Overall objectives:

1 - To obtain knowledge on the main networking concepts, technologies, equipment, wiring systems and architectures, for communication between computers.
2 - Provide students with planning and project skills, required for the design, implementation and operation of computer networks.

Syllabus:

1 - Introduction
2 - OSI reference model and TCP/IP Architecture
3 - Data Networks' basic concepts
4 - Transmission Media
5 - Structured Cabling
6 - TCP/IP Architecture
7 - Network Equipment
8 - Planning and design of networks
9 - Local and long-distance networks technologies

Literature/Sources:

Edmundo Monteiro e Fernando Boavida , 2010 , Engenharia de Redes Informáticas , FCA Editora de Informática
Andrew S. Tanenbaum , 2010 , Computer Networks , Prentice Hall
William Stallings , 2010 , Data and Computer Communications , Prentice Hall
William Stallings , 2004 , Computer Networking with Internet Protocols , Prentice Hall
James F. Kurose, and Keith W. Ross , 2004 , Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet , Addison-wesley
Fred Halsall , 2005 , Computer Networking and the Internet , Addison-Wesley
Wendell Odom, Thomas Knott , 2006 , Networking Basics CCNA 1 Companion Guide (Cisco Networking Academy) , Cisco Press
Sidnie Feit , 1996 , TCP/IP - Architecture, Protocols, and Implementation with IPV6 and IP Security , McGraw-Hill
Douglas E Comer , 2008 , Computer Networks and Internets (5th Edition) , Prentice Hall

Assesssment methods and criteria:

Classification Type: Quantitativa (0-20)

Evaluation Methodology:
Teaching methodologies: - Lectures; - Solving problems; - Practical work in the laboratory, using network simulation tools or other network tools, configuring equipment, testing and constructing cables, etc.; - Support the development of the project, which consists of planning and dimensioning a network; - Seminars related to the project. Evaluation Criteria: - Exams, which aim at evaluating students' knowledge about the subjects covered in classes; - Project, with pre-defined deliverables. The project involves planning and dimensioning a network and aims at evaluating students' ability to apply the subjects covered in classes and the acquired knowledge. Evaluation: 2 tests: Topics covered in theoretical and practical classes; 70% of the final grade; Mínimal grade: 8/20 in each test. Project: Planning and dimensioning a network; 30% of the final grade; Groups composed of 3 students (maximum); Minimal grade: 8/20 in each delivery phase.