Networking: Technologies and principles (MS003A) - course description

This course is part of the Masters degree in Network and System Administration. The aim of this course is to explain the principles and practice of networking technolgies and protocols that are used today, to transfer and route information between hosts. To follow this course, you will need to apply what you know from Operating Systems and Network and System Administration I. You will need basic mathematical skills and will be expected to read up on topics yourself. Analysis is a key part of understanding networking, and you will be expected to develop a sufficient undertstanding of the physics of communication and traffic flow.