Computer Networks (Redes de Computadores)

Computer Networks
(Redes de Computadores)
Graduate on Engineering on Computer
Science
Graduate on Computer Engineering
University of Alcalá
Academic Year 2016/17
2nd Year – 2nd Term
GUÍA DOCENTE
Course name
Code:
Computer Networks
780017
Bachelor's Degree in:
Department and Knowledge
Area:
Graduate on Engineering on computer
Science.
Graduate on Engineering on computer
Engineering
Computer Engineering Department.
Computer Architecture and Technology Area
Type:
ECTS Credits:
Obligatory
6
Year and Term:
Teaching Staff:
Office hours:
Language:
2nd Year – 2nd Term
Degrees:
Spanish/English
1. INTRODUCTION
Thiscourse,togetherwith“NetworkArchitecturesI”and“CommunicationNetworks”,comprisesthe
mandatorysubjectof“TelematicsFundamentals”.Thesubjectcontentsencompassanintroduction
to telematics, the main elements of communication networks and the necessary knowledge to
understand how they work, to analyze their performance, to design data networks and to make
decisionsabouttheirdeployment.
The learning process follows a top-down model, starting with the applications the students are
alreadyfamiliarwith,discussingtheneedstheseapplicationshavetoworkproperlyinadistributed
environment.Inthisway,wegodownthedifferentlayersoftheprotocolstackuntilwereachthe
linkandphysicallayers.
Inparticular,thiscoursecontinuesthestudystartedin“NetworkArchitecturesI”(basicconceptsand
theapplicationandtransportlayers),andfinishesthetop-downreviewoftheclassicalprotocolstack
coveringthenetworkandlinklayers.Lateron,thecourseadressesthestudyofothertechnologies,
nottiedtoaparticularprotocollayer,suchaswirelessandmobilenetworks,networksecurityand
networkmanagement.
Insummary,themaincontentblockswecoverinthiscourseare:
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Networkinterconnection.Addressing.Routingalgorithmsandprotocols.
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Datalink.Errorcontrol.
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MediumAccesstechniques.Localareanetworks.Switchednetworks.VLAN.
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Wirelessnetworks.Mobilenetworks.
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Networksecurity.
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Networkmanagement.
The course contents include activities of network monitoring, using traffic and protocol analyzers,
andnetworkemulators.
Itisrecommendedtohavepassedthecourse“NetworkArchitectures”beforetakingthiscourse.
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2. COMPETENCES
GenericCompetences
Thiscoursecontributestoacquirethefollowinggenericcompetences.Competencesarereproduced
here verbatim. See section 5 of this syllabus to see the assessment criteria derived from these
competences.
TR2:“Conocimientodemateriasbásicasytecnologías,quelecapaciteparaelaprendizajedenuevos
métodos y tecnologías, así como que le dote de una gran versatilidad para adaptarse a nuevas
situaciones.”
TR3: “Capacidad de resolver problemas con iniciativa, toma de decisiones, creatividad, y de
comunicar y transmitir conocimientos, habilidades y destrezas, comprendiendo la responsabilidad
éticayprofesionaldelaactividaddelIngenieroTécnicodeTelecomunicación.”
TR5: “Facilidad para el manejo de especificaciones, reglamentos y normas de obligado
cumplimiento.”
TR8:“Capacidaddetrabajarenungrupomultidisciplinaryenunentornomultilingüeydecomunicar,
tantoporescritocomodeformaoral,conocimientos,procedimientos,resultadoseideasrelacionadas
conlastelecomunicacionesylaelectrónica.”
ProfessionalCompetences
This course contributes to acquire the following professional competences. Competences are
reproducedhereverbatim.Seesection5ofthissyllabustoseetheassessmentcriteriaderivedfrom
thesecompetences.
CT1: “Capacidad para aprender de manera autónoma nuevos conocimientos y técnicas adecuados
paralaconcepción,eldesarrolloolaexplotacióndesistemasyserviciosdetelecomunicación.”
CT2:“Capacidaddeutilizaraplicacionesdecomunicacióneinformáticas(ofimáticas,basesdedatos,
cálculoavanzado,gestióndeproyectos,visualización,etc.)paraapoyareldesarrolloyexplotaciónde
redes,serviciosyaplicacionesdetelecomunicaciónyelectrónica.”
CT3:“Capacidadparautilizarherramientasinformáticasdebúsquedaderecursosbibliográficosode
informaciónrelacionadaconlastelecomunicacionesylaelectrónica.”
CT6: “Capacidad de concebir, desplegar, organizar y gestionar redes, sistemas, servicios e
infraestructuras de telecomunicación en contextos residenciales (hogar, ciudad y comunidades
digitales), empresariales o institucionales responsabilizándose de su puesta en marcha y mejora
continua,asícomoconocersuimpactoeconómicoysocial.”
CT12:“Conocimientoyutilizacióndelosconceptosdearquitecturadered,protocoloseinterfacesde
comunicaciones.”
CT13:“Capacidaddediferenciarlosconceptosderedesdeaccesoytransporte,redesdeconmutación
de circuitos y de paquetes, redes fijas y móviles, así como los sistemas y aplicaciones de red
distribuidos,serviciosdevoz,datos,audio,vídeoyserviciosinteractivosymultimedia.”
CT14: “Conocimiento de los métodos de interconexión de redes y encaminamiento, así como los
fundamentosdelaplanificación,dimensionadoderedesenfuncióndeparámetrosdetráfico.”
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Learningoutcomes
Studentssuccessfullypassingthiscoursewillbeableto:
RA1:IdentifyandexplaintheprotocolsanddataformatsusedatthenetworklayerintheInternet
andatthelinklayerinwiredandwirelesslocalareanetworks,alongwiththemechanismsusedto
interconnectnetworks.
RA2:Organize,leverageandmanageIPnetworkaddressing.
RA3:DescribeandapplytheroutingalgorithmsandtechniquesusedinIPnetworks.
RA4: Identify and describe the different medium access control techniques, and explain the
fundamentalsofswitchedlocalareanetworksandVLANs.
RA5: Identify problems and propose basic solutions regarding network security and network
management.
3. CONTENTS
Content blocks
Number of sessions,
credits or hours Network layer: virtual circuits networks and datagram
networks, IP and ICMP protocols. Routing protocols: OSPF y 20hours(5weeks)
BGP.Addressing,DHCPprotocolandNAT.
Link laker: link control; ARP; medium access control
techniques; Ethernet; switches; VLAN; PPP protocol; wireless 16hours(4weeks)
networks(WiFiandBluetooh)andmobilenetworks.
Cryptrographyandnetworksecurity.Networkmanagement.
12hours(3weeks)
Globalreviewandintegrationexercises.
4hours(1weeks)
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4. TEACHING-LEARNING METHODOLOGY. FORMATIVE ACTIVITIES
4.1. Credit distribution
Classhours:
Largegroupsessions:
28hours(2hoursx14weeks)
Reducedgroupsessionsandlabs:
28hours(2hoursx14weeks)
FinalEvaluation:2hours
Total:58hours
Studentsworkhours:
Classpreparation,exercisepreparation,
autonomouslearning,labandquizpreparation,
readings,finalexampreparation:
Total:92hours
Totalhours:
150hours
4.2. Methodological strategies, materials and resources Theorysessions(largegroups)
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Conceptpresentationsand/orreviews.
Presentations,interactiveactivitiesandother
activities.
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Practicalconceptpresentationand/orreview
Problemsolving.Casestudies.
Practicallabsessionstostrengthenpreviously
presentedconceptsaswellastofamiliarize
thestudentwithITandhardwaretoolsthat
areusefultosupportthestudyofthesubject
andfutureprofessionalperformance
(protocolsanalysers,networksimulators).
Presentations,interactiveactivitiesandother
activities.
ClasesPrácticas(engruposreducidos)
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Individual,groupandonlineofficehours
Autonomousstudentwork
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Solvingstudentquestions
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Supporttoautonomouslearning
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Readingassignments.
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Activities: exercises, information look up, selfassessmentwork.
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5. ASSESSMENT: Procedures and assessment and grading criteria
Assessment will be preferably continuous and formative, so that is serves as feedback within the
learningprocess.
Assessmentprocedures
Studentshavetwoopportunitiestopassthecourse:anordinarycallandaextraordinarycall.
1. Ordinarycall
Intheordinarycall,studentswillundertakeacontinuousassessmentprocess.Thisprocessincludes
labassignments,self-assessmentquizzes,anumberofintermediateexamsandaglobalexam.
Inexceptionalcircumstances,adequatelydocumented,astudentmightbeassessedbyasinglefinal
exam.ThestudentshouldrequestthisinwrittenformtotheDean,duringthefirsttwoweeksafter
his enrolment, specifying the circumstances preventing him to follow the continuous assessment
procedure. In this case, the Dean will get back to the student in a maximum of 15 days. If the
studentdoesnotreceiveananswerwithinthistimeframe,therequestwillbeconsideredaccepted.
2. Extraordinarycall
Theextraordinarycallwillhaveasimilarexamtotheoneusedforthefinalexamassessmentinthe
ordinarycall.
AssessmentCriteria
TheassessmentcriteriaevaluatethedegreeofacquisitionofthecompetencesdescribedinSection2
ofthisSyllabus.Thefollowingcriteriaaredescribed:
CE1: The student has acquired the technical knowledge regarding the network layer and link layer
standardsusedintheInternetandinwired/wirelesslocalareanetworks,respectively,regardingdata
format,protocolsandnetworkinterconnection.
CE2: The student is able to leverage, organize and manage IP addressing spaces for an arbitrary
networktopology.
CE3:ThestudentisabletocomputeshortestpathsgivenanetworktopologyusingDistanceVector
and Dijkstra algorithms, and to configure routing tables accordingly using a minimum number of
entries.
CE4:Thestudentisabletoidentifyanddescribethemainmediumaccesscontroltechniques,andto
solvebasicmediumaccesscontrolexercises.
CE5:ThestudentshowsknowledgeofthefundamentalsofwirelessLANs,switchedLANSandVLANs.
CE6: The student shows knowledge about the fundamentals of cryptography and network security
techniquesusedtoachieveconfidentiality,authenticationandintegrityincommunicationnetworks.
CE7: The student is able to exlain the general problems and solutions related to network
management.
CE8:Thestudentshowsskilltooperatenetworksimulationtoolsandprotocolanalyzers.
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Gradinginstruments
Thefollowinggradinginstrumentswillbeappliedtoeachoftheassessmentcriteria:
1. Lab assessment assignments (PL): lab assignments with protocol analysers and network
emulators.
2. Self-assessmentquizzes(E):onlinequizzes.
3. Intermediate Assessment Exam (PEI): involving practical exercises and demonstration of
knowledgeabouttheoreticalconcepts.
4. FinalAssessmentExam(PEF):involvingpracticalexercisesanddemonstrationofknowledge
abouttheoreticalconcepts.ItwillbesimilartothePEIs,butwithanadditional,twofoldgoal:
to assess the ability to relate the previously learnt concepts and to review the learning of
thoseconcepts.
GradingCriteria
Herewequantifythegradingcriteriaforthecourse.
OrdinaryCall,ContinuousAssessment
In the ordinary call with continuous assessment, we have the following relationship between
assessmentinstrumentsandcriteria.
Learning
Assessment
Assessment
Weightinfinal
Competences
Outcomes
Criteria
Instruments
grade
TR2-3,TR5,TR8,
CT1-3,CT6,CT12, RA1-5
CT14
CE1-3,CE5-6,CE8 PL
10%
TR2,CT1,CT1214
RA1-5
CE1-7
E
10%
RA1-3
CE1-3
PEI1
20%
RA1,RA4
CE1,CE4-5
PEI2
20%
RA1-5
CE1-7
PEF
40%
TR2-3,TR5,CT1,
CT6,CT12-14
All quizzes, exams and assignments are additive (there are on eliminatory tests). Students which,
while undertaking the continuous assessment procedure, do not take any of the PEI and PEF, will
havea“Notpresented”gradeintheordinarycall.
ThePEFexam,forthestudentsundertakingthecontinuousassessmentprocess,allowstoimprove
thefinalgradeiftheexamgradeisbetterthanthecumulativegrade,providedthatthestudenthas
achievedagradeofatleast50%ofthemaximuminthePL+Eactivities.
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OrdinaryCall,FinalAssessment
Competences
Learning
Outcomes
TR2-3,TR5,CT1-3
CT6,CT12,CT13, RA1-5
CT14
Assessment
Criteria
Assessment
Instruments
Weightinfinal
grade
CE1-7
PEF
100%
Assessment
Instruments
Weightinfinal
grade
ExtraordinaryCall,ContinuousAssessment
Learning
Assessment
Competences
Outcomes
Criteria
TR2-3,TR5,TR8,
CT1-3,CT6,CT12, RA1-5
CT14
CE1-3,CE5-6,CE8 PL
10%
TR2,CT1,CT12-
CT14
RA1-5
CE1-7
E
10%
TR2-3,TR5,CT1,
CT6,CT12-14
RA1-5
CE1-7
PEF
80%
Assessment
Criteria
Assessment
Instruments
Weightinfinal
grade
CE1-7
PEF
100%
ExtraordinaryCall,FinalAssessment
Competences
Learning
Outcomes
TR2-3,TR5,CT1-3
CT6,CT12,CT13, RA1-5
CT14
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6. BIBLIOGRAPHY
BasicBibliography
• 5th.Ed.Computernetworking:Atop-downapproach
J.Kurose&K.W.Ross
PearsonEducation,2010
AdditionalBibliography
• DataandComputerCommunications,7thEd.
W.Stallings
PrenticeHall,2004
• ComputerNetworks4thEd.
A.S.Tanenbaum
Prentice-Hall,2003.
• ComputerNetworkingandtheInternet5thEd.
F.Halsall
PearsonEducación,2006