Networks and Protocols

This course provides a deep understanding of TCP/IP protocol suit and routing in the internet.

The course topics are:

• Overview of TCP/IP
• Basics of IP protocol
• Basics of TCP protocol
• Network Address Translation (NAT)
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
• Internet Protocol Security (IPsec)
• Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
• Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
• Domain Name Service (DNS)
• IPv6
• Concepts of routing (Bellman-Ford and Dijkstra algorithms)
• Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
• Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
• Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP)
• Enhance Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), and
• Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)