The numbers in brackets refer to the section numbers of the textbook.

• Introduction to Networks: Telegraph and Telephone (1.1)
• Introduction to Networks: Internet (1.1, 2.1)
• Basic Network Classification (Summary of ideas scattered throughout the textbook)
• Basic Network Performance Quantification (Some examples of calculations scattered throughout the text)
• Protocols, Services, Layering (2.1, )
• OSI Reference Model (2.2)
• TCP/IP Overview (2.3)
• Physical Media
• Digitization
• Baseband Digital Communication
• Passband Digital Communication
• Error Detection and Correction
• ARQ & Reliable Data Transfer
• Flow Control
• Framing
• Medium Access Control
• Routing Mechanics