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Course Outline
Main Topics
The numbers in brackets refer to the section numbers of the textbook.
0.0.1 Network Basics and Examples
- Introduction to Networks: Telegraph and Telephone (1.1)
- Introduction to Networks: Internet (1.1, 2.1)
- Basic Network Classification (1.1 + details scattered throughout the textbook)
- Basic Network Performance Quantification (1.1 + some example calculations scattered throughout the textbook)
- Protocols, Services, Layering (2.1, )
- OSI Reference Model (2.2)
- TCP/IP Overview (2.3)
0.0.2 Communication at the Physical Layer
- Physical Media
- Digitization
- Baseband Digital Communication
- Passband Digital Communication
- Error Detection and Correction
0.0.3 Communication at the Data Link Layer
- ARQ & Reliable Data Transfer
- Flow Control
- Framing
- Medium Access Control
0.0.4 Communication at the Network Layer
- Routing Mechanics
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