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Data Communications and Computer Networks

  • Teacher
    Dr. Nadir Shah
  • Category
    Computing
  • Course Code
    CSC339
  • Session
    Fall 2020

Course Material/Videos

Available Resources
15465 Lecture 1 - part1-Class Introduction, Chapter 1 what’s the Internet? what’s a protocol? network edge; hosts, access net Video Notes
15466 Lecture 1 - part2-Class Introduction, Chapter 1 what’s the Internet? what’s a protocol? network edge; hosts, access net Video Notes
15467 Lecture 1 - part3-Class Introduction, Chapter 1 what’s the Internet? what’s a protocol? network edge; hosts, access net Video Notes
15468 Lecture 2 - part1-Chapter 1 network edge; hosts, access net, Different types of access network Physical media Video Notes
15469 Lecture 2 - part2-Chapter 1 network edge; hosts, access net, Different types of access network Physical media Video Notes
15470 Lecture 3 - Part1-Chapter 1 Network core Circuit switching Packet switching Video Notes
15471 Lecture 3 - Part2-Chapter 1 Network core Circuit switching Packet switching Video Notes
15472 Lecture 4 - Part1- Chapter 1 Network core ISPs End-to-end delay Video Notes
15473 Lecture 4 - Part2- Chapter 1 Network core ISPs End-to-end delay Video Notes
15808 Lecture 5 - Part1-Chapter 1 protocol layers, service models networks under attack: security History Video Notes
15809 Lecture 5 - Part2-Chapter 1 protocol layers, service models networks under attack: security History Video Notes
15810 Lecture 6 - Part1-Chapter 2 Application layer Network applications Its architecture Sockets Transport layer services Web and HTTP Video Notes
15811 Lecture 6 - Part2-Chapter 2 Application layer Network applications Its architecture Sockets Transport layer services Web and HTTP Video Notes
16507 Lecture 7 - Part-I, Chapter 2 Application layer Example of persistent and non-persistent HTTP HTTP response Cookies Web cache Video Notes
16508 Lecture 7 - Part-2, Chapter 2 Application layer Example of persistent and non-persistent HTTP HTTP response Cookies Web cache Video Notes
16509 Lecture 8 - Part-1-Chapter 2 Application layer DNS Introduction Hierarchy DNS working RR Inserting RR in DNS Video Notes
16510 Lecture 8 - Part-2Chapter 2 Application layer DNS Introduction Hierarchy DNS working RR Inserting RR in DNS Video Notes
16921 Lecture 9 - Part-1-Chapter 2 Application layer P2P systems Its advantages BitTorent DHT Skype case study Video Notes
16922 Lecture 9 - Part-2-Chapter 2 Application layer P2P systems Its advantages BitTorent DHT Skype case study Video Notes
16923 Lecture 9 - Part-3-Chapter 2 Application layer P2P systems Its advantages BitTorent DHT Skype case study Video Notes
16924 Lecture 10 - Part1-Socket programming overview UDP UDP server UDP client Their interaction TCP TCP server TCP client Their interaction An overview of more detail Video Notes
16925 Lecture 10 - Part2-Socket programming overview UDP UDP server UDP client Their interaction TCP TCP server TCP client Their interaction An overview of more detail Video Notes
18411 Lecture 12 - Part1-Chapter 3 Transport layer Demultiplexing UDP Header checksum Video Notes
18412 Lecture 12 - Part2-Chapter 3 Transport layer Demultiplexing UDP Header checksum Video Notes
18413 Lecture 13 - Part1-Chapter 3 Transport layer Reliability Rdt 1.0 Rdt 2.0 Rdt 2.1 Video Notes
18414 Lecture 13 - Part2-Chapter 3 Transport layer Reliability Rdt 1.0 Rdt 2.0 Rdt 2.1 Video Notes
18415 Lecture 13 - Part3-Chapter 3 Transport layer Reliability Rdt 1.0 Rdt 2.0 Rdt 2.1 Video Notes
18416 Lecture 14 - part1-Chapter 3 Rdt2.1overview Rdt2.2 Rdt 3.0 Pipelined protocol Video Notes
18417 Lecture 14 - part2-Chapter 3 Rdt2.1overview Rdt2.2 Rdt 3.0 Pipelined protocol Video Notes
18900 Lecture 15 - Part1-Chapter 3 Pipelined protocol (continue…) TCP Segment structure TCP reliable data transfer Video Notes
18901 Lecture 15 - Part2-Chapter 3 Pipelined protocol (continue…) TCP Segment structure TCP reliable data transfer Video Notes
18902 Lecture 15 - Part3-Chapter 3 Pipelined protocol (continue…) TCP Segment structure TCP reliable data transfer Video Notes
18903 Lecture 16 - Part1-Chapter 3 TCP Reliable data transfer (Continue …) RTT estimation TCP flow control Revisit TCP segment structure Video Notes
18904 Lecture 16 - Part2-Chapter 3 TCP Reliable data transfer (Continue …) RTT estimation TCP flow control Revisit TCP segment structure Video Notes
18905 Lecture 16 - Part3-Chapter 3 TCP Reliable data transfer (Continue …) RTT estimation TCP flow control Revisit TCP segment structure Video Notes
18906 Lecture 17 - part-1-Chapter 3 TCP Connection management Revisit TCP segment structure TCP congestion control Video Notes
18907 Lecture 17 - part-2-Chapter 3 TCP Connection management Revisit TCP segment structure TCP congestion control Video Notes
18908 Lecture 17 - part-3-Chapter 3 TCP Connection management Revisit TCP segment structure TCP congestion control Video Notes
18909 Lecture 18 - part-1Chapter 4 Data plane Control plane Prefix matching A router architecture Video Notes
18910 Lecture 18 - part-2Chapter 4 Data plane Control plane Prefix matching A router architecture Video Notes
18911 Lecture 18 - part-3Chapter 4 Data plane Control plane Prefix matching A router architecture Video Notes
18912 Lecture 19 - Part1-Chapter 4 IP: Internet Protocol datagram format fragmentation IPv4 addressing Video Notes
18913 Lecture 19 - Part2-Chapter 4 IP: Internet Protocol datagram format fragmentation IPv4 addressing Video Notes
19899 Lecture 20 - part1-Chapter 4 IPv4 addressing (continue…) DHCP NAT Video Notes
19900 Lecture 20 - part2-Chapter 4 IPv4 addressing (continue…) DHCP NAT Video Notes
19901 Lecture 21 - Part1-Chapter 4 SDN data plane Chapter 5 Control plane Link state routing protocol Video Notes
19902 Lecture 21 - Part2-Chapter 4 SDN data plane Chapter 5 Control plane Link state routing protocol Video Notes
19903 Lecture 21 - Part3-Chapter 4 SDN data plane Chapter 5 Control plane Link state routing protocol Video Notes
19904 Lecture 22 - Part1-Chapter 5 Link state routing protocol (continue) Distance vector routing Video Notes
19905 Lecture 22 - Part2-Chapter 5 Link state routing protocol (continue) Distance vector routing Video Notes
19906 Lecture 22 - Part3-Chapter 5 Link state routing protocol (continue) Distance vector routing Video Notes
20550 Lecture 24 - Part1-Chapter 5 Autonomous System(AS) intra-AS routing in the Internet: OSPF routing among the ISPs: BGP Video Notes
20551 Lecture 24 - Part2-Chapter 5 Autonomous System(AS) intra-AS routing in the Internet: OSPF routing among the ISPs: BGP Video Notes
21661 Lecture 25 - Part-1Chapter 5 The SDN control plane Video Notes
21662 Lecture 25 - Part-2Chapter 5 The SDN control plane Video Notes
21663 Lecture 26 - Part1-Chapter 5 ICMP SNMP Chapter 6 Data Link layer introduction, services error detection, correction Video Notes
21664 Lecture 26 - Part2-Chapter 5 ICMP SNMP Chapter 6 Data Link layer introduction, services error detection, correction Video Notes
21665 Lecture 26 - Part3-Chapter 5 ICMP SNMP Chapter 6 Data Link layer introduction, services error detection, correction Video Notes
21666 Lecture 27 - Part1-Chapter 6 Multiple access protocols FDMA TDMA Random access Taking turn ARP Ethernet header Video Notes
21667 Lecture 27 - Part2-Chapter 6 Multiple access protocols FDMA TDMA Random access Taking turn ARP Ethernet header Video Notes
21668 Lecture 28 - Part1-Chapter 6 MAC address ARP Ethernet header Video Notes
21669 Lecture 28 - Part2-Chapter 6 MAC address ARP Ethernet header Video Notes
21670 Lecture 29 - Part1-Chapter 6 VLANs motivations (continue) VLANs, MPLS Data center networking Physical layer Bits and signals Digital and Analog Video Notes
21671 Lecture 29 - Part2-Chapter 6 VLANs motivations (continue) VLANs, MPLS Data center networking Physical layer Bits and signals Digital and Analog Video Notes
21672 Lecture 29 - Part3-Chapter 6 VLANs motivations (continue) VLANs, MPLS Data center networking Physical layer Bits and signals Digital and Analog Video Notes
21673 Lecture 29 - Part4-Chapter 6 VLANs motivations (continue) VLANs, MPLS Data center networking Physical layer Bits and signals Digital and Analog Video Notes
21674 Lecture 30 - part1-Chapter 3, Forouzan, Physical layer TRANSMISSION IMPAIRMENT Chapter 4, Forouzan Digital data to Digital Signal conversion Wireless networks Video Notes
21675 Lecture 30 - part2-Chapter 3, Forouzan, Physical layer TRANSMISSION IMPAIRMENT Chapter 4, Forouzan Digital data to Digital Signal conversion Wireless networks Video Notes
21676 Lecture 31 - Part1-Chapter 7 Wireless links, characteristics IEEE 802.11 wireless LANs (“Wi-Fi Video Notes
21677 Lecture 31 - Part2-Chapter 7 Wireless links, characteristics IEEE 802.11 wireless LANs (“Wi-Fi Video Notes
21678 Lecture 32 - Part1-Chapter 8 Network Security Encryption Symmetric Encryption Asymmetric Encryption Authentication Video Notes
21679 Lecture 32 - Part2-Chapter 8 Network Security Encryption Symmetric Encryption Asymmetric Encryption Authentication Video Notes
21680 Lecture 32 - Part3-Chapter 8 Network Security Encryption Symmetric Encryption Asymmetric Encryption Authentication Video Notes

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