ΥΠ13 - Computer Networks

General Information

School: Digital Technology

Department: Informatics and Telematics

Level: Undergraduate

Course Title: Computer Networks

Course id: ΥΠ13

Type: Core Course 

Semester: 3

Teaching and Examination Language: Greek

Is the course offered in Erasmus: Yes

Course web-page: 

Activities

Lectures (Theory): 3,0

Lab lectures: 2,0

ECTS credits: 6,5

Learning Outcomes

The course aims at familiarizing students with the layered approach followed in the design of  protocols and services of modern computern networks.

General Skills

- Independent work
- Team work

Course Content

Design principles of Communication and Computer Networks. OSI Reference Model and short presentation of each layer (physical, data link, network, transport, session, presentation, application). Physical Layer overview. Data Link Layer: Error detection and correction. Retransmission techniques. Channel allocation in LANs and MANs. MAC and LLC sub-layers. Presentation and Analysis of related protocols. Network: Presentation and analysis of routing and congestion control algorithms. Internet Architecture. TCP/IP Protocol Stack. Usage of simulation packages.

Learning and Teaching Methods - Evaluation

Teaching methods: face-to-face

Use of ICT: 

e-class utilization

Course Organization

Assessment

60% written final examination, 40% lab exercises

Literature

A. Tanenbaum, "Computer Networks"

IEEE Networks