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: Protocols, 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 And UDP Transport Protocols; Network Layer: Routing And Routers, The IP Protocol, Routing Algorithms (LS, DV, …), Routing In The Internet (RIP, OSPF, BGP), Broadcast And Multicast Routing; Introduction To Network Security; Overview Of Data Link Layer; Overview Of Physical Layer.