CPSC-50500 Communications and Networking

This course covers essential concepts of communications and networking using TCP/IP, and OSI reference models. Each layer of these models, and associated protocols, will be discussed in details. Special emphasis will be placed on Ethernet technology of the data link layer, IPv4 and IPv6 protocols of the network layer, TCP and UDP protocols of the transport layer, in additional to many protocols for the application layer including but not limited to HTTP, DNS, POP, and IMAP. Data transmission medium, signals types, and interfaces technologies will be discussed as essential components of the physical layer.

Credits

3