COM6062   Network and Internetwork Architectures   (10 credits)

Description

This unit introduces the principles of computer networks and internetworks, together with relevant background material on computer architecture. The emphasis of the unit is on the concepts and design issues related to layered communication protocol architectures, local area networks and internetworking (especially the internet protocol suite), with a particular focus on the issues of network security, capacity and reliability, and the mathematical models underlying these.

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