ECE 478/578: Fundamentals of Computer Networks

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Time and Location

Tuesdays & Thursdays: 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM HARV 302

Instructor

Loukas Lazos
Office: ECE 356H
Email: llazos@ece.arizona.edu
Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:00AM - 11:00AM, or by appointment

Course Description

ECE 478/578 presents the fundamental principles of computer networks and data communications. Emphasis is given on current technologies and architectures for establishing direct link and packet-switched networks, sharing access to a common communication medium, internetworking and routing, end-to-end flow control, congestion control and recourse allocation, and network security.

Textbook

Computer Networks, A Systems Approach, 5th edition,
Larry L. Peterson and Bruce S. Davie, Morgan Kaufmann, 2011.