PB157 Computer Networks Technology

Faculty of Informatics
Spring 2003
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Jaroslav Pelikán, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Jan Staudek, CSc.
Department of Computer Systems and Communications – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: RNDr. Jaroslav Pelikán, Ph.D.
Timetable
Fri 13:00–14:50 D1
Prerequisites
!( P013 Computer Networks || P117 Intr. to computer networks )
The course Technology of Computer networks requires basic knowledge of physics or electronics (on a high school level). If this course is selected by a student who has already passed the course Principles of Computer Networks then this student can only get credits for its finishing (ie. 2 cr. for exam and 1 cr. for colloquium).
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main goal of the course Technology of Computer Networks is to provide students with information about technology and services that are used in modern computer networks. The students obtain information about particular network architectures, principles of local network administration, TCP/IP protocol, routing of information and about the Internet (including its services).
Syllabus
  • Computer networks. Basic concepts, different sorts.
  • Network topologies and their properties.
  • Transfer media (thin and thick coax-cable, twisted-pair, fibre optic).
  • Media access methods (determinist and stochastic).
  • Network architectures (Token-Ring, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, FDDI, ATM, ...) and principles of their operation.
  • Communication subnets SONET/SDH, ISDN. Frame Relay.
  • Wireless communication technologies.
  • The OSI Model.
  • Novell NetWare computer networks, basic principles of administration, configuration and handling.
  • Directory service X.500 and LDAP
  • The TCP/IP protocol. IP address. Types of TCP/IP networks.
  • The Internet. Review and classification of the Internet services.
  • Telnet and FTP service.
  • Electronic mail. Sending of non-text messages.
  • World Wide Web.
  • Searching of the information in the Internet.
  • Introduction to HTML.
Literature
  • THOMAS, Robert M. Lokální počítačové sítě. Vyd. 1. Praha: Computer Press, 1996, 277 s. ISBN 80-85896-45-1. info
  • HEJNA, Ladislav. Lokální počítačové sítě. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 1994, 139 s. ISBN 80-85623-99-4. info
  • Počítačové sítě LAN od A do Z. Edited by Stan Schatt. [1. vyd.]. Praha: Grada, 1994, 378 s. ISBN 80-85623-76-5. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://www.fi.muni.cz/usr/pelikan/Vyuka/Vyuk2.html
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2003, recent)
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