Data Communications, Computer Networks and Protocols (in English)

• 26 hrs lectures
• 13 hrs laboratories
• 13 hrs projects

• 55 pts final exam
• 12 pts numeric exercises
• 12 pts labs
• 24 pts projects

Understand basic principles of network communication. Security of network communication. Deep analysis of selected network traffic, detection of attacks. Network monitoring and troubleshooting. Security and privacy in communication. Modern communication technologies.

Understand principles of network communication and architecture of advanced network services. Be aware of security risks and get acquainted with tools for detection an mitigation of security incidents.
Understanding communication principles in current computer networks.

Basics of computer networks, IP addressing, network services: WWW, DHCP, DNS. Principles of Internet. Basic Unix configuration.

• Kurose, J.F., Ross, K. W: Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet, Edition 8. Addison-Wesley, 2021. 
• Andrew Tanenbaum, David Wetherall: Computer Networks, Pearson; Global edition, 2021.
• George Varghese. Network Algorithmics. Elsevier, Inc., 2005. 

• D. Medhi, K. Ramasamy: Network Routing. Algorithms, Protocols, and Architecture. 2nd Edition, Elsevier, 2018.

1. Introduction to IP networking. Basic configuration of network devices.
2. Static and dynamic routing. Routing algorithms.
3. IPv6 networking and tunneling.
4. L2 network security.
5. Privacy and anonymity on the Internet.
6. Network security: algorithms, encryption, hashes, certificates.
7. Packet classification. IP address lookup.
8. Intrusion detection.
9. Network monitoring. NTP, syslog, SNMP and NetFlow.
10. Principles of DNS. DNS security (DNSSEC, DoT, DoH).
11. SDN Networking.
12. Bitcoin protocol, blockchain.
13. Summary.

1. Analysis of captured network communication.
2. Static and dynamic routing.
3. Configuration of IPv6 networks. IPv6 over IPv4.
4. Privacy and anonymity on Internet.
5. Encryption techniques using OpenSSL.
6. Network monitoring using SNMP and Netflow.

• Design, modeling and implementation of a network application.

• Project - 21 points 
• Hands-on Labs - 12 points
• In-class Activity - 12 points
• Final exam is performed in written form. The maximal amount of points one can get is 55 points - the minimal number of points which must be obtained from the final exam is 20, otherwise, no points will be assigned to a student. 

Active participation in hands-on labs, project assignment, and final exam are the monitored, and points earning an education. The minimal number of points that can be obtained from the final exam is 25. Otherwise, no points will be assigned to a student.