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Università degli Studi di Parma
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COMPUTER NETWORKS A
cod. 14588

Academic year 2007/08
3° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Sistemi di elaborazione delle informazioni (ING-INF/05)
Field
Ingegneria informatica
Type of training activity
Characterising
45 hours
of face-to-face activities
5 credits
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Learning objectives

The goal of the course is to provide an introduction to computer network underlining local area networks and internetworking topics. Moreover, the course provides the knowledge to develop network applications. <br />

Prerequisites

The topics of the courses: Fondamenti di Informatica A, Fondamenti di Informatica B, Sistemi Operativi A and Ingegneria del Software A are prelimimary to the topics presented in this course.

Course unit content

<br />Introduction to computer networks – Types of networks. Goals of computer networks. Computer network services.<br />Data transmission – Transmission media. Asynchronous transmission, Signal modulation. Modem.<br />Packets transmission – Shared channels. Packets. Types of networks. CSMA/CD. Ethernet and IEEE 802.3. Token Ring. FDDI. ATM. Hub, Bridge, Switch. Routing. Communication protocols. ISO model.<br />Internetworking – Interconnection between heterogeneous networks. TCP/IP protocol. TCP and UDP.<br />Embedded networks – Embedded system architecture. Technologies for embedded networks.

Full programme

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Bibliography

D.E. Comer. Computer Networks and Internets, 3rd Edition. Prentice Hall. 2001.

Teaching methods

The course is based on theoretical lectures and on lab activities. Students evaluation is based on a theoretical test and a practical test.

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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