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Theory classes
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Class 1 - Tuesday - 3rd March - 12:00-13:00 - 1D/Ed.VII
Introduction of the course
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Class 2 - Friday - 6th March - 12:00-13:00 - 1C/Ed.VII
Use of Computer Networks. Network Hardware.
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Class 3 - Tuesday - 10th March - 12:00-13:00 - 1D/Ed.VII
Network Software. Reference Models. The OSI Reference Model. The TCP/IP Reference Model. |
| Class 4 - Friday - 13th March - 12:00-13:00 - 1C/Ed.VII
Example Networks: The Internet.
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Class 5 - Tuesday - 17th March - 12:00-13:00 - 1D/Ed.VII
Introduction to some protocols and network services: IP, UDP, TCP, and World Wide Web.
Slides of the class
Further reading can be found here:
- "Computer Networks", 5th Ed., A. Tanenbaum & D. Wetherall, Prentice Hall, 2011, pp. 438-446, 451-454, 541-543, 552-554, 556-557, 647-651; sec. 5.6.1, 5.6.2 (pp. 442-446,451-454), 6.4.1, 6.5.1, 6.5.2 (pp. 553-554), 6.5.3, 7.3.1 (pp.647-651). |
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Class 6 - Friday - 20th March - 12:00-13:00 - 1C/Ed.VII
The Physical Layer: The Theoretical Basis for Data Communication (2.1); Wireless Transmission (2.3) |
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Class 7 - Tuesday - 24th March - 12:00-13:00 - 1D/Ed.VII
The Physical Layer: Wireless Transmisssion (cont.) (2.3); Communication Satellites (2.4). Digital Modulation and Multiplexing: Frequency Division Multiplexing (2.5.3); Time Division Multiplexing (2.5.4)
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Class 8 - Friday - 27th March - 12:00-13:00 - 1C/Ed.VII
The Physical Layer: Digital Modulation and Multiplexing: Code Division Multiplexing (2.5.5); Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (See here)
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Class 9 - Tuesday - 31st March - 12:00-13:00 - 1D/Ed.VII
The Physical Layer: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (See here) (cont.); The Publich Switched Telephone Network: The Local Loop: Modems, ADSL, and Fiber (2.6.3); Switching (2.6.5)
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Class 10 - Friday - 3rd April - 12:00-13:00 - 1C/Ed.VII
The Physical Layer: The Mobile Telephone System: First Generation (2.7.1); Second Generation(2.7.2); Third Generation (2.7.3)
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Class 11 - Tuesday - 7th April - 12:00-13:00 - 1D/Ed.VII
The Physical Layer: Fourth and Fifth Generation (see here).
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Class 12 - Tuesday - 14th April - 12:00-13:00 - 1D/Ed.VII
Data Link Layer Design Issues (3.1). Elementary Data Link Protocols (3.3)
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Class 13 - Friday - 17th April - 12:00-13:00 - 1C/Ed.VII
Elementary Data Link Protocols (3.3) (cont.)
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Class 14 - Tuesday - 21st April - 12:00-13:00 - 1D/Ed.VII
Sliding Window Protocols (3.4)
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Class 15 - Friday - 24th April - 12:00-13:00 - 1C/Ed.VII
Error Detection and Correction (3.2)
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Class 16 - Friday - 28th April - 12:00-13:00 - 1C/Ed.VII
Error Detection and Correction (cont.) (3.2). The MAC Sublayer. The Channel Allocation Problem (4.1). Multiple Access Protocols. ALOHA (4.2.1)
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Class 17 - Tuesday - 5th May - 12:00-13:00 - 1D/Ed.VII
The MAC Sublayer. Multiple Access Protocols (4.2).
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Class 18 - Friday - 8th May - 12:00-13:00 - 1C/Ed.VII
The MAC Sublayer. Multiple Access Protocols (cont.) (4.2). Ethernet (4.3)
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Class 19 - Tuesday - 12th May - 12:00-13:00 - 1D/Ed.VII
The MAC Sublayer. Ethernet (cont.) (4.3). Wireless LANs (4.4)
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Class 20 - Friday - 15th May - 12:00-13:00 - 1C/Ed.VII
The MAC Sublayer. Wireless LANs (cont.) (4.4).
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Class 21 - Tuesday - 19th May - 12:00-13:00 - 1D/Ed.VII
The MAC Sublayer. New 802.11 (see here). Bluetooth (4.6).
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Class 22 - Friday - 22nd May - 12:00-13:00 - 1C/Ed.VII
The MAC Sublayer. RFID (4.7). Data Link Layer Switching (4.8)
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Class 23 - Tuesday - 26th May - 12:00-13:00 - 1D/Ed.VII
The MAC Sublayer. VLANs. The Mobile Telephone System: Architecture (see here)
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Class 24 - Friday - 29th May - 12:00-13:00 - 1C/Ed.VII
Answers to students' questions
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Class 25 - Tuesday - 2nd June - 12:00-13:00 - 1D/Ed.VII
- 1st Test
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Class 26 - Friday - 5th June - 12:00-13:00 - 1C/Ed.VII
Answers to students' questions
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