Course details

Data Communications, Computer Networks and Protocols (in English)

PDSe Acad. year 2018/2019 Summer semester 5 credits

Current academic year

Active network devices and their function. IP routing. Network security and detection of networking attacks. VoIP communication. Network management and monitoring. Internet of things. Virtualization.

Guarantor

Ryšavý Ondřej, doc. Ing., Ph.D. (DIFS)

Course coordinator

Matoušek Petr, doc. Ing., Ph.D., M.A. (DIFS)

Language of instruction

English

Completion

Examination (written+oral)

Time span

  • 26 hrs lectures
  • 12 hrs pc labs
  • 14 hrs projects

Assessment points

  • 55 pts final exam (written part)
  • 24 pts numeric exercises
  • 21 pts projects

Department

Department of Information Systems (UIFS)

Lecturer

Grégr Matěj, Ing., Ph.D. (DIFS)
Matoušek Petr, doc. Ing., Ph.D., M.A. (DIFS)
Pluskal Jan, Ing., Ph.D. (DIFS)
Polčák Libor, Ing., Ph.D. (DIFS)
Ryšavý Ondřej, doc. Ing., Ph.D. (DIFS)
Veselý Vladimír, Ing., Ph.D. (DIFS)

Subject specific learning outcomes and competences

Understand principles of network communication and architecture of advanced network services. Be aware of security risks and get acquainted with tools for detection an mitigation of security incidents.

Understanding communication principles in  computer networks.

Learning objectives

Understand basic principles of network communication. Security of network communication. Deep analysis of selected network traffic, detection of attacks. Network monitoring and troubleshooting.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Basics of computer networks, IP addressing, network services: WWW, DHCP, DNS. Principles of Internet. Basic Unix configuration.

Study literature

  • George Varghese. Network Algorithmics. Elsevier, Inc., 2005. 

Syllabus of lectures

  1. Introduction to IP networking. Basic configuration of network devices.
  2. Static and dynamic routing. Routing algorithms. Protocols RIP and OSPF.
  3. IPv6 networking and tunneling.
  4. Traffic Analysis.
  5. Secure communication.
  6. Network monitoring. NTP, syslog, SNMP and NetFlow.
  7. Data filtering, firewalls.
  8. Introduction to IP telephony.
  9. Advanced IP telephony.
  10. Privacy and anonymity on Internet.
  11. Internet of things.
  12. L2 network  security.
  13. Virtualization and clouds.

Progress assessment

Attendance on lectures and labs.  Submitting project in due dates.
Exam prerequisites:
Requirements for class accreditation are not defined.

Controlled instruction

Mid-term exam, laboratory practice and/or homework supported by project completion, and final exam are the monitored, and points earning an education. Mid-term exam and laboratory practice are without correction eventuality. The final exam has two additional correction eventualities. The minimal number of points that can be obtained from the final exam is 25. Otherwise, no points will be assigned to a student.

Exam prerequisites

Requirements for class accreditation are not defined.

Course inclusion in study plans

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