EE542 COMPUTER NETWORKS

Course Code:5670542
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):3 (3.00 - 0.00)
ECTS Credit:8.0
Department:Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Language of Instruction:English
Level of Study:Graduate
Course Coordinator:Prof.Dr. ŞENAN ECE SCHMİDT
Offered Semester:Fall Semesters.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course the student will have the understanding of the legacy layered TCP/IP computer network architecture and recent and near future network architectures


Course Content

The layered architecture, Local Area Networks, data link protocols, error correction with FEC and ARQ, routing, flow control, transport protocols, application layer protocols, recent subjects in networking.


Course Learning Outcomes

The students willl understand the operation of the TCP/IP layered architecture.

The students willl learn network performance measurement methods,

The students will understand the motivation behind the contemporary computer network architectures.

The students will undertsand the operation of and interplay between the contemporary network architectures.


Program Outcomes Matrix

Contribution
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1Depth: Our graduates acquire in depth knowledge in one of the various specialization areas of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, they are informed about current scientific research topics and they implement innovative methods.
2Breadth: Our graduates get familiarized in other subspecialty areas related to their specialization in Electrical and Electronics engineering and/or relevant areas in other disciplines.
3Research: Our graduates acquire the skills to conduct and to complete scientific research by accessing contemporary knowledge in their specialty areas.
4Life-long learning: Our graduates develop their life-long learning habits.
5Communication skills: Our graduates concisely communicate their ideas and work related results in written and oral form.
6Ethics: Our graduates internalize rules of research and publication ethics as well as professional ethics.