CSL858 Goals, Syllabus, Reference Books

• Goals
• Develop a deep understanding of network technologies from the physical to application layer (design choices, strengths and weaknesses)
• Get a feel of networking research (reading key research papers, working with simulators, emulators, test beds etc)
• Enhance communication skills and team work (form project teams, make class presentations, write Connexions modules)

• Reference books
• Data Communications and Networking - Behrouz A. Forouzan, 4th Ed. (Tata McGraw-Hill)
• Computer Networks - A. Tannenbaum, 4th Ed. (Prentice Hall)
• Computer Networks, A Systems Approach - L. Peterson and B. Davie, 3rd Ed. (Elsevier)
• Computer Networking, A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet - J. Kurose and K. Ross, 3rd Ed. (Pearson)

• Syllabus 
• Brief history of Computer Networks --- major technological developments in data communications and networking
• Protocol layering 
• Point-to-point data communications --- modulation techniques, concept of Capacity, technology 
• Error detection and correction --- basic coding techniques
• Multiple access schemes 
• Internetworking --- addressing and routing
• Congestion control and Quality-of-Service 
• Applications --- the world-wide-web, email, multimedia