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).