Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
Course: Computer Networks, IE2
Course hours: 26, lab hours: 26
Lecturer: Stelian Mihalaş - stelian.mihalas[la]e-uvt.ro, http://staff.fmi.uvt.ro/~stelian.mihalas/
Classroom code: zouefsx, Google meet link: https://meet.google.com/fcc-tued-bmz

Course objectives: Provide general informations about network elements, network topology and network inner workings. OSI layers. Communication protocols. Network and subnetwork configuration. The life cycle of a message. Message encapsulation and routing. Network utilities. The Internet of Things and the Wireless networks. Steps towards CCNA certification. 

Courses - semester 2

23/02 - Network elements
02/03 - Networks classification, domains
09/03 - Communication protocols, the OSI model
16/03 - The Application layer, main protocols
23/03 - The Transport layer, TCP and UDP
30/03 - The Network layer
06/04 - IP addresses, classes
13/04 - Routing
20/04 - The Data Link layer 
04/05 - The Phisycal layer - Ethernet 
11/05 - Wireless networks
18/05 - IoT - the Internet of Things
23/05 - Networks security

Labs - semester 2

01 - posix sockets, the poll() and select() functions
02 - client and server implementation
03 - client-server project submitted
04 - network topology, devices
05 - OSI and TCP/IP layers
06 - written lab 1 - OSI layers, devices and domains
07 - PDUs
08 - address classes 
09 - subnetting
10 - written labs 2-3 - PDUs, IP addresses, subnetting
11 - wireshark - traffic analyzer
12 - traffic structure
13 - practical lab 4 - wireshark 

Grading policy - The final exam is worth 50 pts. Lab attendance is optional, but it counts for a total of 10 pts. The 4 lab issues (project, written and practical labs) are worth 10 pts each. The two written labs (WL1 and WL2-3) can be taken at any time, including the exam session. Project/practical labs (P1, P4) must be submitted in time or lose .5 pts for every weekday of delay. The final grade is the integral part of (FE + LA + P1 + P2 + P3 + P4 + 9.9) / 10. Or ceil(total/10). 

Bibliography

1. Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide, 5th Edition, chapters 1, 2, 3 (partially).
2. Computer Networks, 5th Edition, A. Tanenbaum, portions of chapters 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 2 (to a lesser degree). 
3. Computer Networking - A Top-Down Approach, 7th Edition, J. Kurose & K. Ross
4. Course notes - http://staff.fmi.uvt.ro/~stelian.mihalas/com_net/book/comnet.pdf
5. Networks notes - http://staff.fmi.uvt.ro/~stelian.mihalas/com_net/book/networks.pdf