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Communication Networks 卜爱国 patriotic@126.com 计算机网络 计算机网络是通过同一种技术相互连接起来的一组自主计算机的集合 How Important is the Course? Computer Networking is the backbone of the information society You Will Learn Networking Terminology Communication basics Media and signals Data transmission characteristics asynchronous and synchronous communication serial and parallel transmission bandwidth, throughput and noise multiplexing You Will Learn [continued] Networking and Network Technologies Packet Switching, Circuit/virtual Switching Protocols and Layering Network Addressing interconnection (bridges, switches, routers) Local Area Networks Routing Flow, Error and Congestion Control You Will Learn [continued] Applications and Network Services Client-server communications Browser-server communications Hierarchical naming (DNS) File transfer (FTP) Remote login (TELNET) Email (SMTP, POP) Web technologies (HTTP, HTML, Java) Network Security The most important in this course is… Principles rather than equations System view of the communication network The mainstream and promising communication/computer network technologies It seems that we will focus on Computer network, anyway, merging of all communication network seems to be the trend I’ll Do My Part Help you learn and enjoy the course Answer email promptly Be fair and impartial You Do Your Part Have the drive to learn and work hard Be present and attentive Contribute in discussions Lecture Schedule Lecture 1: Introduction Lecture 2: Network Architecture Lecture 3: Physical Layer Lecture 4: Data Link Layer Lecture 5: Data Link Layer Lecture 6: Local Area Networks Lecture 8: WAN and PAN Lecture Schedule [continued] Lecture 9,10,11: Network Layer Lecture 12:Transport Layer Lecture 13: Application Layer Lecture 14:Network Security Lecture 15:Review Lecture 16:Final Exam Grading Homework 20% Final Exam 70% Class Time 10% Textbook Andrew S. Tanenbaum Computer Networks（3rd or 4th Edition） other recommended texts –