Course details

Network Applications and Network Administration

ISA Acad. year 2025/2026 Winter semester 5 credits

Architecture of computer networks, OSI model and TCP/IP model. Network interface configuration. Advanced network programming using BSD sockets. Architectur of DNS and DNS resolution. Architecture of mailing and directory services. Network security - packet filtering and classification. Multimedia communication, videconferencing. IP telephony. Quality of services. Tools for network management. Measuring network traffic. Network modelling and simulation.

The course has 5 ECTS credits which represent 130 hours of study workload distributed as follows:

26 hours of lectures
10 hours of laboratory assignments
50 hours of programming project
44 hours of individual study and preparation to the final exam

Guarantor

Matoušek Petr, doc. Ing., Ph.D., M.A. (DIFS)

Language of instruction

Czech, English

Completion

Credit+Examination (written+oral)

Time span

26 hrs lectures
10 hrs laboratories
16 hrs projects

Assessment points

60 pts final exam (60 pts written part, 60 pts oral part)
20 pts labs
20 pts projects

Department

Department of Information Systems (UIFS)

Lecturer

Grégr Matěj, Ing., Ph.D. (DIFS)
Matoušek Petr, doc. Ing., Ph.D., M.A. (DIFS)
Skokanová Jana, Mgr. (CVT)

Learning objectives

The goal of this course is to inform students about network services and tools for network administration and traffic control. The practical parts of the course include network application programming and laboratory assignments where students can apply theoretical knowledge in configuration and analysis of real network services.

A student is able to configure network connection to the internet, configure common network services, monitor network traffic, detect and correct network failures. He or she is familiar with modern network applications for data, voice and video transmission. A student has an overview of tools for network administration and is able to use them. He or she is capable to create a secure network connection over the internet and secure a computer against cyber threats. A student is able to program a network application.

Recommended prerequisites

Operating Systems (IOS)
Computer Communications and Networks (IPK)

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Basics of operating systems Unix and Windows.
C programming.
Reading and understanding texts written in technical English.
Number conversion between binary, decimal and hexadecimal systems.
Computer network architecture (ISO/OSI, TCP/IP).
Overview of link layer protocols and network layer protocols.
Addressing - types of IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, address classes, multicast, broadcast, netmask, CIDR etc.
IP routing.

Study literature

P. Matoušek: Síťové aplikace a jejich architektura, VUTIUM, 2014.
W. R. Stevens, B. Fenner, A. M. Rudoff: UNIX Network Programming.The Sockets Network API, Addison-Wesley, 2004.
A. S. Tanenbaum: Computer Networks, 4th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2003.
J. F. Kurose, K.W.Ross: Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet, Adison-Wesley, 2003.
Lewis Van Wikle: Hands-On Network Programming with C : Learn Socket Programming in C and Write Secure and Optimized Network Code, Packt Publishing, 2019.

Syllabus of lectures

Network Architecture, Addressing, Testing.
Advanced TCP/IP Programming.
Multicast. Link Layer Data Capturing and Packet Processing.
Security of network transmission.
DNS System.
Electronic Mail and Directory Services.
Streaming and Videoconferencing.
IP Telephony.
Network Monitoring and Management.
Time Synchronization. Events Logging.
Flow Monitoring.
Quality of Services.
Summary.

Syllabus of laboratory exercises

Network device configuration and network traffic analysis using Wireshark.
Securing network transmission.
DNS configuration and deployment.
VoIP configuration and analysis.
Network management and monitoring.

Progress assessment

Lab assignments (20 points), project implementation (20 points). Exam prerequisites: Duty credit consists of getting at least 15 points for in-class activities (labs, project).

Assignments in labs (max 20 points) and individual network programming project (max 20 points).
To pass the semester exam, minimum 20 points is required.
Semester exams can be oral or written. The form is defined by each exam description.
Missed labs are not replaced. In case of a long-term study obstacle because of health issues it is possible to ask for supplementary work.

Course inclusion in study plans

Programme BIT, 3rd year of study, Compulsory
Programme BIT (in English), 3rd year of study, Compulsory