ECS 451 Data Communication and Networks, Semester 2/2011

Lectures: Tuesday 1:30-3:20pm and Thursday 3:30-5:20pm, Room BKD 3510

Instructor: Somsak Kittipiyakul, Office: BKD 3601-9, Tel. 02-501-3505-20 x1805. Email: somsak@siit.tu.ac.th,

Course Description: Introduce fundamental concepts and principles in computer networks and the Internet. Understand the underlying structures (or layers) and protocols of the Internet: Application, Transport, Network, and Link layers. Overview of wireless and mobile networks, multimedia networking, and security. Prereq: none

Required Textbook: James A. Kurose and Keith W. Ross, Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach, 5th ed., International Edition, Pearson, 2010.

Announcement:

Course Grading (tentative):

Homework/wireshark labs/attendance/participation           10%

Project                                    10%

Midterm exam                         35%

Final exam                                45%