CIS 49.2: Computer Networks
            Text1 - Data and Computer Communications, 7th ed.
                    by - W. Stallings (Prentice-Hall)

                             Course Outline

1. Introduction to Computer Networks
     Chapter 1:
     Chapter 10: 10.4, 10.5
     - Station Interconnection
     - Switched Communications Networks
     - Circuit Switching vs. Packet Switching Networks
     - Packet Switching Alternatives
     - Broadcast Networks

2. Protocols
     Chapter 2: 2.2, 2.5, 2.7
     - Protocol Concepts & Functions
     - The OSI Reference Model
     - The TCP/IP Protocol Architecture
     - Protocol Implementation
     - An Example Protocol

3. Data Link Control
     Chapter 7: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.8, 7.9, 7.12
     - Data Link Concepts
     - Charater Oriented vs. Bit Oriented Frames
     - Flow Control: Stop-and-Wait, Go-back-N
     - Error Control: Stop-and-Wait ARQ, Go-Back-N ARQ, Selective Repeat ARQ
     - Example Data Link Protocols: HDLC, SDLC, LAPB, LAPD, LAPF, LAPM
     - Example: The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP, LCP, PAP, CHAP, NCP, IPCP)

4. Local Area Networks
     Chapter 15: 15.1, 15.3, 15.4
     Chapter 16: 16.3
     - LAN Topologies: Bus, Ring, Star
     - LAN Transmission Media: Twisted Pair, Coaxial Cable, Fiber Optic Cable
     - LAN Protocol Architecture: The IEEE 802 Architecture
     - The Logical Link Control (LLC)
     - Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocols: CSMA/CD, Token Passing
     - High Speed LANs: 100Base-T, 100VG-AnyLAN, FDDI, Gigabit Lans

5. The Network Layer
     Chapter 10: 10.7, 10.8, 10.9
     Chapter 11: 11.7
     Chapter 13:
     - Virtual Circuit vs. Datagram Service
     - Network Access Protocols: X.25
     - Frame Relay Networks
     - ATM Networks

6. Internetworking
     Chapter 18: 18.1, 18.2, 18.5, 18.8, 18.10, 18.11
     Chapter 19:
     - Requirements
     - Approaches: Gateways, Routers, and Bridges
     - LAN Interconnection: Bridges
     - Internet Protocols: IP, ICMP
     - IPv6, ICMPv6
     - Internet Routing: ARP, RIP, OSPF, EGP, BGP

7. Transport Protocols
     Chapter 20: 20.3, 20.4, 20.5, 20.6, 20.9, 20.12
     - Transport Layer Issues
     - The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
     - The User Datagram Protocol (UDP)

8. TCP/IP Application Protocols
     Chapter 22:
     - The Client-Server Paradigm
     - Directory Services: DNS
     - Remote Login: TELNET
     - File Transfer: FTP
     - Electronic Mail: SMTP, MIME, POP
     - Network Management: SNMP

9. Web Browsers:
     Chapter 22:
     - Universal Resource Locators (URLs)
     - Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
     - Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
     - XML, XSL, XHTML
     - Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
     - Active Web Pages: Java Technology & Java Applets