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comp3310 Computer Networks
Lecture Notes

Note that there is also a collection of pages on the syllabus
  1. (module 1) Introduction: admin, unit structure, introduction
  2. (module 2.1) Programmer's eye view of network communication (1)
  3. (module 2.2) Programmer's eye view of network communication (2)
  4. (module 2.3) Two protocols: TFTP and NFS
  5. (module 3.1) Protocol layers - and the Physical Layer (1)
  6. (module 3.2) Physical Layer (2)
  7. (module 4) Data link layer (1)
  8. (module 4.1) Data link layer: framing, stuffing, and simple data transfer
  9. (module 4.2)Data link layer: stop and wait protocol
  10. (module 4.3)Data link layer: sliding window, go back N
    The Unit Assessment was agreed in this lecture.
  11. (module 4.4)Data link layer: utilisation (performance) of protocols
  12. (module 4.5)Datalink layer: CRC - error detection and cyclic redundancy checks
  13. (module 4.6) Datalink layer: broadcast media (1) Aloha and introduction to Ethernet
  14. (module 4.7)Ethernet and IP in practice
  15. (module 4.7)Ethernet, IP and ARP Address Resolution Protocol
  16. (module 4.6)Datalink layer MAC and LLC sublayers
  17. (module 5)Network Layer introduction
  18. (module 5.1)Routing(1)
  19. (module 5.1)Routing(2)
  20. (module 5.2 and module 7.1)Other network layer protocols - ICMP - and intro to DNS
  21. (module 7.1 and module 6.1) intro to DNS ctd; transport layer(1)
  22. (module 6.1) transport layersimple transport layer service and TCP(1)
  23. (module 6.2) transport layerTCP (2) performance
  24. (module 6.3) scalability of the Internet
  25. lecture review
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