ACS 574 - Advanced Computer Networks

Introduction to communication networks, the Internet, circuit and packet switching, interfaces between computers and network hardware. Network architecture: OSI seven-layer protocols stack, reliable delivery over unreliable channels, transport protocols, datagrams, virtual circuits, Internet working as a fundamental design concept. Network management concepts, client-server principles and paradigms, addressing and address resolution algorithms, and remote procedure calls.

Preparation for Course
P: CS 274.

Cr. 3.
Dual Level Course
Undergraduate-Graduate