The course aims to provide basic knowledge of telecommunication networks, intended as interconnection of devices, and of the Internet. The objective is to present the different technological solutions for the design, implementation and verification of modern telecommunications networks. The course will define the basic concepts of a tlc network and of the Internet, the main data link levels and the protocols used over the Internet.
Basic principles of the telecommunication networks. Multiplexing. Circuit switching, packet switching . Functional architectures and protocols. Internet architecure. Application , transport and network layers. Data link layer. Wired and wireless LAN .
After completing the course the student will have acquired the basic skills required to evaluate, design and check the main elements of a modern telecommunications network and of the Internet.
In particular, the following aspects will be studied: structure and classification of a telecommunications network. Circuit switching and description of the telephone network structure. Structure of the Internet and TCP / IP networks, definition of the main Internet interconnection elements: hubs, switches, routers, gateways, terminals. Main data link layers: 802.3-Ethernet, IEEE 802.11, HDLC, Point to Point Protocol (PPP). Internet protocols: IP, TCP, UDP and IP addressing scheme.
Lectures integrated by laboratory trials.
Introductory part
Structure of a telecommunications network. Definition of the functional layered structure, protocol definition, communication between remote systems.
Classification
Definition of circuit and packet switching. Circuit switching concept and description of the telephone network structure.
Internet
Structure of the Internet and TCP / IP networks, terminals (hosts, end-systems), routers and communication links. ISP concept (Internet Service Provider): local and regional. Internet as "hierarchical" network. Evaluation efficiency criteria of a packet telecommunications network.
Data link layer: encapsulation information
IEEE 802.3/Ethernet encapsulation format, 802.2 LLC, LAN - architecture, network topology. IEEE 802.11. HDLC, Point to Point Protocol (PPP).
Internet protocols
IP, TCP, UDP. IP addressing scheme. ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol). ARP protocol. RARP protocols. BOOTP and DHCP.
- Behrouz A. Forouzan , TCP / IP protocols , Mc - Graw - Hill , 2006.
- Mario Marchese , QoS Over Heterogeneous Networks , Wiley & Sons , Chichester , UK , 2007.
- Notes on specific topics issued by the lecturer.
- Extracts of international regulatory and scientific documentation provided by the lecturer.
MARIO MARCHESE (President)
FRANCO DAVOLI
