Evaluation Type

After completion of

Weight

Test 1

Lecture 4

50% of coursework grade

Test 2

Lecture 8

50% of coursework grade

Lectures given in every class session are based on the main textbook. The tests and examinations are based on the material covered in class. Students are advised to purchase the main textbook on which many topics of the course are covered. Students are also advised to review the extensive list of books offered at the FIT library on the matter.  

Main textbook  

· Behrouz A Forouzan, Data Communications and Networking, 3rd edition, 2004

· William Stallings, Local and Metropolitan Area Networks, 6^th edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2000  

Additional reading and other learning recourses

· William Stallings, Data and Computer Communications, 7^th edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004

· Dr. Sidnie Feit, Local Area High Speed Networks, Que/Sams, 2000.

· Fred Halhall, Data Communications, Computer Networks and Open Systems, Addison Wisley, 1995.

· Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Computer Networks, 4th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2003.

· Matthew S. Gast, 802.11 Wireless Networks: The Definitive Guide, O'Reilly, 2002.

· Arne Mikalsen, Local Area Network Management, Design and Security: A Practical Approach, Wiley, 2002.

· James E. Goldman, Local Area Networks: A Business-Oriented Approach, 2nd Edition, Wiley, 2002.

· Colin Smythe, Interworking: Designing the Right Architectures, Addison-Wesley, 20002.

· William Stallings, Data and Computer Communications, 7th edition, Prentice Hall, 2000

· William Stallings, ISDN and Broadband ISDN with Frame Relay and ATM, 4th edition (1999), Prentice Hall.

· William Stallings, Wireless Communications and Networks, 1st edition (August 6, 2001), Prentice Hall

· Behrouz Forouzan, Local Area Networks, 1st edition (2003), McGraw-Hill

· Tom Sheldon, McGraw-Hill's Encyclopedia of Networking & Telecommunications, 2nd edition, McGraw-Hill, 2001

· A. Dennis, Networking in the Internet Age, 5th edition, Wiley, 2002, ISBN: 0471201898.

· Bruce S. Davie, Larry L. Peterson, David Clark, Computer Networks: A Systems Approach, 2nd edition (1999)

· Srinivasan Keshav, An Engineering Approach to Computer Networking, 1st edition (1997), Addison-Wesley Pub

· Radia Perlman, Interconnections: Bridges, Routers, Switches, and Internetworking Protocols       

A wealth of information is also available on the Internet. Good reference guides are the following URLs:

· B. Forouzan website http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072515848/information_center_view0/

· W. Stallings website: http://www.WilliamStallings.com/

· Internet Engineering Task Force: http://www.ietf.org        

· IEEE Communications Society: http://www.ieee.org         

· International Telecommunications Union: http://www.itu.int

· International Organization of Standardization: http://www.iso.org

· Links to vendors, tutorial and other useful information: http://www.commweb.com