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COMP3310/COMP6331/ENGN4535/ENGN6535 - Overview (2008)

Core topics:

  • Network layers
  • The Internet
  • Application Layer
  • Transport Layer
  • Network Layer
  • Data Link Layer
  • LANs
  • Security
  • Management

Some sub-topics

  • Network topologies
  • Ethernet
  • TCP/IP/UDP
  • Point-to-point links
  • Address Resolution Protocol
  • Domain Name Service
  • Multicasting
  • Security
  • Wireless networking
  • IEEE802.11
  • Bluetooth
  • Wireless networking security
  • Port-filtering, protocol filtering, fire-walling
  • Network Address Translation (NAT)
  • Transparent Proxying
  • Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and network booting
  • Network File System (NFS)

Case Studies:

  • Networking in a cluster computer - Bunyip
  • Local Area Networking - the DCS Undergraduate network
  • Campus-wide Networking - the ANU Campus network
  • Metropolitan Area Networking - TransACT
  • Campus-wide wireless networking
  • Proprietry protocols - Server Message Blocks (SMB & Samba)

Fun Stuff

  • Adding Ethernet to the Tivo
  • BlueTooth
  • Making a low-cost WebTV appliance boot from the network
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