Goal:
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the world of networks, familiarise them with the basic characteristics and possible uses of network devices and transmission media, which form the basis of IT systems.
Course description:
The course presents modern local and wide area network (LAN, WAN) technologies, their transmission media, and the physical and logical topologies of networks. Based on the OSI system model, it describes the internal structure and services of communication systems, the related protocols from the TCP/IP model, the purpose and operation of the relevant protocols and interfaces, the theoretical possibilities for their implementation, and typical practices. It provides more detailed knowledge of the basic operational (switching, routing) and network security solutions (administrative protection of devices, traffic filtering, address translation) affecting large enterprise networks, and also covers the task and implementation models of service quality.