Course details

Data Communications, Computer Networks and Protocols (in English)

PDSe Acad. year 2021/2022 Summer semester 5 credits

Current academic year

Network architecture. Network routing. IPv6 networking. Network security. Privacy and anonymity on Internet. Methods for intrusion detection and packet classification. Network monitoring using SNMP and Netflow. Securing DNS. SDN networking. Cryptocurrency.

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

Time span

  • 26 hrs lectures
  • 13 hrs laboratories
  • 13 hrs projects

Assessment points

  • 55 pts final exam (30 pts written part, 25 pts oral part)
  • 12 pts numeric exercises
  • 12 pts labs
  • 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)

Instructor

Grégr Matěj, Ing., Ph.D. (DIFS)
Matoušek Petr, doc. Ing., Ph.D., M.A. (DIFS)
Veselý Vladimír, Ing., Ph.D. (DIFS)

Subject specific learning outcomes and competences

Understanding principles how computer networks operate. Network security. Methods for classification and analysis of network traffic and error detection in computer communication. Principles of IPv6 networking. SDN networks.ecurity incidents.
The course prepares students to solve advanced engineering tasks in area of network communication, network applications and infrastructure.

Learning objectives

Understand principles and implementation of network communication. Learn advanced methods for network traffic identification and anomaly detection. Get familier with principles of network security, packet filtering a network monitoring.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Fundamentals of communication protocols. Principles of Internet. Programming skills. Knowledge of Unix operating system.

Study literature

  • Kurose, J.F., Ross, K. W: Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet, Edition 8. Addison-Wesley, 2021. 
  • Andrew Tanenbaum, David Wetherall: Computer Networks, Pearson; Global edition, 2021.
  • George Varghese. Network Algorithmics. Elsevier, Inc., 2005. 

Syllabus of lectures

  1. Network architecture.
  2. Static and dynamic rouring. Routing algorithms and protocols.
  3. IPv6 networking.
  4. Network security on Layer 2.
  5. Privacy and anonymity on Internet.
  6. Fundamentals of network security.
  7. Packet classification. IP address lookup.
  8. Intrusion detection. Identification of network traffic.
  9. Network monitoring using SNMP and Netflow.
  10. Domain name system. DNS security.
  11. SDN networking.
  12. Cryptocurrency, bitcoin, blockchain.
  13. Summary.

Syllabus of laboratory exercises

  1. Analysis of captured network communication.
  2. Static and dynamic routing.
  3. Configuration of IPv6 networks. IPv6 over IPv4.
  4. Privacy and anonymity on Internet.
  5. Encryption techniques using OpenSSL.
  6. Network monitoring using SNMP and Netflow.

Syllabus - others, projects and individual work of students

  • Design, modeling and implementation of a network application.

Progress assessment

Active participation on lectures and labs. Submitting project in due date.

Controlled instruction

Active participation on lectures and hands-on labs, project assignment, and final exam are the monitored, and points earning an education. The minimal number of points that can be obtained from the final exam is 20. Otherwise, no points will be assigned to a student.  Missed labs are not replaced. 

Exam prerequisites

Requirements for class accreditation are not defined.

Course inclusion in study plans

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