FIK3623 Advanced Topics in Internetworking 7.5 credits

This course focuses on communication protocols for the Internet, and the emphasis is on the generic mechanisms at the layers of the TCP/IP stack. To get a deeper understanding of these mechanisms we evaluate and compare the design of different protocols. To further illustrate these principles and get hands-on experience the course contains a set of lab assignments and a project.
To gain insight into the research withing the field, a set of selected scientific papers will be studied.

After completion of the course, the student should be able to:

o based on general principles and study of different protocol standards be able to explain and compare advantages and disadvantages of different protocol designs.
o critically evaluate current as well as new protocols designs in general and network layer protocols in particular, using technical considerations such as scalability, robustness, and manageability as a basis of comparison.
o design, set up and operate a TCP/IP network, and to provide TCP/IP services to end-users, using primarily PC hardware and Unix. You will also be able to describe how interior routing protocols, dynamic address assignment, and the domain name system work, and set up intradomain routing, DNS and DHCP services, and TCP/IP application servers such as mail and web.
o present and discuss current research problems and results within the topics included in the course.
o give examples of and explain social, ethical, and environmental aspects of sustainable development within the area of communication systems.

PhD students

A basic course in communication and networks (such as IK1203) or similar.

Forskningsartiklar

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

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.

For final grade, the following is required: passing all labs, passing the project assignment, and an approved state-of-the-art summary based on the assigned scientific papers.

Markus Hidell

• 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.