Computer Networking and Internet Protocols: A Comprehensive Introduction

This tutorial covers the following topics:

• 1. Introduction to TCP/IP
• 2. Ethernet
• 3. Quality of Service (QoS)
• 4. MPLS
• 5. Routing Protocols
• 6. Wireless Networks
• 7. Optical Networks
• 8. Internet 3.0: Next Generation Internet Architecture

• 1. Introduction to TCP/IP
  • TCP/IP Reference Model
  • Layered Packet Format
  • Internetworking
  • Internet = Collection of Networks
  • Internet Protocol (IP)
  • IP Address
  • Subnetting
  • An Addressing Example
  • Special IP Addresses
  • Private Addresses
  • Forwarding an IP Datagram
  • IP Addresses and Routing Table Entries
  • Sample Routing Table
  • IP Datagram Format
  • IP Header Format
  • Maximum Transmission Unit
  • IPv6 Enhancements
  • Colon-Hex Notation
  • Local-Use Addresses
  • Extension Headers
  • Domain Name Service
  • Name Hierarchy
  • Name Hierarchy
  • Name Resolution
  • TCP: Key Features
  • Transport Control Protocol (TCP)
  • TCP Header Format
  • TCP Header
  • User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
  • Summary
• 2. Ethernet
  • Multiple Access
  • CSMA/CD
  • IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD
  • Ethernet Standards
  • IEEE 802 Address Format
  • Ethernet vs IEEE 802.3
  • Frame Format
  • LLC Type 1
  • Interconnection Devices
  • Interconnection Devices
  • The Magic Word ?
  • Distance-B/W Principle
  • Ethernet vs Fast Ethernet
  • Full-Duplex Ethernet
  • 1000Base-X
  • 1000Base-T
  • 2. Spanning Tree
  • Spanning Tree Algorithm
  • Spanning Tree Example
  • Metro: Ethernet vs SONET
  • Ethernet: 1G vs 10G Designs
  • Gigabit Ethernet PHYs
  • 10Gbps Ethernet PHYs
  • 10GBASE-T
  • 10 GbE over Dark Fiber
  • 10 GbE over SONET/SDH
  • Metro Ethernet Services
  • Virtual Private LAN Services (VPLS)
  • Metro Ethernet Services
  • Enterprise vs Carrier Ethernet
  • Summary
  • GbE, 10 GbE, RPR: Key References
• 3. Quality of Service in IP Networks
  • Classes of Service
  • ATM Classes of Service
  • ATM QoS
  • Integrated Services
  • RSVP
  • RSVP Messages
  • Before
  • After
  • Problems with RSVP and Integrated Services
  • Differentiated Services
  • Integration vs Differentiation
  • DiffServ Concepts
  • Per-hop Behaviors
  • Expedited Forwarding
  • Assured Forwarding
  • Per-Domain Behavior
  • Problems with DiffServ
  • QoS Debate Issues
  • Comparison of QoS Approaches
  • Summary
• 4. Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS)
  • Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
  • Routing vs Switching
  • MPLS Terminology
  • Label Switching Example
  • Label Stack Entry Format
  • Label Stacks
  • Label Assignment
  • LDP Messages
  • CR-LDP
  • RSVP Extensions
  • Explicit Route
  • Hop-by-Hop vs Explicit Routing
  • Traffic Engineering Building Blocks
  • Telecom Discovers MPLS
  • Draft Martini
  • L2 Circuits over IP
  • VC Label
  • ATM over MPLS
  • Traffic Engineering Objectives
  • Traffic Engineering Components
  • Traffic Engineering Components
  • MPLS Mechanisms for TE
  • Traffic Trunks
  • Trunks vs LSPs
  • Flows, Trunks, LSPs, and Links
  • Traffic Trunks
  • Trunk Attributes
  • Explicit Route
  • Path Selection
  • Resource Attributes
  • Resource Class Affinity
  • Adaptivity and Resilience
  • Priority and Preemption
  • Traffic Engineering Extensions to OSPF
  • Traffic Engineering Extensions to IS-IS
  • Summary
  • Label Switching: Key References
• 5. Routing Protocols
  • Autonomous Systems
  • Routing Protocols
  • Routing Information Protocol
  • Distance-Vector Example
  • RIP V1
  • Shortcomings of RIP
  • Counting to Infinity Problem
  • Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
  • Router Types
  • OSPF Message Types
  • Metrics (Cost)
  • Hello Protocol
  • Adjacency
  • Maintaing the Database
  • OSPF Areas
  • Backbone Area
  • Inter-Area Routing
  • Routing Info from Other ASs
  • Border Gateway Protocol
  • BGP Operations
  • BGP Messages
  • IDRP
  • Summary
• 6. Wireless Networks
  • Multiple Access Methods
  • 1. OFDM
  • Advantages of OFDM
  • OFDM: Design considerations
  • OFDMA
  • Scalable OFDMA (SOFDMA)
  • 2. Beamforming
  • 3. MIMO
  • MIMO
  • Gigabit Wireless
  • Cooperative MIMO
  • 4. Space Time Block Codes (STBC)
  • 5. Turbo Codes
  • 6. Time Division Duplexing (TDD)
  • 7. Software Defined Radio
  • Broadband Wireless Access
  • Cavemen of 2020
  • Prior Attempts: LMDS & MMDS
  • IEEE 802.16: Key Features
  • WiMAX
  • Spectrum Options
  • Status of WiMAX
  • Sample WiMAX Subscriber Stations
  • Sample WiMAX Base Stations
  • Cellular Telephony Generations
  • 3G Technologies: Bit Rates
  • 3G Technologies: PHY
  • HSDPA
  • WiMAX vs LTE
  • WiMAX vs. 3G+: Mirror Images?
  • 4G: IMT-Advanced
  • IEEE 802.16m
  • 700 MHz
  • Effect of Frequency
  • Summary
  • Optical Networking
• 7. Optical CommunicationHistory
  • Sparse and Dense WDM
  • Recent DWDM Records
  • Attenuation and Dispersion
  • Four-Wave Mixing
  • Core Optical Networks
  • Optical vs Electrical Switching
  • OEO vs OOO Switches
  • 40 Gbps
  • More Wavelengths
  • Ultra-Long Haul Transmission
  • Access: Fiber To The X(FTTx)
  • Passive Optical Networks
  • Why PONs?
  • Types of PONs
  • EPON vs GPON
  • IP over DWDM (Past)
  • IP over DWDM
  • IP over DWDM (Future)
  • Telecom vs Data Networks
  • IP over DWDM Issues
  • Control and Data Plane Separation
  • IP-Based Control Plane
  • MPlS
  • GMPLS
  • GMPLS: Layered View
  • GMPLS: Hierarchical View
  • MPLS vs GMPLS
  • Free Space Optical Comm
  • Free Space Optical Comm
  • Optical Packet Switching
  • Summary
  • References
• 8. Internet 3.0: The Next Generation Internet
  • Overview
  • Why to worry about Internet 3.0?
  • Internet 3.0
  • Internet Generations
  • Ten Problems with Current Internet
  • Our Proposed Solution: Internet 3.0
  • Names, IDs, Addresses
  • Realms
  • Physical vs Logical Connectivity
  • Id-Locator Split Architecture (MILSA)
  • Server and Gatekeeper Objects
  • User- Host- and Data Centric Models
  • Policy Oriented Naming Architecture
  • Virtualizable Network Concept
  • Realm Virtualization
  • Internet 1.0 vs. Internet 3.0
  • Summary

Presentation slides in Adobe Acrobat Format: 1 slide/page
Slides + Audio: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8

Right-Click and save to download Slides+Audio ( Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8 ) podcast.
Frequently asked questions about remote audio/video viewing