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Network Science Certificate
Syllabus
DESCRIPTION
This course is derived from GMU's Network Science Certificate (NSC),
which is intended to educate technical professionals to become entry-level
network engineers. The Network Science Certificate provides a
graduate-level technical background in telecommunications principles,
electronic telecommunications practices for both fixed carrier and
wireless systems, data communications, local and wide-area networking
protocols, network security, and network management.
Prerequisites:
bachelor's degree and working experience in any branch
of engineering, mathematics, or physical science discipline. Students are
expected to have a working knowledge of mathematics that includes calculus
and statistics/probability. Students who have not been admitted to a GMU
graduate program may enroll in non-degree status using this
non-degree application form
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Delivery:
The voice and graphics are recorded from a live presentation
and can be played back from a server. To use the system, you
must download the software and test your reception before you try the first
class. See presentation for information and
to connect.
Grading policy:
NSC distance students receive normal graduate course grades and
are allowed up to the end of the semester for completion. Grades are
proficiency-based. Cutoffs will be in the vicinity of (and no higher than)
A-:90% B-:80% C:70%.
REFERENCES
- Noll,
Introduction to Telecommunications Electronics
, 2nd Ed., Artech House, 1995
- Stallings,
Data and Computer Communications
, 5th Ed., Prentice-Hall, 1997
- Tanenbaum,
Computer Networking
, 3rd Ed., Prentice-Hall, 1996
- Comer,
Internetworking with TCP/IP
, Vol. I, 3rd Ed., Prentice-Hall, 1996
- Stallings,
High-Speed Networks
, Prentice-Hall, 1998
- Opplinger,
Internet and Intranet Security
, 2nd Ed, Artech House, 2002
- Freeman,
Fundamentals of Telecommunications
, Wiley, 1999
- Pullen,
Understanding Internet Protocols
Through Hands-On Programming
, Wiley, 2000
- Peterson and Davie,
Computer Networks: A Systems Approach
, 2nd ed., Morgan Kaufman, 2000
- Mauro and Schmidt,
Essential SNMP
, O'Reilly, 2001
ADMINISTRATION
Course notices will be provided via email. Students will be provided
with a password for download of slides They may use GMU or other account
or email, which they are responsible to read regularly. Homework
assignments will be posted to and submitted through WebCT. Slide files
will be available on netlab.gmu.edu three days before they are presented
in class. Students are responsible for all material presented in class as
outlined in the lecture slides.
SYLLABUS OF IT 557
COM: Telecommunications Principles (Lin)
1. introduction/overview; circular trigonometric functions review;
electromagnetic waveform properties; waveform analysis; spectra; filters,
Fourier representation (reading: Freeman chapters 1-2)
2. speech signals; oscillators; frequency translation; spectrum
sharing; frequency translation; spectrum sharing; frequency division
multiplexing; analog modulation; decibels measurements (reading: Freeman
chapters 3-4)
3. double sideband full carrier amplitude modulation; demodulation of
amplitude modulation; frequency modulation; modulation index; FM
spectrum; FM gain (reading: Freeman chapter 9)
4. sampled signals; delta modulation; adaptive delta modulation; pulse
amplitude modulation; pulse code modulation; time division mutliplexing;
digital communications (reading: Freeman chapters 5-6)
5. data codes; baseband line codes; noise and its effects; modulation
and demodulation methods; amplitude shift keying; frequency shift keying;
phase shift keying; differential phase skift keying (reading: Freeman
chapter 10)
LAN: Data Communications and Protocols (Pullen)
1. link and LAN basics; vocabulary; review of communications model;
network concepts; OSI reference model and layering; data coding;
analog/digital communications review; Shannon's law (reading: Peterson
& Davies sections 2.1, 2.2)
2. sampling theorem; quantization; quantization noise; aliasing; North
America/Japan T carriers; European E-carriers; multilevel signalling;
hybrid signalling (reading: review Freeman chapter 6)
3. physical layer and data link control; transmission media; link
performance; bit stuffing/destuffing; digital transmission; switching and
multiplexing; commercial digital link standards; DLC functions (reading:
Peterson & Davies sections 2.3, 2.4)
4. DLC protocols; timing and efficiency; flow control; stop-and-wait;
alternating bit protocol; selective repeat; go-back-n; framing and bit
stuffing; error control; link management; common link protocols (reading:
Peterson & Davies section 2.4)
5. local area networks; basics/definitions; media access control; LAN
performance; LAN standards, rings and buses; bridging and frame relay
(reading: Peterson & Davies sections 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 3.2)
WAN: Wide Area Networks and Protocols (Simon)
1. OSI reference model review; packet network layer functions;
connection-oriented and connectionless packet switching; X.25 and X.75
standards (reading: Peterson & Davies section 3.1)
2. routing methods; internetworking; Internet Protocol concepts; IP
subnet protocols; ICMP; Internet routing protocols; multicasting;
multimedia; multicast routing (reading: Peterson & Davies chapter 4
and section 6.5)
3. transport protocols; User Datagram Protocol; Transmission Control
Protocol; OSI transport layer; advances in TCP/IP; IPv6 (address space,
variable headers, auto-configuration); effective of mobility and wireless
on IP and TCP (mobile routing, naming, effect of losses) (reading:
Peterson & Davies chapter 5)
4. client-server model; Domain Name system; telnet; File Transfer
Protocol; Simple Mail Transfer Protocol; Simple Network Management
Protocol; Hypertext Transfer Protocol; NET2 summary and homework review
(reading: Peterson & Davies chapter 9)
5. ATM and cell switching; PNNI; AALs; next generation switched
networks; high-throughput and QoS constrained applications; overview of
100Mbps LANs, frame relay, ATM, NG Internet; advanced flow control
mechanisms; congestion avoidance (reading: Peterson & Davies sections
3.3, 3.4, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4)
SYLLABUS OF IT 657
SEC: Network Security (Pullen)
1. security objective, threats and techniques; network firewalls:
packet filtering and proxies
2. firewall architectures; firewall limitations; secret key and public
key cryptosystems
3. cryptographic services and building blocks; authentication and key
distribution protocols
4. cryptography in network protocols; IPSEC; SSL; secure RPC
5. securing the networking infrastructure: secure DNS and routing
protocols
MOB: Mobile and Wireless Telecommunications (Simon)
1. fundamentals of radio transmission; the wireless communication
channel (terrestrial and satellite); digital modulation for wireless
communications, digital receiver principles
2. cellular and satellite communication networks; multiple access
methods; mobility management
3. wireless LANs, existing and emerging standards, IEEE 802.11
4. mobility support in wide area networks, CDPD
5. Mobile IP; case study
MGT: Network Management (Gross)
1. introduction to network management; network management Functions
2. standards bodies; network monitoring; SNMP network management
concepts
3. management interface bases; ASN.1; RMON
4. network management security issues, SNMP V2 and V3; CMIP; network
management tools
5. network management case study and review
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