Communications and Networking: An Introduction, John Cowley, 2007, Springer, ISBN: 1-84628-488-0

Computer Networks and Internets with Internet Applications, Douglas E Comer and Ralph E Droms, 2004, 4th Ed, Prentice Hall, ISBN: 013123627X

Computer Networks, 4th Edition (International Edition), Andrew Tanenbaum, Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR, 2003, ISBN: 0-13-038488-7

Students must be registered on the special programme run for EFREI.

Lectures 2 hours per week, tutorial/practical 2 hours per week, directed reading and research. The practicals will go through exercises that will help students to understand and give practical application to the lecture material.
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Communication architecture and network protocol layering.
Network hardware - local area networks and wide area networks with consideration of alternative methods and newer communication technologies such as ISDN, ATM, wireless and cellular networking technology, and satellite networks.
LAN Topologies (e.g. bus, ring, star), LAN standards (e.g. IEEE802.x series).
Network Protocols - hierarchical protocol layer models. The ISO OSI model (layers 1-7). General concepts of routing, flow control and error recovery.
Internetworking - principal concepts and architecture of heterogeneous networks and internetworking protocols such as ARP, HTTP, ICMP, IP, TCP and UDP.
WAN technologies and services (e.g. leased lines, ISDN, Frame Relay)
Application-layer software (e.g. e-mail, FTP, Web browsers and Web servers)
Network management (e.g. network management categories, SNMP, MIB, RMON)

Standard network laboratory facilities.
Network simulation software such as Opent or Packet Tracer

Coursework 100% consisting of:
Class Test, 50 minutes 30% - learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3.
Project - Report on a networking case study using network simulation software such as Opnet or Packet Tracer, weighted at 70%. Learning outcome 4