This lecture explains the principles of computer networks  based on the fundamentals of the area. The topics include network protocol mechanisms, implementation principles, network algorithms, advanced network architectures, network simulations, measurements and protocol specifications and verification techniques.  

Language

The course will be offered in english only!

Exam

Details regarding the exam will be provided soon.
An official announcement will be given during the lecture and repeated in the tutorials.

• James F. Kurose and Keith W. Ross. Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach. Addison-Wesley, fourth edition, 2007. (englisch), online version
• James F. Kurose und Keith W. Ross. Computernetze: Ein Top-Down-Ansatz mit Schwerpunkt Internet. Pearson Studium (Prentice Hall), München, Deutschland, 2002. (deutsch)
• Larry L. Peterson and Bruce S. Davie. Computer Networks: A Systems Approach. Morgan Kaufmann, fourth edition, 2007. (english)
• Andrew S. Tanenbaum. Computer Networks. Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference, Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA, fourth edition, 2003. (english)
• Andrew S. Tanenbaum. Computernetzwerke. Pearson Studium (Prentice Hall), München, Deutschland, dritte revidierte Auflage, 2000. (deutsch)
• W. Richard Stevens. TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The Protocols, Addison-Wesley, 1994. (english)
• W. Richard Stevens. TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 2: The Implementation, Addison-Wesley, 1995. (english)
• W. Richard Stevens. TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 3: TCP for Transactions, HTTP, NNTP, and the UNIX Domain Protocols, Addison-Wesley, 1996. (english)