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The document outlines the objectives of a computer networks course which are to: 1) Understand how two computers communicate over the Internet 2) Learn the basic functionalities and architecture of computer networks 3) Learn how to program networks and whether future changes are needed to the design It then provides an overview of network architecture layers including physical, data link, network, transport and application layers as well as examples of protocols at each layer to illustrate how data is transferred between two remote machines.

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Introduction

The document outlines the objectives of a computer networks course which are to: 1) Understand how two computers communicate over the Internet 2) Learn the basic functionalities and architecture of computer networks 3) Learn how to program networks and whether future changes are needed to the design It then provides an overview of network architecture layers including physical, data link, network, transport and application layers as well as examples of protocols at each layer to illustrate how data is transferred between two remote machines.

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Objectives of the Course

• Understand how two computers in the Internet talk to each other


• Go through the basic functionalities of the computer networks
• Learn how to program the network
• Learn the future of the computer network – Do we need any further changes
in the design?

Network
Functionalities Protocols
Architecture

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So, What is Network Architecture?

• A way to visualize how two remote computers talk to each other

Network Protocol Stack

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So, What is Network Architecture?

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So, What is Network Architecture?

Requirement: Convert digital data to analog


signal and vice versa Physical
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So, What is Network Architecture?

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So, What is Network Architecture?

L2 Switch

Data Link
Requirement: Ensure proper scheduling in
media access Physical
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So, What is Network Architecture?

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So, What is Network Architecture?

L3 Switch or Routers

Network
Data Link
Physical

Requirement: Find out a suitable path to


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forward data
So, What is Network Architecture?

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So, What is Network Architecture?

Transport
Network
Data Link
Physical

Requirement: End to end traffic control in the


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network
So, What is Network Architecture?

Application
Transport
Network
Network Protocol Stack
Data Link
Physical

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Data Transfer between Two Remote Machines

Source

Destination

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Data Transfer between Two Remote Machines

Application Application
Transport Transport
Network Network Network
Data Link Data Link Data Link Data Link Data Link
Physical Physical Physical Physical Physical

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Protocols at Different Layers

Application HTTP, FTP, SMTP


Transport TCP, UDP, RTP
Network IPv4, IPv6, MPLS
Data Link Ethernet, WiFi,
Bluetooth,
Physical UMTS, LTE

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Network Management and Control – Cross Layer Protocols

Application HTTP, FTP, SMTP


DNS
Transport TCP, UDP, RTP
SNMP
Network IPv4, IPv6, MPLS
ARP, DHCP
Data Link Ethernet, WiFi, Bluetooth, UMTS, LTE
Physical

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Two Ways to Learn Computer Networks

Application Application
Transport Transport
Network Network
Data Link Data Link
Physical Physical

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Books to Follow …

Application
Transport
Network
Data Link
Physical

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Books to Follow …

Application
Transport
Network
Data Link
Physical

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Books to Follow (Online Books)…

Application
Transport
Network
Data Link
Physical
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/gg243376.html
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Internet Resources

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