Sevil Şen's home > Teaching > BBM451 Computer Networks Course Description Internet is the largest engineered system created by mankind. This course introduces the underlying concepts and principles of computer networks, and examines the basic software and hardware components that make up a network. In this course, we will study the Internet Protocol Stack in details. The course covers applications such as electronic mail, electronic file transfer, World Wide Web. At the end of this course, you will know how the Internet works. All course related communications will be carried out through Piazza. Please enroll it by following the links: https:// piazza.com/hacettepe.edu.tr/fall2024/bbm451/ https:// piazza.com/hacettepe.edu.tr/fall2024/bbm453/ Course Outline Date Subject 25/09/2024 Introduction 02/10/2024 Computer Networks and Internet 09/10/2024 Application Layer: Web and HTTP 16/10/2024 Application Layer: FTP, SMTP, DNS and P2P 23/10/2024 Transport Layer: connectionless transport, UDP 30/10/2024 Transport Layer: connection-oriented transport, TCP 06/11/2024 Midterm Exam I 13/11/2024 Network Layer: Data plane (Routers, IP) 20/11/2024 Network Layer: Data plane (IPv4, IPv6, NAT) 27/11/2024 Network Layer: Control plane (Routing algorithms) 04/12/2024 Network Layer: Control plane (OSPF, BGP) 11/12/2024 Midterm Exam II 18/12/2024 Link Layer: Error correction & detection 25/12/2024 Link Layer: Multiple access links & protocols References J.F. Kurose, K.W. Ross, Computer Networking : A Top Down Approach, 8th edition, Pearson Author's website Tentative Grading Midterm Exam I 25% Midterm Exam II 25% Final Exam 50%