School of Information, Computer and Communication Technology (ICT)
	Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology

TCS 451 Data Communications and Networks, Semester 2/2009

Course Description from the Undergraduate Catalogue:

Prerequisite: None

Introduce fundamental concepts and principles in computer networks and the Internet. Understand the underlying structures (or layers) of the Internet: application, transport, network, link, and physical layers. Explore wireless and mobile networking, multimedia networking, and security in computer networks.

Syllabus (pdf)

SIIT Courseware: You can also access the materials on this website and other restricted course materials (such as lecture notes and homework solutions) at the (experimental) SIIT Coursework System (password is required).

Text:

James A. Kurose and Keith W. Ross, Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach, 5th ed., International Edition, Pearson, 2010.

Announcement:

• 15/2/10: List of presentations (updated today)
• 14/1/10: HW4 and the midterm solution are available (note that from now on all files will be posted in the SIIT Coursework System). The list of suggested topics for the presentation is still being compiled. I will post it as soon as it is available. Due to this delay, the deadline for selecting the paper will be postponed as well. I will let you know the new deadline.
• 3/12/09: HW3 is available below. It is a bit long, so please start early.
• 13/11/09: The problems used in HW1 are here.
• 11/11/09: Group assignment is here. Each group works on homework together and submit only one write-up.

Homework/Quiz:

Course Grading (tentative):