| 1 | Introduction |
| 1.1 | Uses of Computer Networks |
Scan |
| 1.2 | Network Hardware | Scan -- Remember notes |
| 1.3 | Network Software | READ!! |
| 1.4 | Reference Models | READ. Concentrate on OSI
RM |
| 1.5 | Example Networks | Scan |
| 1.6 | Network Standardization | Scan |
| 1.7 | Metric Units | Skip |
| 1.8 | Outline of the Rest of the Book | Skip |
| 1.9 | Summary | Skip |
| 2 | The Physical Layer |
| 2.1 | The Theoretical Basis for Data
Communications | Read -- no math beyond what was given in
lecture |
| 2.2 | Guided Transmission Media | Read |
| 2.3 | Wireless Transmission | Scan |
| 2.4 | Communications Satellites | Skip |
| 2.5 | The Public Switched Telephone System | Scan |
| 2.6 | The Mobile Telephone System | Skip |
| 2.7 | Cable Television | Scan |
| 2.8 | Summary | Skip |
| 3 | The Data Link Layer |
| 3.1 | Data Link Layer Design Issues | Read |
| 3.2 | Error Detection and Correction | Read. No
math. |
| 3.3 | Elementary Data Link Protocols | Scan |
| 3.4 | Sliding Window Protocols | Read. No code. |
| 3.5 | Protocol Verification | Skip |
| 3.6 | Example Data link Protocols | Read |
| 3.7 | Summary | Scan |
| 4 | The Medium Access Control Sublayer |
| 4.1 | The Channel Allocation Problem | Scan |
| 4.2 | Multiple Access Protocols | Scan |
| 4.3 | Ethernet | Read. |
| 4.4 | Wireless LANs | Scan |
| 4.5 | Broadband Wireless | Scan |
| 4.6 | Bluetooth | Skip |
| 4.7 | Data Link Layer Switching | Read |
| 4.8 | Summary | Scan |
| 5 | The Network Layer | Scan |
| 5.1 | Network Layer Design Issues | Scan |
| 5.2 | Routing Algorithms | Read |
| 5.3 | Congestion Control Algorithms | Skip |
| 5.4 | Quality of Service | Scan |
| 5.5 | Internetworking | Read |
| 5.6 | The Network Layer in the Internet | Read |
| 5.7 | Summary | Scan |
| 6 | The Transport Layer | Scan |
| 6.1 | The Transport Service | Scan |
| 6.2 | Elements of Transport Protocols | Scan |
| 6.3 | A Simple Transport Protocol | Skip |
| 6.4 | The Internet Transport Protocols: UDP | Read |
| 6.5 | The Internet Transport Protocols: TCP | Read |
| 6.6 | Performance Issues | Scan |
| 6.7 | Summary | Scan |
| 7 | The Application Layer | Scan |
| 7.1 | DNS - Domain Name System | Read |
| 7.2 | Electronic Mail | Read |
| 7.3 | The World Wide Web | Read |
| 7.4 | Multimedia | Scan |
| 7.5 | Summary | Scan |
| 8 | Network Security | Read |
| 8.1 | Cryptography | Scan |
| 8.2 | Symmetric Key Algorithms | Read |
| 8.3 | Public Key Algorithms | Read |
| 8.4 | Digital Signatures | Scan |
| 8.5 | Management of Public Keys | Scan |
| 8.6 | Communications Security | Scan |
| 8.7 | Authentication Protocols | Scan |
| 8.8 | E-Mail Security | Scan |
| 8.9 | Web Security | Scan |
| 8.10 | Social Issues | Scan |
| 8.11 | Summary | Scan |
