- Docente: Franco Callegati
- Credits: 6
- SSD: ING-INF/03
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Cesena
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Computer Science and Engineering (cod. 8615)
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from Sep 18, 2023 to Dec 18, 2023
Learning outcomes
The student will learn how the internet works, with particular reference to addressing and routing of information.
Course contents
1. Internet architecture. transport protocols: UDP and TCP. The IP protocol. Addressing, subnetting and supernetting, CIDR. Direct and indirect forwarding.
2. Signaling and management in IP networks: ICMP, DHCP, NAT, ARP.
3. Routing in Internet. Authonomous Systems. Routing protocols Interior (IGP) and exterior (EGP). Examples of running RIP and OSPF.
4. Introduction to network security.
5. Local Area Networks (LANs). The Ethernet LAN and IEEE 802.3. Wireless LANs and IEEE 802.11.
Readings/Bibliography
J. F. Kurose, K. W. Ross, Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach, Global Edition, Pearson Education; 8th edition (2021)
Teaching methods
Lectures
Practical experiments:
- network traffic analysis (Wireshark);
- network virtualization
- analysis of forwarding and routing
Assessment methods
Detailed information about the form of the exam can be found on the Virtuale platform. The exams are in Italian.
Teaching tools
Lecture notes and slides (in Italian) available on the Virtuale platform.
Office hours
See the website of Franco Callegati
SDGs

This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.