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EP2120 Internetworking 7.5 credits

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The course gives in-depth knowledge about the mechanisms and protocols used in the current and future Internet.

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Application

For course offering

Autumn 2024 Start 26 Aug 2024 programme students

Application code

50480

Headings with content from the Course syllabus EP2120 (Spring 2019–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )

Content and learning outcomes

Course contents

The course consists of lectures that focus on principles and functionality of current and future Internet architectures, as well as assignments that yield practical skills.

Areas covered:

  • What the Internet is and its underlying design principles.
  • Underlying link technologies and how they interact with IP. (Ethernet, PPP, bridging, learning, etc)
  • What protocols are required to allow internetworking (IP, TCP, UDP, ICMP, etc.)
  • Understanding of TCP/IP protocol stack, layering, encapsulation and multiplexing.
  • Concepts of bridging, learning, virtual LANs, and how they relate to routing.
  • IP Addressing, subnetting and control mechanisms.
  • Transport protocols, including UDP and TCP.
  • Details of routing and routing protocols (RIP, OSPF, BGP)
  • Autoconfiguration and name resolution (BOOTP, DHCP, DNS)
  • IP Multicast and multicast routing (IGMP, DVMRP, PIM, etc)
  • Network Mangement, Traffic measurements and analyzing. (eg. SNMP)
  • Network security (IPsec, firewalls, encryption)
  • IP QoS (Traffic Engineering, RSVP, Intserv, Diffserv, etc)
  • Advanced networking (MPLS, VPN, etc)
  • IP mobility (Mobile IP)
  • Router and Network Architectures
  • Standarization work - IETF and RFCs
  • IPv6 and how it differs from IPv4.

Intended learning outcomes

The students will after the course have theoretical knowledge about functionality and principles, as well as practical skills to plan, analyse, implement, and manage Internet based network functions.

Literature and preparations

Specific prerequisites

For single course students: 120 credits and documented proficiency in English B or equivalent

Recommended prerequisites

EP1110 Computer communication and computer networks or
Computer communication and computer networks for the I program

Equipment

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Literature

Behrouz A. Forouzan, TCP/IP Protocol Suite, 3nd Edition, 2005, McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-07-296772-2

James F. Kurose & Keith W. Ross, Computer Networking: A Top-down Approach, 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0-273768968

Examination and completion

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Grading scale

A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Examination

  • LAB1 - Laboratory Work, 3.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
  • TENA - Examination, 3.5 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
  • UPG1 - Assignment, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

Other requirements for final grade

Written examina (TENA 1 ; 3,5 cr)

Laboration (LAB 1 ; 3 cr)

Assignment (UPG1 ; 1 hp)

Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination

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Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination

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Examiner

Profile picture György Dán

Ethical approach

  • All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
  • In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
  • In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

Further information

Course room in Canvas

Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.

Offered by

EECS/Computer Science

Main field of study

Electrical Engineering

Education cycle

Second cycle

Add-on studies

For instance
2G1319 Communication Systems Design
2G1325 Practical Voice Over IP (VoIP)
2G1326 Mobile Presence
2G1330 Wireless and Mobile Network Architectures
2G1332 Management of Network and Networked Systems

Contact

György Dan

Supplementary information

In this course, the EECS code of honor applies, see:
http://www.kth.se/en/eecs/utbildning/hederskodex.