Internet Architecture and Protocol: IT-3513

Introduction:

This course will develop understanding of the design philosophy of the Internet and its basic architecture. This will provide in-depth knowledge of major Internet technologies and fortify the concepts of TCP/IP Protocol Suite. Practical scenarios of routing protocols will be implemented

Course Code: IT-3513

Credit Hours: 03

Prerequisites: CMP-2540 (Computer Communications and Networks)

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

At the end of the course the students will be able to:

Describe the structure and working principle of internet.
Explain the layered architecture, internetworking devices and internet protocol stack.
Build wired and wireless Computer Network

Textbook(s):

TCP/IP Protocol Suite by Behrouz A. Forouzan
Computer Networks: A System Approach

Reference Material:

Next-Generation Internet: Architectures and Protocols, by Andrei Gurtov

COURSE CONTENTS:

Overview and importance of course
Internet architecture: Basics, History, ISP and Internet backbone
Network Models
Networking Devices
Error Detection: CRC, Checksum
Internet Technologies: Frame Relay, ATM, DSL etc.
TCP/IP Protocol Suite: Ethernet, PPP, HDLC, IPv4, IPv6, ARP, RARP, TCP, UDP, ICMP, SMTP, FTP, HTTP
Routing Protocols: Distance vector, Link state
Others: IP Subnetting Classful and Classless, CIDR, VLSM, DNS, VPN

COURSE ASSESSMENT: