Theory classes

Class 1 - 07/03/2023

Introduction of the course. Use of Computer Networks. Network Hardware.

Bibliography for the 1st Test:

- "Computer Networks", 5ª Ed., A. Tanenbaum & D. Wetherall, Prentice Hall, 2011, pp. 1-29; sec. 1.1, 1.2.

- Slides of the course introduction

Class 2 - 14/03/2023

Network Software. Reference Models. Example Networks: The Internet.

Bibliography for the 1st Test:

- "Computer Networks", 5ª Ed., A. Tanenbaum & D. Wetherall, Prentice Hall, 2011, pp. 29-49, 54-64; sec. 1.3-1.4.3, 1.5.1.

Class 3 - 21/03/2023

Introduction to some protocols and network services: IP, UDP, TCP, and World Wide Web.

The Physical Layer: The Theoretical Basis for Data Communication; Wireless Transmission.

Bibliography for the 1st Test:

- "Computer Networks", 5ª Ed., A. Tanenbaum & D. Wetherall, Prentice Hall, 2011, pp. 89-95, 105-109, 438-446, 451-454, 541-543, 552-554, 556-557, 647-651; sec. 2.1, 2.3.1, 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).

- Slides of the introduction to IP, UDP, TCP and HTTP

Class 4 - 28/03/2023

The Physical Layer: Wireless Transmisssion (cont.).

End of the 1st Test / Begin of the 2nd Test

The Physical Layer: Communication Satellites; Digital Modulation and Multiplexing: FDM, TDM and Code Division Multiplexing; Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing.

Bibliography for the 1st Test:

- "Computer Networks", 5ª Ed., A. Tanenbaum & D. Wetherall, Prentice Hall, 2011, pp. 109-116; sec. 2.3.2-2.3.5.

Bibliography for the 2nd Test:

- "Computer Networks", 5ª Ed., A. Tanenbaum & D. Wetherall, Prentice Hall, 2011, pp. 116-123, 132-138; sec. 2.4.1-2.4.3, 2.5.3-2.5.5.

- Introduction to the Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing

Class 5 - 04/04/2023

The Physical Layer: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (cont.); The Public Switched Telephone Network: The Local Loop: Modems, ADSL (2.6.3, pp. 144-151); Switching (2.6.5); The Mobile Telephone System: First Generation (2.7.1); Second Generation (2.7.2).

Bibliography for the 2nd Test:

- Introduction to the Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing

- "Computer Networks", 5ª Ed., A. Tanenbaum & D. Wetherall, Prentice Hall, 2011, pp. 138-139, 144-151, 161-174; sec. 2.6, 2.6.3, 2.6.5-2.7.2.

Class 6 - 11/04/2023

The Physical Layer: The Mobile Telephone System: Third Generation (2.7.3); Fourth and Fifth Generation.

Data Link Layer Design Issues (3.1).

Bibliography for the 2nd Test:

- Fourth-Generation (4G) Mobile Phones and Fifth-Generation (5G) Mobile Phones

- "Computer Networks", 5ª Ed., A. Tanenbaum & D. Wetherall, Prentice Hall, 2011, pp. 174-179, 193-200; sec. 2.7.3, 3.1-3.1.2.

Class 7 - 18/04/2023

Data Link Layer Design Issues(cont.) (3.1). Elementary Data Link Protocols (3.3). Sliding Window Protocols (3.4).

Bibliography for the 2nd Test:

- "Computer Networks", 5ª Ed., A. Tanenbaum & D. Wetherall, Prentice Hall, 2011, pp. 200-202, 215-234; sec. 3.1.3-3.1.4, 3.3, 3.4-3.4.2.

Class 8 - 02/05/2023

Sliding Window Protocols (3.4)(cont.); Error Detection and Correction (3.2).

End of the 2nd Test / Begin of the 3rd Test

Bibliography for the 2nd Test:

- "Computer Networks", 5ª Ed., A. Tanenbaum & D. Wetherall, Prentice Hall, 2011, pp. 202-209, 234-244; sec. 3.4.2-3.4.3, 3.2-3.2.1, 3.2.2

Class 9- 9/05/2023

The MAC Sublayer. The Channel Allocation Problem (4.1). Multiple Access Protocols. ALOHA (4.2.1); The MAC Sublayer. Multiple Access Protocols (4.2).

Bibliography for the 3rd Test:

- "Computer Networks", 5ª Ed., A. Tanenbaum & D. Wetherall, Prentice Hall, 2011, pp. 257-269; sec. 4.1-4.2.2.

Class 10- 16/05/2023

The MAC Sublayer: Multiple Access Protocols (cont.) (4.2). Ethernet (4.3).

Bibliography for the 3rd Test:

- "Computer Networks", 5ª Ed., A. Tanenbaum & D. Wetherall, Prentice Hall, 2011, pp. 269-298; sec. 4.2.3-4.3

Class 11- 23/05/2023

The MAC Sublayer: Wireless LANs (4.4); New 802.11; Bluetooth (4.6)

Bibliography for the 3rd Test:

- "Computer Networks", 5ª Ed., A. Tanenbaum & D. Wetherall, Prentice Hall, 2011, pp. 299-311; 320-326. sec. 4.4; 4.6.

- New 802.11 standards: 802.11ac, ax, be, p, ad and a

End of the 3rd Test

Class 12- 30/05/2023

The MAC Sublayer: RFID (4.7); Data Link Layer Switching and VLANs (4.8).

Bibliography only for the Replay of 3rd Test and Exam:

- "Computer Networks", 5ª Ed., A. Tanenbaum & D. Wetherall, Prentice Hall, 2011, pp. 327-349; sec. 4.7-4.8.

End of the Exame and of repetition of 3rd Test

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The Mobile Telephone System: Architecture

The Mobile Telephone System: Architecture