Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Introduction to Communication Networks (17.EK202)

Native organizations units: Department of Power, Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering

Type of studies	Title
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Measurement-Information Technologies and Control Engineering (Godina: 3, Summer)
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Measurement-Information Technologies and Control Engineering (Godina: 2, Summer)

General information:

Category	Theoretical-methodological
Scientific or art field	Telecommunications and Signal Processing
Interdisciplinary	No
ECTS	7

Educational goal:

This course targets acquisition of basic terminology and knowledge related to the area of communication and computer networks. Students should acquire basics of communication protocols that enable communication between devices in networked environment. Student should understand the concept of layering in communication networks and understand the role of specific protocols at different layers.

Educational outcome:

Students would acquire the basic design principles of communication and computer networks. It will clarify the fundamental problems solved by protocols designed at different network layers. The course is organized as a sequel of communication problems that should be solved at different layers, providing the student with both theoretical understanding as well as practical examples of protocols, in particular, the protocols in Local Area Networks and the Internet.

Course content:

Introduction and basic concepts; Introduction to OSI layered model and terminology; Physical layer - transmission media and digital transmission basics; Example: 802.3 Ethernet and 802.11 WiFi PHY layer. Data link layer - error detection and error correction; Example: CRC and Checksum codes, ARQ protocols. Data link layer - multiple access protocols. Examples: ALOHA, CSMA/CD in 802.3 Ethernet and CSMA/CA in 802.11 WiFi. Network layer - network addressing and routing. Example: IP protocol, ARP and ICMP protocol. Transport layer and quality of service. Example: TCP protocol and UDP protocol. Session, presentation and application layer. Example: HTTP protocol and video over Internet.

Teaching methods:

Lessons; auditory sessions and laboratory exercises with MATLAB examples.

Literature:

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Tanenbaum, E. i dr.	Računarske mreže	2012	Mikro knjiga, Beograd	Serbian language
Predmetni nastavnici	Skripte i prezentacije na sajtu Katedre	2012	KTIOS	Serbian language
Bertsekas, Gallager	Data Networks	1997	2nd edition, Prentice Hall	English
Tanenbaum, A.S.	Computer Networks	1981	Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs	English