About This Course

Students should master the basic knowledge of computer network, basic principles and some important protocols. These include network-related terms and protocols(TCP/IP protocol), network standards, OSI reference model, LAN technology(Ethernet is the emphasis), physical layer, data link layer, network layer, transport layer and basic functions of Application layer, the study of network layer is the emphasis which includes routing principles and characteristics. On the basic of the theoretical knowledge listed above, students will acquire the practical abilities of network programming, using network snap tools, switches and routers.

Requirements

Basic knowledge about Computer Science. Basic programming skills.

Course Staff

Haoxiang WANG

Associate Professor, PhD.

South China University of Technology

Teaching activities: Computer networks and Operating system. 
Research areas: computer networks, data visualization, data analysis, affective computing.