network protocols and applications.

Content

The course is divided into a theoretical and a practical part.

The theoretical part consists of introduction to Internetworking, communicating applications, data transport, core Internet protocols (TCP, UDP, IP, ICMP), introduction to routing and forwarding, Ethernet and other physical technologies, common tools for network debugging, and introduction to data security.

The practical part consists of exploring the network, data transport in practise, and setting up a small network.

Instruction

Lectures, supervised group work, exercise sessions, computer labs, seminars.

Assessment

Written exam. Written and oral presentation of assignments and labs.

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.

Other regulations

This course has a large overlap with 1DT066 Distributed Information Systems and 1DT094 Internet of Things and therefore these courses cannot be included in the same degree.