CEN 303 - Data Communications and Computer Networks

Introduction to communication systems and computer networks: network essentials, features, models, and components, classification of telecommunication and computer networks and internet technology; overview of computer networks and protocols (OSI) and (TCP/IP) protocols; application Layer: Client-Server / P2P Architectures, web and HTTP Protocol, file transfer and FTP Protocol, electronic mail and SMTP & POP3/IMAP Protocols, DNS; transport layer: services, multiplexing and demultiplexing, data transfer reliability, flow control, congestion control, TCP, UDP transport protocols, and socket programming; network layer: routing and routers, the IP protocol, routing algorithms, routing in the Internet, broadcast; introduction to network security; overview of data link layer and wireless communication