Catalog Entry (2009-2010):

4710 Computer Communication Networks(4) High-speed access control protocols, routing protocols, traffic management, and network topologies. Giga-bit Ethernet, ATM, and TCP/IP. Performance modeling and simulation techniques. Prereq: CEEN 3250.

Text:

High-Speed networks, TCP/IP and ATM Design Principles, by William Stallings, Prentice Hall, Fifth Edition, ISBN No. 0-132-525965-7

Class/Laboratory Schedule:

4 Credit Hours; 3 Hours Lecture; 3 Hours Lab; Elective

Goals:

High-speed networks dominate both the wide-are networks and local area networks. This course is designed to present and discuss the high-speed access control protocols, routing protocols, traffic management, and network topologies. These topics will be complement with the performance modeling and simulation techniques.

Prerequisites by:

Course: Communication Circuits (CEEN 3250), Digital Computer Design I (CEEN 4330)

Topic: General knowledge of a computer system design, Fundamentals of communications

Topics:

1. Networking Fundamentals
   Topologies
   Review of LAN and IEEE 802.X Protocols
   
2. Gigabit Ethernet
   Basic Function
   Physical and MAC layers
   Carrier Extension, Burst Modes
   Performance Modeling
   
3. ATM Networks
   Protocol Architecture
   Logical configurations
   Adaptation Layers
   Performance Modeling
   
4. Internetwork Traffic Management
   Internet Protocol
   Ipv4 Protocol
   IP Addressing
   Subnetting including VLSM and CIDR
   Ipv6 Protocol
   ARP, RIP, Distance Vector Routing Protocol
   
5. Transport-Level Traffic Control
   Transmission Control Protocol
   UDP Performance
   TCP Congestion Control
   Real-Time Transport Protocol
   
6. Frame Relay
   Architecture
   ATM and Frame Relay Interfacing

Laboratory Exercises:

The students are required to write the necessary software to set up the Token Ring card (Initialize, Open, Close, etc.) and also monitor the activities on the Token Ring LAN system. The other laboratory assignments are involved in design and modeling of a medium scale Ethernet system and a Token Bus system, simulating these models and analyzing the results. The results are analyzed for the bottlenecks, system loading, system capacity and throughput.

Computer Usage:

Use of simulation CAD systems to create related networks.