Course detail

Network architecture

FEKT-CARSAcad. year: 2010/2011

Telecommuncation networks, service and network integration. OSI reference model. Computer and data networks, types, techniques of data transmission. Network topologies, cabling systems. Network inteconnection elements - hubs, switches, routers. Routing techniques. Ethernet, Token Ring, FDDI, DQDB. VLANS, LANE. IPX/SPX protocol set. TCP/IP protocol set. Internet, e-mail, telnet, ftp. WWW - HTTP, HTML language. Network security. Network administration.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Vít Novotný, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Telecommunications (UTKO)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will get knowledge from the area of principles of computer networks, protocol sets, properties of various types of LANs, MANs, WANs.

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the secondary school education level is requested.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

- 2 tests within laboratories - 15 points each (30 points maximum)
- final written examination - 70 points max.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The goal is to pass to students enough information about computer networks, means of network communication, network administration, about the Internet and its services.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EECC Bc. Bachelor's

    branch BC-TLI , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Vít Novotný, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Telecommunication networks - classification, characteristics of specialized networks, development towards networks with integrated services. Communication services - division, demands, service description. Network and services integration - reasons, conditions, data transmission techniques.
Summary of OSI reference model properties - layers, their functions. Connection oriented and connectionless services, reliable and unreliable services. Types of connection - circuit switching, data units switching.
Cabling systems. Data encoding. Common transmission capacity sharing. Computer networks - characteristics, LANs - types, features, topologies, access methods, network elements. Peer-to-peer and server-client networks. Network applications.
LAN interconnection elements - repeaters, HUBs, bridges, switches, routers, gateways. Types of routing in LANs and WANs.
ETHERNET - 10 Mb/s, 100 Mb/s, 1000 Mb/s - description, access method, standards, network cards, frames. Token Ring, FDDI, DQDB. Wireless LANs.
Virtual LANs - types, administration.
Remote access - POTN, ISDN, mobile network, high speed digital subscriber circuits - ADSL, HDSL, VDSL, SDSL, wireless access - FWA networks. Link protocol - PPP, MPPP.
Reference model TCP/IP - description, addressing, protocols ARP, BOOTP, DHCP, domain name system DNS.
Routing protocols RIP, OSPF, IP, ICMP. Transport protocols - TCP, UDP.
Application protocols - Telnet, FTP, e-mail SMTP. Internet structure, IP address and name domain allocation, multimedia information on the Internet.
WWW - HTTP, HTML.
Service integration into IP networks - QoS introduction, protocol sets H.323 and SIP, IP telephony.

Laboratory exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Vít Novotný, Ph.D.

Syllabus

LAN with OS Novell Netware 5 - e-Directory (NDS) database - structure, objects
Object types, their properties, property values, object access rights, property access rights, inheritance, IRF
file system, file and directory access rights
directory and file attributes - goal, types, attribute setting
network applications, network printing, operating system remote booting
login scripts - goal, types, commands
Unix - evolution, operating system architecture, kernel structure
unix file systems - organization, file types
processes - types, states, daemons, process starting, process administration
basic commands, client-server applications, telnet, SSH, FTP
Internet remote access - over GSM network (CSD, GPRS), over ISDN and over analog telephone network