The concept of connecting computers dates back to the 1960s ... some of the topics under networking (e.g., low-level communications, hardware issues), networking protocols and software require a solid ...

Over the course of the quarter, students build web clients and servers, a fully compatible TCP/IP stack that can run them, and evaluate routing protocols in simulation. This course introduces the ...

2 Concepts of the Network The network on chip as is exemplified by Figure ... the conversion of the packet-based communication of the network to the higher-level protocol that IP modules use. We split ...

In addition to device type, network equipment is defined by protocol (e.g., Ethernet) and port or interface type (e.g., T1). These concepts are described below. Networking equipment interconnects ...