Topics learned in this course :
- Layered network architectures; overview of TCP/IP protocol suite.
- Introduction to sockets
- Introduction to application layer protocols.
- Peer-to-Peer Protocols: ARQ; TCP reliable stream service; flow control.
- Data Link Controls: Framing; PPP; HDLC.
- Medium access control and LANs: Aloha; Ethernet; Wireless LANs; Bridges.
- Packet Switching: Datagram and virtual circuit switching; Shortest path algorithms; Distance vector and link state algorithms.