Course details

Network Applications and Network Administration

ISA Acad. year 2024/2025 Winter semester 5 credits

Architecture of computer networks, OSI model and TCP/IP model. Network interface configuration. Advanced network programming using BSD sockets. Architectur of DNS and DNS resolution. Architecture of mailing and directory services. Network security - packet filtering and classification. Multimedia communication, videconferencing. IP telephony. Quality of services. Tools for network management. Measuring network traffic. Network modelling and simulation.

The course has 5 ECTS credits which represent 130 hours of study workload distributed as follows:

26 hours of lectures
10 hours of laboratory assignments
50 hours of programming project
44 hours of individual study and preparation to the final exam

Guarantor

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

Language of instruction

Czech, English

Completion

Credit+Examination (written+oral)

Time span

26 hrs lectures
10 hrs laboratories
16 hrs projects

Assessment points

60 pts final exam (60 pts written part, 60 pts oral part)
20 pts labs
20 pts projects

Department

Department of Information Systems (UIFS)

Lecturer

Grégr Matěj, Ing., Ph.D. (DIFS)
Matoušek Petr, doc. Ing., Ph.D., M.A. (DIFS)
Skokanová Jana, Mgr. (CVT)

Instructor

Grégr Matěj, Ing., Ph.D. (DIFS)
Hranický Radek, Ing., Ph.D. (DIFS)
Jeřábek Kamil, Ing., Ph.D. (DIFS)
Koutenský Michal, Ing. (DIFS)
Ondryáš Ondřej, Ing. (DIFS)
Zavřel Jan, Ing. (DIFS)

Learning objectives

The goal of this course is to inform students about network services and tools for network administration and traffic control. The practical parts of the course include network application programming and laboratory assignments where students can apply theoretical knowledge in configuration and analysis of real network services.

A student is able to configure network connection to the internet, configure common network services, monitor network traffic, detect and correct network failures. He or she is familiar with modern network applications for data, voice and video transmission. A student has an overview of tools for network administration and is able to use them. He or she is capable to create a secure network connection over the internet and secure a computer against cyber threats. A student is able to program a network application.

Recommended prerequisites

Computer Communications and Networks (IPK)
Operating Systems (IOS)

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Basics of operating systems Unix and Windows.
C programming.
Reading and understanding texts written in technical English.
Number conversion between binary, decimal and hexadecimal systems.
Computer network architecture (ISO/OSI, TCP/IP).
Overview of link layer protocols and network layer protocols.
Addressing - types of IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, address classes, multicast, broadcast, netmask, CIDR etc.
IP routing.

Study literature

P. Matoušek: Síťové aplikace a jejich architektura, VUTIUM, 2014.
W. R. Stevens, B. Fenner, A. M. Rudoff: UNIX Network Programming.The Sockets Network API, Addison-Wesley, 2004.
A. S. Tanenbaum: Computer Networks, 4th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2003.
J. F. Kurose, K.W.Ross: Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet, Adison-Wesley, 2003.
Lewis Van Wikle: Hands-On Network Programming with C : Learn Socket Programming in C and Write Secure and Optimized Network Code, Packt Publishing, 2019.

Syllabus of lectures

Network Architecture, Addressing, Testing.
Advanced TCP/IP Programming.
Multicast. Link Layer Data Capturing and Packet Processing.
Security of network transmission.
DNS System.
Electronic Mail and Directory Services.
Streaming and Videoconferencing.
IP Telephony.
Network Monitoring and Management.
Time Synchronization. Events Logging.
Flow Monitoring.
Quality of Services.
Summary.

Syllabus of laboratory exercises

Network device configuration and network traffic analysis using Wireshark.
Securing network transmission.
DNS configuration and deployment.
VoIP configuration and analysis.
Network management and monitoring.

Progress assessment

Lab assignments (20 points), project implementation (20 points). Exam prerequisites: Duty credit consists of getting at least 15 points for in-class activities (labs, project).

Assignments in labs (max 20 points) and individual network programming project (max 20 points).
To pass the semester exam, minimum 20 points is required.
Semester exams can be oral or written. The form is defined by each exam description.
Missed labs are not replaced. In case of a long-term study obstacle because of health issues it is possible to ask for supplementary work.

Schedule

Day	Type	Weeks	Room	Start	End	Capacity	Lect.grp	Groups	Info
Mon	laboratory	3., 5., 9., 11. of lectures	O205	08:00	09:50	20	3BIT	xx	Grégr Skupina č. 1
Mon	laboratory	4., 6., 8., 10., 12. of lectures	O205	08:00	09:50	20	3BIT	xx	Grégr Skupina č. 11
Mon	exam	2025-02-03	C304 C311	09:00	13:50				3. termín
Mon	laboratory	3., 5., 9., 11. of lectures	O205	10:00	11:50	20	3BIT	xx	Grégr Skupina č. 2
Mon	laboratory	4., 6., 8., 10., 12. of lectures	O205	10:00	11:50	20	3BIT	xx	Grégr Skupina č. 12
Mon	laboratory	3., 5., 9., 11. of lectures	O205	12:00	13:50	20	3BIT	xx	Ondryáš Skupina č. 3
Mon	laboratory	4., 6., 8., 10., 12. of lectures	O205	12:00	13:50	20	3BIT	xx	Ondryáš Skupina č. 13
Mon	laboratory	3., 5., 9., 11. of lectures	O205	14:00	15:50	20	3BIT	xx	Ondryáš Skupina č. 4
Mon	laboratory	4., 6., 8., 10., 12. of lectures	O205	14:00	15:50	20	3BIT	xx	Ondryáš Skupina č. 14
Tue	laboratory	3., 5., 7., 11. of lectures	O205	08:00	09:50	20	3BIT	xx	Koutenský Skupina č. 5
Tue	laboratory	6., 8., 10., 12. of lectures	O205	08:00	09:50	20	3BIT	xx	Koutenský Skupina č. 15
Tue	laboratory	2024-10-08	O205	08:00	09:50	20	3BIT	xx	Zavřel Skupina č. 15
Tue	laboratory	2024-11-12	O205	08:00	09:50	20	3BIT	xx	Hranický Skupina č. 5
Tue	exam	2025-02-04	C304 C311	09:00	14:50				3. termín
Tue	laboratory	3., 5., 7., 11. of lectures	O205	10:00	11:50	20	3BIT	xx	Koutenský Skupina č. 6
Tue	laboratory	6., 8., 10., 12. of lectures	O205	10:00	11:50	20	3BIT	xx	Koutenský Skupina č. 16
Tue	laboratory	2024-10-08	O205	10:00	11:50	20	3BIT	xx	Zavřel Skupina č. 16
Tue	laboratory	2024-11-12	O205	10:00	11:50	20	3BIT	xx	Hranický Skupina č. 6
Tue	laboratory ^*)	2024-10-29	O205	16:00	17:50	20	3BIT	xx	Ondryáš Skupina č. 3 - náhrada za státní svátek
Tue	laboratory ^*)	2024-10-29	O205	18:00	19:50	20	3BIT	xx	Ondryáš Skupina č. 4 - náhrada za státní svátek
Wed	laboratory	3., 5., 7., 9., 11. of lectures	O205	08:00	09:50	20	3BIT	xx	Jeřábek Skupina č. 7
Wed	laboratory	4., 6., 8., 10., 12. of lectures	O205	08:00	09:50	20	3BIT	xx	Jeřábek Skupina č. 17
Wed	laboratory	3., 5., 7., 9., 11. of lectures	O205	10:00	11:50	20	3BIT	xx	Jeřábek Skupina č. 8
Wed	laboratory	4., 6., 8., 10., 12. of lectures	O205	10:00	11:50	20	3BIT	xx	Jeřábek Skupina č. 18
Wed	laboratory	3., 9., 11. of lectures	O205	12:00	13:50	20	3BIT	xx	Hranický Skupina č. 9
Wed	laboratory	4., 6., 8., 10., 12. of lectures	O205	12:00	13:50	20	3BIT	xx	Hranický Skupina č. 19
Wed	laboratory	2024-10-16	O205	12:00	13:50	20	3BIT	xx	Koutenský Skupina č. 9
Wed	laboratory	2024-10-30	O205	12:00	13:50	20	3BIT	xx	Jeřábek Skupina č. 9
Wed	laboratory	3., 9., 11. of lectures	O205	14:00	15:50	20	3BIT	xx	Hranický Skupina č. 10
Wed	laboratory	4., 6., 8., 10., 12. of lectures	O205	14:00	15:50	20	3BIT	xx	Hranický Skupina č. 20
Wed	laboratory	2024-10-16	O205	14:00	15:50	20	3BIT	xx	Koutenský Skupina č. 10
Wed	laboratory	2024-10-30	O205	14:00	15:50	20	3BIT	xx	Jeřábek Skupina č. 10
Thu	laboratory	3., 5., 7., 9., 11. of lectures	O205	08:00	09:50	20	3BIT	xx	Zavřel Skupina č. 21
Thu	laboratory	4., 6., 8., 10., 12. of lectures	O205	08:00	09:50	20	3BIT	xx	Zavřel Skupina č. 22
Thu	exam	2025-01-30	C304 C311	09:00	15:50				3. termín
Thu	laboratory	3., 5., 7., 9., 11. of lectures	O205	10:00	11:50	20	3BIT	xx	Zavřel Skupina č. 23
Thu	laboratory	4., 6., 8., 10., 12. of lectures	O205	10:00	11:50	20	3BIT	xx	Zavřel Skupina č. 24
Fri	lecture	1., 2., 4., 5., 6., 7., 9., 11., 13. of lectures	D0206 D105	08:00	09:50	470	3BIT	10 - 19 xx	Matoušek
Fri	lecture	3., 10., 12. of lectures	D0206 D105	08:00	09:50	470	3BIT	10 - 19 xx	Grégr
Fri	lecture	2024-11-08	D0206 D105	08:00	09:50	470	3BIT	10 - 19 xx	Skokanová
Fri	exam	2025-01-03	A112 A113 D0206 D0207 D105 E104	09:00	10:50				1. termín
Fri	exam	2025-01-03	E105	09:00	11:50				1. termín - prodloužení
Fri	exam	2025-01-03	E112	09:00	10:50				1. termín
Fri	exam	2025-01-17	D0206 D0207 D105	09:00	10:50				2. termín
Fri	exam	2025-01-17	E105	09:00	11:50				2. termín - prodloužení
Fri	exam	2025-01-17	E112	09:00	10:50				2. termín
Fri	exam	2025-01-31	C304 C311	09:00	14:50				3. termín
Fri	laboratory ^*)	2024-11-01	O205	13:00	14:50	20	3BIT	xx	Grégr Skupina č. 1 - náhrada za státní svátek
Fri	laboratory ^*)	2024-11-01	O205	15:00	16:50	20	3BIT	xx	Grégr Skupina č. 2 - náhrada za státní svátek

It is not possible to register this class in Studis. (Some exercises may be opened later if needed, but this is not guaranteed.)

Course inclusion in study plans

Programme BIT, 3rd year of study, Compulsory
Programme BIT (in English), 3rd year of study, Compulsory