Course detail

Data Communications, Computer Networks and Protocols (in English)

FIT-PDSeAcad. year: 2025/2026

Active network devices and their function. IP routing. Network security and detection of networking attacks. VoIP communication. Network management and monitoring. Transport and application layer security. P2P networks. Blockchain.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Petr Matoušek, Ph.D., M.A.

Department

Department of Information Systems (UIFS)

Offered to foreign students

The home faculty only

Entry knowledge

Basics of computer networks, IP addressing, network services: WWW, DHCP, DNS. Principles of Internet. Basic Unix configuration.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

  • Project - 21 points 
  • Hands-on Labs - 12 points
  • In-class Activity - 12 points
  • Final exam is performed in written form. The maximal amount of points one can get is 55 points - the minimal number of points which must be obtained from the final exam is 20, otherwise, no points will be assigned to a student. 

 


Active participation in hands-on labs, project assignment, and final exam are the monitored, and points earning an education. The minimal number of points that can be obtained from the final exam is 25. Otherwise, no points will be assigned to a student.

Aims

Understand basic principles of network communication. Security of network communication. Deep analysis of selected network traffic, detection of attacks. Network monitoring and troubleshooting. Security and privacy in communication. Modern communication technologies.

Understand principles of network communication and architecture of advanced network services. Be aware of security risks and get acquainted with tools for detection an mitigation of security incidents.
Understanding communication principles in current computer networks.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

D. Medhi, K. Ramasamy: Network Routing. Algorithms, Protocols, and Architecture. 2nd Edition, Elsevier, 2018. (EN)

Recommended reading

Andrew Tanenbaum, David Wetherall: Computer Networks, Pearson; Global edition, 2021. (EN)
George Varghese. Network Algorithmics. Elsevier, Inc., 2005.  (EN)
Kurose, J.F., Ross, K. W: Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet, Edition 8. Addison-Wesley, 2021.  (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme IT-MGR-1H Master's

    specialization MGH , 0 year of study, summer semester, recommended course

  • Programme MIT-EN Master's 0 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Matoušek, Ph.D., M.A.

Syllabus

  1. Introduction to IP networking. Basic configuration of network devices.
  2. Static and dynamic routing. Routing algorithms.
  3. IPv6 networking and tunneling.
  4. L2 network security.
  5. Privacy and anonymity on the Internet.
  6. Network security: algorithms, encryption, hashes, certificates.
  7. Packet classification. IP address lookup.
  8. Intrusion detection.
  9. Network monitoring. NTP, syslog, SNMP and NetFlow.
  10. Principles of DNS. DNS security (DNSSEC, DoT, DoH).
  11. SDN Networking.
  12. Bitcoin protocol, blockchain.
  13. Summary.

Laboratory exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Matoušek, Ph.D., M.A.
M.Sc. Nelson Makau Mutua

Syllabus

  1. Analysis of captured network communication.
  2. Static and dynamic routing.
  3. Configuration of IPv6 networks. IPv6 over IPv4.
  4. Privacy and anonymity on Internet.
  5. Encryption techniques using OpenSSL.
  6. Network monitoring using SNMP and Netflow.

Project

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Matoušek, Ph.D., M.A.

Syllabus

  • Design, modeling and implementation of a network application.