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LECTURE 0
Course Leaders
• Mr. Dave Sarran (dave.sarran@uog.edu.gy)
• Mr. Devindra Kashrinandan (TBA)
• Mr. Timothy Velloza (TBA)
Aims
• This course is intended for students pursuing the two-year full time
Associate Degree in Computer Science program.
• This course will equip the students with the foundational knowledge
required to understand major aspects of modern computer networks.
Learning Outcomes
• Discuss the evolution of modern computer networks and the internet.
4 Link-layer:
• Introduction to Transmission Media - signal types, signal spectrum, signal to noise
ratio, attenuation
• Wireless networks
Course Content
5 Network layer:
• Names and addresses: ARP, IPv4, IPv6, and NAT
• Routing and flooding, source routing, and spanning trees
• Routing algorithms: Bellman-Ford, Dijkstra Routing: Intra-AS
routing (RIP and OSPF), Inter-AS routing (BGP), and multicast
Test #1
Course Content
7 Transport layer:
• Connectionless transport: UDP
• Connection-oriented transport:TCP
11 Test # 2
Network security:
• Fundamentals of cryptography
o Secret-key algorithms
o Public-key algorithms
• Authentication protocols
• Network attack types, e.g., denial of service, flooding, sniffing, and traffic redirection.
Course Content
12 Network security:
• Basic network defense tools and strategies
o Intrusion detection
o Firewalls
o Detection of malware
o Kerberos
o IPSec
o Virtual Private Networks
o Network Address Translation