Course Overview
The aim of this course is to provide attendees with an understanding of the issues in the design and provision of the technologies behind modern internetworks, particularly the Internet.
Some basic familiarity with communications fundamentals is assumed as background knowledge for the course. Attendance at our Basic Communications Principles course is recommended for those who want to gain an understanding of the underlying communications principles before attending this course.
In addition to comprehensive course notes, attendees receive a copy of the book Computer Networks and Internets, Comer, D., Prentice Hall, 2001.
Course Presenters
Prof Michael Frater, Dr Mark Pickering and Dr Michael Ryan
Dr Mark Pickering is a Senior Lecturer with the School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, at UNSW@ADFA. . Since joining the University of New South Wales, he has lectured in a range of subjects including analogue communications techniques, and digital image processing. He has been actively involved in the development of the recent MPEG international standards for audio-visual communications. He is currently supervising several PhD projects including a joint project in conjunction with the Australian Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) on image understanding for surveillance applications. Mark holds Bachelor, Masters and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Electrical Engineering and has co-authored 12 journal papers and over 40 international conference papers on image processing, compression and communications.
Course Outline
Advanced Networks
Revision – Ethernet / Token Ring | Lower Layers – RS232 / Framing Errors / Parity / Packets & | Frames / Byte Stuffing / Addressing | Example Frame Formats/ Network Analysers | Extending LANs – Fibre / Repeaters / Bridges / Hubs / Switches | WAN Technologies and Routing – WAN vs Bridged LAN / Packet Switching | Forming a WAN / Example WAN Technologies (X.25, ISDN, Frame Relay) | Internetworking – Routers / Architectures / Virtual Networks | Protocols and Layering – Layered Software / Sequencing / Retransmitting Lost Packets / Flow Control/ Congestion Control / Art of Protocol Design | Security services
Internet Protocols
History / Internet Addressing / Binding Protocol Addresses (ARP) | IP Datagrams | Encapsulation, Fragmentation, and Reassembly | Next Generation IP (IPv6) | An Error Reporting Mechanism (ICMP) | Transport Protocols (TCP and UDP)
Routing
Requirement for Routing – Mechanisms / Metric / Subnet Masks / Network Classes / Autonomous Systems | Interior Gateway Protocols – Distance-vector vs Link-state Routing / Routing Information Protocol (RIP) / OSFP/ Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP) | Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP) / BGP4 | Other Issues – Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) / Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol / Network Address Translation | Future Systems – Routing in IPv6 / Mobile IP
Internet Services
Application Layer Protocols / Default Transport Ports / Telnet / Universal Resource Locators (URL) / Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) / Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) / Secure HTTP/ File Transfer / Protocol (FTP) / Voice over IP (VoIP) | E-mail – Overview / Standards and RFCs / Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) / Format of Text Messages / Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME), Post Office Protocol (POP) / Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) / X.400 / Directories X.500 / Protocol Comparison
Fees
POA
Course Dates
This is offered as a 2 Day tailored course. Please enquire for an in-house presentation
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