Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

ICS 3205 Com!uter "et#or$s and %istri&uted "et#or$s

'y (eter "gugi ) Tele!hone 0*22 +,3 -+3. email !ngugim/yahoo0com
1&2ectives
1 Learn the principle concepts of networked and distributed systems.
2 To understand the issues to deal with during the construction of robust and
flexible distributed applications together with underlying supporting networks and
protocols.
Course Outline
Week of
Semester
Course
Topic
Objectives and Coverage Mode of
Presentation
Mode of
Evaluation
1 - Overvie! of
Computer
"et!orks
#efinition of terms$ "eed for
computer net!orking$ "et!ork
elements and topologies$
"et!ork t%pes$ "et!ork
connections & !ired and
!ireless'
(ectures$
tutorials$
presentations
)ttendance and
participation$
E*ercises
+ "et!ork
Models
TCP,-P OS-,-SO models &
(a%ers$ functions$ similarities
and differences. Services and
primitives$ /irtual and 0eal
communication pat1s$ "et!ork
entities 2"$ "314$ -nterfaces &
Service provider,user$ P#5s$
#evices$
Encapsulation,#ecapsulation$
Connection,connectionless
oriented services
(ectures$
tutorials$
presentations
)ttendance and
participation$
E*ercises
6 -7 ()"s Topologies and tec1nologies$
)ccess Tec1ni8ues$
9roadcasting$ -nterconnection
devices & 1ubs and repeaters$
s!itc1es$ bridges$ STP$ ()"
Organi:ation & /()" concept
and tagging$ Trunking
(ectures$
tutorials$
presentations$
)ttendance and
participation$
E*ercises$ C)T 1
and )ssignment 1
; - < #ata (ink
(a%er
Protocols and Standards$ =lo!
control and tec1ni8ues$ Error
Control$ Et1ernet and M)C
addressing , data formats
(ectures$
tutorials$
presentations
)ttendance and
participation$
E*ercises
1> & 1 "et!ork
(a%er
W)" topologies and
tec1nologies$ S!itc1ing
tec1ni8ues$ -nternet protocols$
-P addressing and 0outing$
/(SM$ ")T #?CP$ and -P
packet format$ -P mobile
(ectures$
tutorials$
presentations$
)ttendance and
participation$
E*ercises$ C)T
and )ssignment
Concept$ -P/6,@,7
1+ -16 #istributed
S%stems
Overvie!$ )rc1itectures and
design issues$ -nteraction
primitives and -mplementation
(ectures$
tutorials$
presentations
)ttendance and
participation$
E*ercises
1@ -17 0evision and End of Semester E*amination
Mode of Assessment
1 C)Ts >A
)ssignments >A
+ End of Semester E*am 7>A
Total 1>>A
References
Author Title Publisher/Year
1 William
Stallings
#ata and Computer
Communications 2B
t1
Edition4
Prentice-?all, >>;
S' ?ekmat Communication "et!orks Pragsoft,>>@
+ =' ?alsall Computer "et!orking and t1e
-nternet 2@
t1
Edition4
Pearson Education (imited,>>@
6 )' S'
Tanenbaum
#istributed S%stemsC
Principles and Paradigms 2
nd

Edition4
Prentice-?all,>>;