Fundamentals of Communication Networks
FUNDAMENTALS OF COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (2016-2017)
M. Sc. in Telecommunication Engineering
Campus Leonardo
This is an equalization course offered at the master students of Telecommunications Engineering for filling gaps in their background on probability theory and communications networks.
Classes Timetable:
Mondays, 15:15 - 17:15, Room D.2.3
Tuesdays, 10:15 - 12:15, Room D.2.4
NEWS
Here two options for installing the network simulator:
- Stand alone software (Linux, Windows)
- Virtual Machine (with simulator installed ~2GB) to be run inside VirtualBox: login password is "labfir"
PAST EXAMS
CLASS SCHEDULE AND TEACHING MATERIAL
Mon 3/10/2016 - Introduction, Networking basics
PART 1: PROBABILITY
Tue 4/10/2016 - Basics of Probability (download lecture notes and exercises here)
Mon 10/10/2016 - Exercises on countable spaces
Tue 11/10/2016 - Random variables: definitions, examples, mean and variance
Mon 17/10/2016 - Exercises on random variables
Tue 18/10/2016 - More on random variables: joint distributions, sum of random variables
PART 2: NETWORKING
Mon 24/10/2016 - Physical Layer
Tue 25/10/2016 - Exercises on delays in packet switching and multiplexing
Mon 7/11/2016 - Data Link Layer: Stop and Wait, Go-Back-N, Selective Repeat
Tue 8/11/2016 - Flow Control and exercises on the link layer
Mon 28/11/2016 - Local Area Networks
Thu 29/11/2016 - Exercises on LANs
Mon 04/12/2016 - Network Layer: IP
Thu 05/12/2016 - More on IP (addressing, ARP)
Mon 12/12/2016 - Exercises on IP addressing and forwarding
Thu 13/12/2016 - More exercises on IP
Thu 19/12/2016 - Routing protocols
Mon 20/12/2016 - Exercises on routing protocols
CHRISTMAS BREAK
Mon 09/01/2017 - Transport Layer
Thu 10/01/2017 - Exercises on TCP
Mon 16/01/2017 - Application Layer
Thu 17/01/2017 - Intranetting
Mon 23/01/2017 - Recap exercises
Thu 24/01/2017- Exam simulation: text, solution