COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER NETWORKS
| Title | ΔΙΚΤΥΑ ΕΠΙΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΥΠΟΛΟΓΙΣΤΩΝ / COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER NETWORKS |
| Code | ΜΗΦ718 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Physics |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 40000111 |
| Academic Year | 2021 – 2022 |
| Class Period | Spring |
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| Weekly Hours | 2 |
| Class ID | 600199898
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Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600199898
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=509
- OpenCourses (eClass): https://opencourses.auth.gr/courses/OCRS188/
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
To make students familiar with the architecture and protocols of modern communication and computer networks. To teach students the basics of internetworking and the applications over IP networks.
General Competences
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
Course Content (Syllabus)
Part 1 (4 Hours): Introduction
Protocols and protocol architecture, OSI reference model, Network Programming and Applications
Part 2 (6 Hours): Packet Transmission
Packets and Error Detection, LAN Technologies and Network Topology (CSMA/CD, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, 10G Ethernet), LAN Wiring, Extending LANs: Fiber Modems, Repeaters, Bridges, and Layer 2 Switches
Part 3 (8 Hours): Internetworking
Internetworking: Concepts, Architecture, and Protocols, ΙP addresses, ARP, IPv6, TCP, UDP, NAT, Routing IP packets
Part 4 (6 Hours): Network Applications
Client-Server Interaction, DNS, SMTP, HTTP, Telephony over IP, Dynamic and Active Web Document Technologies, ASP, PHP, Java, Javascript, Network Security
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
1. Douglas E. Comer, Computer Networks and Internets, Prentice Hall; 5th edition (April 28, 2008)
2. William Stallings, Data and Computer Communications, Prentice Hall; 9 edition (August 13, 2010)
3. Larry L. Peterson and Bruce S. Davies, Computer Networks: A Systems Approach (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Networking), Morgan Kaufmann; 5 edition (March 25, 2011)
4. Douglas E. Comer, Internetworking with TCP/IP, Vol 1, Prentice Hall; 5 edition (July 10, 2005)
Last Update
10-05-2020
