This course covers theoretical and applied topics in network and security. It focuses on the latest network and security issues. This course explores the state-of-art topics in advanced routing algorithms, advanced network congestion control algorithms, quality of service, VPN networks, mobile networks, sensor networks, advanced cryptography, security protocols, firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems, vulnerability assessment, and other security technologies.
Course Objectives:
- To understand the state-of-the-art in network protocols, architectures and applications.
- Analyze existing network protocols and networks.
- Develop new ideas in networking field
- To understand how networking research is done
- To investigate novel ideas in the area of networking via term-long research projects.
Catalog Description
- Be familiar with elements of wireless data networks
- Be able to explain the function of each elements in the network
- Have knowledge of protocols that govern inter-working between these elements
- Have knowledge of protocol simulation and performance evaluation
- Be able to read and write network protocol specifications