LINFO2147 - Communication Networks

Table of content:

  • Introduction to communication networks,
  • Media Access Control, Layered models,
  • Internet Protocol, IP fragmentation,
  • UDP, TCP, ICMP, traceroute & PMTU discovery,
  • Static IP routing, dynamic routing (algorithms and protocols),
  • DNS, e-mail (SMTP, POP3, IMAP4),
  • Common protocols (HTTP, FTP, etc.),
  • NAT, introduction to IPv6.
  • Wireless network protocols (3G/4G/5G, Wifi, BlueTooth, BLE)
  • Wearable devices, IoT & smart sensors (Zigbee, NFC, Lora, Sigfox).
  • Introduction to network security, principles of cryptography,
  • Message integrity, digital signature, certification authorities, PKI,
  • Secure e-mail and network connections (X.509, SSL).