Learning Outcomes

Introduction to Computer Networks

Protocol Stacks

Circuit Switching and Packet Switching

Protocol Stack Layers

Application Layer Protocols

Lesson Summary

In this module you will learn about circuit and packet switching networks, network protocol stack, protocol stack layers and the different protocols at the application layer.

Application Layer: DNS

Application Layer: FTP

Application Layer: Hypertext Transfer Protocol

Application Layer: HTTP, HTML & TELNET

Application Layer: SMTP & SNMP

In this module, you will learn about the domain name systems, name resolution process web, hypertext transfer protocol, DNS messages, internet mail transfer, and file transfer.

Transport Layer: Services

Transport Layer: Connection

Transport Layer: Connection Release

Transport Layer: Reliability

Transport Layer: Sliding Window Protocols

In this module, you will learn about transport services, connection, connection unique identifiers, packet lifetime restrictions, connection release, reliability, and sliding window protocols.

Transport Layer Performance

Buffer Management and Congestion Control

Transport Layer Primitives

Transmission Control Protocol

TCP Connection Establishment

In this module, Performance and Control, you will learn about transport layer performance, buffer management and congestion control. You will also learn about transport layer primitives and the transmission control protocol.

TCP  Flow Control

TCP Congestion Control

User Datagram Protocol

Socket Programming

Socket Programming: TCP

In this module, Transmission and Programming, you will learn about the transmission control protocol flow control process. You will study congestion control, user datagram protocol and socket programming.

Network Layer: Introduction

IP Addressing: Classful Addressing

IP Addressing: CIDR

IP Addressing: NAT

IPv6 Addressing

In this module, Network Layer, you will learn about the classless Inter-domain routing (CIDR), IP version 4 addressing, classful addressing and network address translation.

Computer Networks and Internet Protocol - First assessment

You must score 80% or more to pass this assessment.

Internet QoS: Introduction

Basic QoS Architecture

Traffic Policing and Traffic Shaping

Traffic Scheduling

IntSev and DiffServ Architectures

In this module, Internet QoS, you will learn about internet quality of service and basic QoS architecture. Traffic policing, traffic shaping, traffic scheduling, IntSev and DiffServ architectures will also be discussed.

IP Routing: Introduction

Routing Protocols

Autonomous System & Path Vector Routing

Border Gateway Protocol

In this module, IP Routing, you will learn about routing on the internet, intra-domain routing, routing protocols, autonomous systems, path-vector routing, and border gateway protocol.

IP Routers

IP Routers Demo

Software Defined Networking

SDN: OpenFlow

Software Defined Networking: Demo

In this module, Routers and Networking, you will learn about IP routers, software-defined networking, OpenFlow, and software-defined networking architecture.

Data Link Layer: Overview

Data Link Layer: Basic Concepts

Data Link Layer: Ethernet

Data Link Layer: Ethernet Frame

Data Link Layer: Flow and Error Control

In this module, Data Link Layer, you will learn about LLC services, asynchronous MAC techniques, MAC frame format and Ethernet protocols. You will also learn the importance of multiple access methods, Ethernet frame, and flow and error control.

Address Resolution Protocol

RARP, BOOTP, and DHCP

Connecting LANs: VLAN

Wireless LANs

In this module, Network Protocol, you will learn about circuit and packet switching networks. You will also study the network protocol stack, protocol stack layers, and the different protocols needed at the application layer.

Physical Layer: Overview

Data and Signals

Encoding and Decoding Techniques

Network Security: Overview

Network Security: Fundamentals

Network Security: TCP/IP Security

In this module, Physical Layer, you will learn about the communication model, data and signals, encoding and decoding techniques, network security policies, and TCP/IP security.

Computer Networks and Internet Protocol - Second Assessment

Computer Networks and Internet Protocol - Course Assessment

In this free online IP training course, learn about the layers and protocols involved in TCP/IP protocol stack.

Advanced Diploma in Computer Networks and Internet Protocol

In this free online TCP/IP course, learn about computer networks and internet protocols; the various layers in the TCP/IP protocol stack, the working principles of network security, and how you can program the network. Boost your computer engineering knowledge and skills by studying this comprehensive course. For anyone working in computer engineering, this course is an excellent way to really improve your abilities.

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