Redes de Computadores

Learning goals

• Introduction to computer networks: terminology, organization, services, components and structuring principles

• Socket-based programming interfaces

• Application Protocols with an emphasis on those associated with the WWW

• Fundamentals of TCP/IP networks

• Fundamentals of communication channels in general and Ethernet switched networks

• Fundamentals of security in computer networks

Know-how****

• Understand the architecture and the internals of computer networks
• Performance indicators and their estimation and measurement
• Understand the transport and network layers impact in networked applications
• Understand how content is diffused
• Transport interfaces and their usage
• Analyze, structure and implement protocols and distributed applications
• Technologies used to ensure privacy, integrity and authenticity in communications made through computer networks.