ECTS - Special Topics in Computer Networks
Special Topics in Computer Networks (CMPE435) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Special Topics in Computer Networks | CMPE435 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| CMPE334 |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The objective of the course is to teach elaborate principles and implementation details of TCP/IP networks, with a focus on today’s Internet applications. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Elaborate concepts of TCP/IP computer networks; application details for well-known applications on the Internet. IPv6 addresses; routing principles and routing algorithms; ICMP communication; VPNs; wireless-networking; network security. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brief history and introduction to computer Networks. What is the Internet? ISO layered structure for network services. | Introduction + Chapter 1(main text) |
| 2 | Review of TCP/IP networks and basic functions on the different layers. Segment, datagram, frame structures. | Lecture notes + Selected topics in Chapter 2-5 |
| 3 | HTTP protocol overview and message format. Cookies, Proxies, cache-control, conditional GET, content encoding. | Chapter 2.2.4-2.2.6 |
| 4 | HTTP services for applications. HTTPS services. FTP overview. E-mail protocols, SMTP and POP3 overview. Mail message formats and MIME | Chapter 2.3, 2.4.3-2.4.4 |
| 5 | DNS architecture and protocol overview. Reverse DNS lookup and DNS poisoning. Characteristics of peer-to-peer applications. P2P file distribution. Distributed Hash Tables (DHT) | Chapter 2.5-2.6 |
| 6 | Overview of transport layer principles and services (UDP/TCP). Connectionless & Connection-oriented transports. Reliability in TCP. | Chapter 3.1-3.4 |
| 7 | TCP flow control, congestion control. ATM ABR congestion control. | Chapter 3.5.4-3.7 |
| 8 | Overview of datagram networks, routing and forwarding. Forwarding by IP addresses and IP address management, subnets and subnet masks. Routing algorithms, Link-state, Distance-Vector routing algorithms. | Chapter 4.1-4.5 |
| 9 | Hierarchical routing. Intra-AS routing: RIP, OSPF. Inter-AS routing: BGP. Broadcast & multicast routing. | Chapter 4.5-4.7 |
| 10 | IPv6 specifications, services, datagram format. IPv4 –IPv6 transition and compatibility. | Chapter 4.4.4 + Lecture notes |
| 11 | ICMP specifications and implementations. VPN establishment and management. | Chapter4.4.3-4.4.5+Lecture notes |
| 12 | Overview of link layer principles and the Ethernet protocol. ARP protocol , HUBs and switches. Error detection and correction techniques. VLAN establishment and management. Point-to-point link layer communication and frame structure. Link virtualization. Physical layer overview. | Chapter 5.6.3-5.7 |
| 13 | Overview of wireless network principles and standards (WiFi, Bluetooth, WiMAX). The IEEE 802.xx standards stack and different wireless services. Mobility in wireless networks and mobility management principles. Cellular internet access. Mobile IP. | Chapter 6.4-6.8 |
| 14 | Security risks in networks. Secure e-mail. SSL and transport layer security. IPsec and VPNs. Wireless security. Operational security firewalls and intrusion detection systems. | Chapter 8 |
| 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. |
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| 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 | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | 3 | 20 |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 5 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| 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 | ||||
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| 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 |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||