Online Networking Course

I want to do Online Networking Course from Georgia Institute of Technology so can you please provide me the details of this course?

[Kiran Chandar]

The Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States. It is a part of the University System of Georgia. The institute was established in 1885.

Online Networking Course

Intermediate
Approx. 3 months
Assumes 6hr/wk (work at your own pace)

This class is offered as CS6250 at Georgia Tech where it is a part of the Online Masters Degree (OMS).

Taking this course here will not earn credit towards the OMS degree.

This course covers advanced topics in Computer Networking such as Software-Defined Networking (SDN), Data Center Networking and Content Distribution.

The course is divided into three parts:

Part 1 is about the implementation, design principles and goals of a Computer Network and touches upon the various routing algorithms used in CN (such as link-state and distance vector).

Part 2 talks about resource control and content distribution in Networking Applications. It covers Congestion Control and Traffic Shaping.

Part 3 deals with the operations and management of computer networks encompassing SDN's (Software Defined Networks), Traffic Engineering and Network Security.

Prerequisites and Requirements-

Undergraduate level Computer Networking course.

An understanding of the TCP/IP protocol and the its layer model is recommended.

Basic knowledge of python (such as through Intro to Computer Science) is required.

You should be comfortable with the implementation of basic search algorithms and a working knowledge of Linux and virtual machines is recommended.

Syllabus
Lesson 1: Introduction

Computer Networking Overview
What This Class is Not About

Lesson 2: Architecture & Principles

A Brief History of the Internet
Architectural Design Principles
Packet Switching
File Transfer
End to End Argument Violations

Lesson 3: Switching

Switching and Bridging
Bootstrapping: Networking Two Hosts
ARP: Address Resolution Protocol
Interconnecting LANs with Hubs
Switches: Traffic Isolation
Spanning Tree
Switches vs. Routers
Buffer Sizing for a TCP Sender

Lesson 4: Routing

Internet Routing
Intra-AS Topology
Distance-Vector Routing
Link State Routing
Interdomain Routing
IGP vs. iBGP
BGP Route Selection
Multiple Exit Discriminator (MEI)
Interdomain Routing Business Models

Lesson 5: Naming, Addressing & Forwarding

IP Addressing
Pre-1994: “Classful” Addressing
IP Address Allocation
Classless Interdomain Routing (CIDR)
Multihoming Frustrates Aggregation
Address Lookup Using Tries
Memory Efficiency and Fast Lookup
Alternatives to LPM with Tries
NAT and IPv6
Network Address Translation (NAT)

Lesson 5.1: Router Design Basics

Router Design
Basic Router Architecture
Decision: Crossbar Switching
Switching Algorithm: Maximal Matching
Head of Line Blocking
Scheduling and Fairness
Max-Min Fairness

Lesson 5.2: Domain Name System (DNS)

Record Types
Examples (using “dig”)
Lookup IP Address

Lesson 6: Congestion Control & Streaming

Congestion Control
AIMD (TCP Congestion Control)
Data Centers & TCP “Incast”
Barrier Synchronization & Idle Time
Multimedia & Streaming
Digitizing Audio & Video
Streaming Video
Skype

Lesson 7: Rate Limiting and Traffic Shaping

Traffic Classification & Shaping
Source Classification
Leaky Bucket Traffic Shaping
(r, t) Traffic Shaping
Shaping Bursty Traffic Patterns
Power Boost
Effects on Latency
Buffer Bloat
Packet Monitoring

Lesson 8: Content Distribution

The Web and Caching
HTTP Requests
Persistent Connections
Content Distribution Networks (CDNs)
Server Selection
Content Routing
Bit Torrent
Solution to Freeriding: “Choking”
Distributed Hash Tables
Consistent Hashing

Lesson 9: Software Defined Networking

Network Management Overview
Software Defined Networking (SDN)
Control and Data Planes
Different SDN Controllers
NOX: Overview
Ryu, Floodlight, Nox and Pox
Customizing Control

Lesson 10: Traffic Engineering

Traffic Engineering Overview
Interdomain Traffic Engineering
Measuring, Modeling and Controlling Traffic
Link Utilization Function
BGP in Interdomain Traffic Engineering
Multipath Routing
Data Center Networking
Valiant Load Balance
Jellyfish Data Center Topology

Lesson 11: Network Security

Internet is Insecure
Resource Exhaustion
Routing Security
Origin and Path Authentication
DNS Security
DNS Cache Poisoning

Lesson 11.1: Internet Worms

Viruses and Internet Worms
Internet Worm Lifecyle
First Worm: “Morris” Worm
Worm Outbreaks in Detail
Modeling Fast-Spreading Worms

Lesson 11.2: Spam

Spam
IP Blacklisting

Lesson 11.3: Denial of Service (DoS) Attacks

TCP 3-Way Handshake
Inferring Denial of Service Activity using Backscatter
Automated DoS Attack Mitigation
MTPCP

Contact address

Georgia Institute of Technology
North Ave NW, Atlanta, GA 30332, United States