NETS2150/2850 Fundamentals of Networking

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NETS2150/2850Fundamentals of Networking

• Dr Björn Landfeldt
• G6A, Madsen Building F09
• bjornl_at_it.usyd.edu.au
• www.ug.it.usyd.edu.au/nets2150

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Overview

• The teaching team
• How am I going to grade you?
• When are you going to do it?
• What are we going to cover?
• Why you should not take this course?

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Classes

• 1 two-hours lectures
• 1 hour tutorial (starts in Week 2)
• 1 hour lab (starts in Week 3)

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The Teaching Team
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Grading

• Major Assignment 20
• Take-home quiz 20
• Final exam 60
• 40 rule applies to final exam, overall 50 to
  pass

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Late Policy

• Any late submission will be rejected and given
  zero mark (unless otherwise stated)
• Under very special circumstances, you may be
  eligible for Special Consideration
• Apply through faculty
• Need to submit work with your application for
  consideration

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Textbook

• Data and Computer Communications, 2003 7th
  edition,William Stallings, Pearson-Prentice Hall

• Recommended Book
• Data Communications and Networking, 2004 3rd
  Edition, B. A. Forouzan, McGraw-Hill

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Prerequisites Assumed Knowledge

• Good programming and problem solving skills of
  SOFT1001 is required
• High-school mathematics (especially algebra)
  necessary

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Tentative Lesson Schedule
Data Communications and Networking Overview (B) 1
Protocol Architecture (B) 1
Data Transmission (B) 2
Guided and Wireless Transmission (B) 3
Signal Encoding (B) 4
Data Link Control (B) 5
Local Area Network Overview (B/J) 6-7
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Tentative Lesson Schedule (cont.)
High-Speed LANs (J/B) 8-9
Circuit Switching and Packet Switching (J) 10
Routing (J) 11
Internetwork Protocols (J) 12
Transport and Management Protocols (J) 13
Note (K) Bjorn (J) Jahan
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What Is This Unit About?

• This is a course on Networking Architecture
• This is not a course on network building or usage
• You will be able to understand protocols
• You will learn about networking concepts that
  will help you understand networking jargon
• TCP/IP and OSI Models
• Flow Control
• Error Control
• Baud, Hertz, and Bits/sec
• Algorithms for determining packet routes
• This is the first course on networking.
• Sets foundation for NETS3303 (now NETS3007)

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Why You Shouldnt take this unit?

• You arent ready for the hard work
• You dont have the background
• You are not ready to take the initiative
• Only key concepts will be covered in the class.
• Students are expected to read the rest from the
  text.
• This does not cover what you want

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Summary

• There will be a lot of self-reading and research
• Goal To prepare you for a career in networking
• Get ready to work hard!