09734 - Network Fundamentals

Main Goals

• To explain the OSI model, its structure and each layer’s functions.
• To explain the basic concepts and architecture of networking communications.
• To use UDP and TCP sockets to develop software that interchange messages between remote components and use diagnostic tools to analyze communication problems.
• To explain the protocols used for data communication at the application layer.

Schedule

Session	Topics	Previous Reading	Activity
S - 1	Intro to Computer Networks	Book 1 - Chap 1.7 - Handout	Internet history
S - 2	Networks, protocols, and the OSI model	Book 1 - Chap 1.1 and 1.5 - Handout	Study Guide
S - 3	1. Physical Layer: Transmission channels	Book 1 - Chap 1.2; Book 3 - Chap 8 - Handout	Study Guide
S - 4	1. Physical Layer: Wireless Nets and Topologies	Book 3 - Chap 4 & 5 - Handout	Study Guide
S - 5	2. Data Link Layer: MAC address, Switches	Book 1 - Chap 6.1; Book 3 - Chap 2 pp 50-53 & Chap 6	Study Guide
S - 6	Introduction to Wireshark	Book 1 - Wireshark Intro - Handout	Lab 1 Guide
S - 7	3. Network Layer: Intro and Functions	Book 1 - Chap 4.1	Study Guide
S - 8	3. Network Layer: IPv4 addresses, Subnetting, NAT	Book 2 - pp 112-124	Study Guide
S - 9	3. DL and Network Layer: ARP, Ethernet, ICMP (ping, traceroute)	Book 1 - pp 480- 490 & Chap 5.6 & Wireshark ICMP - Handout	Lab 2 Guide
S - 10	3. Data Link Layer: Ethernet/ARP lab	Book 1 - Wireshark Ethernet_ARP - Handout	Lab 3 Guide
S - 11	3. Network Layer: IP, MTU and Datagram Fragmentation	Book 1 - Chap 4.3.1; Book 3 - pp 279	Study Guide
S - 12	3. Network Layer: IP lab	Book 1 - Wireshark IP - Handout	Lab 4 Guide
S - 13	3. Network Layer: IP v6	Book 3 - Chap 12	Study Guide
S - 14	Mid-term
S - 15	4. Transport Layer: UDP	Book 1 - Chap 3.1 - 3.3	Study Guide
S - 16	4. Transport Layer: UDP Lab	Book 1 - Wireshark UDP - Handout	Lab 5 Guide
S - 17	4. Transport Layer: TCP	Book 1 - Chap 3.5	Study Guide
S - 18	4. Transport Layer: TCP Lab	Book 1 - Wireshark TCP - Handout	Lab 6 Guide
S - 19	4. Transport Layer: UDP sockets	Programming in Python	Lab 7 Guide
S - 20	4. Transport Layer: TCP sockets	Programming in Python	Lab 8 Guide
S - 21	7. Application Layer : Introduction	Book 1 - Chap 2.1	Study Guide
S - 22	7. Application Layer : Provisioning DHCP	Book 1 - pp 341-344 - Wireshark DHCP - Handout	Lab 9 Guide
S - 23	7. Application Layer : Provisioning DNS	Book 1 - Chap 2.4 - Wireshark DNS - Handout	Lab 10 Guide
S - 24	7. Application Layer : HTTP, HTTPS	Book 1 - Chap 2.2	Study Guide
S - 25	7. Application Layer : HTTP Lab	Book 1 - Wireshark HTTP - Handout	Lab 11 Guide
S - 26	7. Application Layer : SSH	“The SSH Protocol”	Lab 12 Guide
S - 27	7. Application Layer : SMTP	Book 1 - Chap 2.3.1	Lab 13 Guide
S - 28	Exam Preparation		Prep Guide
S - 29	Final Exam

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Textbooks

Book 1. Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach - 8th Edition

Book 2. Networking all-in-one for Dummies

Book 3. Networking Fundamentals