Computer Networks (CMPE334) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Computer Networks CMPE334 6. Semester 3 2 0 4 6
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Compulsory Departmental Courses
Course Level Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Experiment, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The objective of the course is to teach fundamentals of data communication and computer networks with a special emphasis on the suits, protocols and applications building up the nowadays’ Internet network.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Discuss the concepts of data communication, networking, protocols and standards
  • Express the communication requirements of computers/computer networks by using different network topologies and protocols
  • Describe OSI layered architecture for computer networks. Identify the functions of TCP/IP and the matching with OSI layers
  • Recall basic knowledge of the data communication devices/equipments, their functions and usage
  • Review the running principles of well known applications in Internet
  • Implement OS network services by using socket programming
Course Content Basic concepts of computer networking; application layer and well-known applications; transport layer, UDP and TCP services; network layer, IPv4 addresses, forwarding and routing; data link layer, MAC addresses, HUBs and switches; physical layer properties and standards.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction to computer Networks. What is the Internet? ISO layered structure for network services. Chapter 1(main text)
2 Introduction to packet-sniffing tools. Principles of networks applications. Lecture notes + Chapter 2.1
3 The Web and HTTP protocol Chapter 2.2.1-2.2.4
4 FTP, SMTP and POP3 protocol Chapter 2.3-2.4.2
5 DNS service and DNS protocol Chapter 2.5
6 Recitation and Midterm-I Lecture notes
7 Transport layer services. UDP type transport service. Reliable service principles. Pipelining, Selective-Repeat, Go-Back-N. Chapter 3.1,3.3-3.4
8 TCP type transport service. Segment structure. Sequence and Acknowledgement calculation. Connection establishment. Timeout calculation. Retransmission. Chapter 3.5.1-3.5.3
9 Network layer principles. Routers. Forwarding and routing. IPv4 addressing. Broadcast, multicast and unicast. Chapter 4.1, 4.3, 4.7
10 Datagram format. Fragmentation. NAT. IPv6. Chapter 4.4
11 Recitation and Midterm-II Lecture notes
12 Data link layer principles. Multiple access protocols (CSMA/CD, taking turns, token passing). MAC addresses. Address Resolution Protocol (ARP). Ethernet Frame structure. Chapters 5.1, 5.3, 5.4
13 Ethernet collision control and exponential back-off time calculation. HUBs, Switches. Principles of physical layer, signal encoding and interface standards Chapter 5.5, 5.6.1-5.6.2 + Lecture notes
14 Wireless network specifications. WiFi, Bluetooth, WiMAX, 802.11 MAC protocol and frame structure. AP-Host association. Chapter 6.1-6.3
15 Review
16 Review

Sources

Course Book 1. Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet, 5/E, James F. Kurose, Keith W. Ross, Addison-Wesley, 2010, ISBN: 978-0-13-136548-3.
Other Sources 2. Computer Networks 4/E, Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Pearson Education Inc., 2006
3. Introduction to Data Networks, Lawrence Harte, ALTHOS Publishing, 2005
4. Computer Networking First-Step, Wendell Odom, Cisco Press, 2004
5. Bilgisayar Ağları, Nazife Baykal, Sas Bilişim, 2005
6. TCP/IP Tutorial and Technical Overview, On-line book available at “http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/” Redbooks, published 19 December 2006, Last accessed May 14, 2009

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory 2 20
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 35
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 45
Toplam 4 100
Percentage of Semester Work 55
Percentage of Final Work 45
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 An ability to apply advanced knowledge of computing and/or informatics to solve software engineering problems.
2 Develop solutions using different technologies, software architectures and life-cycle approaches.
3 An ability to design, implement and evaluate a software system, component, process or program by using modern techniques and engineering tools required for software engineering practices.
4 An ability to gather/acquire, analyze, interpret data and make decisions to understand software requirements.
5 Skills of effective oral and written communication and critical thinking about a wide range of issues arising in the context of working constructively on software projects.
6 An ability to access information in order to follow recent developments in science and technology and to perform scientific research or implement a project in the software engineering domain.
7 An understanding of professional, legal, ethical and social issues and responsibilities related to Software Engineering.
8 Skills in project and risk management, awareness about importance of entrepreneurship, innovation and long-term development, and recognition of international standards of excellence for software engineering practices standards and methodologies.
9 An understanding about the impact of Software Engineering solutions in a global, environmental, societal and legal context while making decisions.
10 Promote the development, adoption and sustained use of standards of excellence for software engineering practices.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 5 80
Laboratory 2 4 8
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 2 32
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 10 10
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 20 20
Total Workload 150