Aims

- To understand and explain the main requirements of distributed and multimedia applications

- To understand and explain the functions used to fulfill those requirements in the different layers of the networking reference model

- To understand and explain how those functions are implemented in the Internet protocols

- To select the appropriate solution based on the application's requirements

Main themes

- Role, model and requirements of distributed applications
- Reference model used in computer networks
- Reliable transport of information in data networks : mechanisms and protocols
- Interconnection of networks, addressing, routing : mechanisms and protocols
- Local Area, Metropolitan and Wide Area Networks

Content and teaching methods

see "Main themes"

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

- Prerequisite
(1) Programming with a high-level language
(2) Basic knowledge of hardware and operating systems (LINF1252,
INGI2113/INGI2114)

- Reference
J. Kurose, K. Ross, Computer Networking : a top-down approach featuring the Internet, Addison-Wesley, 2002

- Remarque: see also http://www.icampus.ucl.ac.be/INGI2141