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Modern society across the world is becoming increasingly dependent on communication networks. We depend on them for the smooth operation of economic and social activities. This course examines networks as the means of interconnecting devices so that two-way communication is possible. It examines protocols like HTTP, TCP/IP and ATM as well as the OSI reference model, and provides an overview of the topic for learners who have no significant prior knowledge of the subject. The main topics covered in this course are: Internet protocol (IP), the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP), and Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM). Areas that are also covered include the layers of communication, vertical and horizontal communication, protocol architecture, Domain name system, the ATM layers, and an analysis of IP over ATM. This course will be of interest to professionals who work in information technology, network design, and network management, and will also be of interest to students who would like a greater understanding of how networks function.
CERTIFICATIONTo qualify for your official ALISON Diploma, Certificate or PDF you must study and complete all modules and score 80% or more in each of the course assessments. A link to your Diploma certificate will then appear under the My Certificates heading of your My Account page.
LEARNING OUTCOMESAfter studying this unit you should be able to: - evaluate technical descriptions of communication protocols and demonstrate your understanding of their operation; - describe the characteristics of circuit-switched and packet-switched networks, and of connectionless and connection-oriented modes in packet-switched networks; - describe the role played by primitives in the OSI reference model; - explain how ‘vertical’ and ‘horizontal’ communication takes place in the OSI reference model; - describe the main functions of the principal protocols in the TCP/IP architecture; - describe how application software interacts with the TCP/IP protocol software through application program interfaces; - find the network and host addresses from IPv4 addresses; - describe the main functions of each of the layers of the ATM reference model; - explain the role that virtual path identifiers and virtual channel identifiers play in forwarding ATM cells; - describe how label switching can support IP over ATM.
Outline
Module 1: OSI reference model
Module 2: TCP-IP protocol architecture
Module 3: ATM protocol architecture
Module 4: Digital Network Security
Module 5: Threats to Digital Networks
Module 6: Digital Networks - Authentication and Access Control
Module 7: Digital Network Assessment
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