Course detail

Network Applications and Network Administration

FIT-ISAAcad. year: 2018/2019

Network configuration. Advanced network programming using BSD sockets. DNS and Whois database. Architecture of mailing and directory services. Network security - packet filtering and classification. Multimedia communication, videconferencing. IP telephony. Quality of services. Tools for network management. Measuring network traffic.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Petr Matoušek, Ph.D., M.A.

Department

Department of Information Systems (UIFS)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

A student is able to configurate network connection including troubleshooting.  He/she understands architecture of fundamental network services including modern application for data, voice and video transmission. He/she knows tools for network administration and is able to use them.

Prerequisites

  • Basics of operating systems Unix and Windows.
  • C programming.
  • Reading and understanding texts written in technical English.
  • Computer network architecture (ISO/OSI, TCP/IP).
  • Overview of link layer protocols and network layer protocols.
  • Addressing - types of addresses, classes of IP addresses, multicast, broadcast, netmask, CIDR etc.
  • Knowledge of IPv6.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Lab assignments (20 points), project implementation (20 points).
Exam prerequisites:
Duty credit consists of getting at least 15 points of projects and seminary work.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The goal of this course is to teach students architecture of fundamental network services and present them tools for network administration and traffic control. A practical part of the course includes programming of network application and hands-on labs where students learn how to  configure basic network services.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Assignments in labs and individual network programming project.

To pass the semestr exam, minimum 20 points from this exam have to be reached.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

W. R. Stevens, B. Fenner, A. M. Rudoff: UNIX Network Programming.The Sockets Network API, Addison-Wesley, 2004.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme IT-BC-3 Bachelor's

    branch BIT , 3. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Matěj Grégr, Ph.D.
doc. Ing. Petr Matoušek, Ph.D., M.A.

Syllabus

  1. Network Architecture, Addressing, Testing.
  2. Advanced TCP/IP Programming.
  3. Link Layer Data Capturing and Packet Processing.
  4. DNS System.
  5. Electronical Mail and Directory Services.
  6. Streaming and videoconferencing.
  7. IP Telephony.
  8. Quality of Services. 
  9. Packet Filtering, Classification.
  10. Network Management: ICMP, OSI model, SNMP.
  11. System Logging.
  12. Flow Monitoring.

Laboratory exercise

10 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Matěj Grégr, Ph.D.
Ing. Martin Kmeť
Ing. Libor Polčák, Ph.D.
Ing. Viliam Serečun
Ing. Irena Talašová
Ing. Vladimír Veselý, Ph.D.
Ing. Roman Vrána

Syllabus

  1. Network device configuration. Traffic analysis using network analyzer Wireshark.
  2. Configuring LAN network. Protocols IPv4, DHCP and IPv6.
  3. NTP, DNS, and DNSSEC.
  4. VoIP configuration and analysis.
  5. Network management and monitoring.

Project

16 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Matěj Grégr, Ph.D.
Ing. Martin Kmeť
Ing. Libor Polčák, Ph.D.
Ing. Viliam Serečun
Ing. Irena Talašová
Ing. Vladimír Veselý, Ph.D.
Ing. Roman Vrána