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TCP/IP and Advanced Topics

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TCP/IP and Advanced Topics

This course is part of Computer Communications Specialization

Instructor: Xiaobo Zhou

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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2 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

755 reviews

2 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

92%

Most learners liked this course

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There are 5 modules in this course

In this course, we give an in-depth study of the TCP/IP protocols. We examine the details of how IP enables communications across a collection of networks. We pay particular attention to the hierarchical structure of IP addresses and explain their role in ensuring scalability of the Internet. The role of address prefixes and the uses of masks are explained in details. We review in details about TCP three-way handshake, flow control, and congestion control. Furthermore, we provide an introduction to some advanced topics, including Multicast, SDN and security

Module details

This module examines the structure of the network layer: the IP packet, the details of IP addressing, and then focuses on subnetting technique that can efficiently utilize IP address space.

What's included

5 videos7 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt

5 videosTotal 27 minutes

Welcome3 minutes
TCP/IP Architecture and IP Packet6 minutes
IP Addressing5 minutes
Subnetting7 minutes
Subnet Routing Examples6 minutes

7 readingsTotal 145 minutes

Reference Books10 minutes
Get help and meet other learners in this course. Join your discussion forums!5 minutes
Lecture Slide - TCP/IP Architecture and IP Packet30 minutes
Lecture Slide - IP Addressing30 minutes
Lecture Slide - Subnetting30 minutes
Lecture Slide - Subnet Routing Examples30 minutes
IP Version 4 Protocol, Subnet (Required)10 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 50 minutes

Practice Assessment - TCP/IP and Advanced Topics20 minutes
TCP/IP and Advanced Topics30 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

TCP/IP and Advanced Topics10 minutes

This module examines class-less inter-domain routing CIDR technique that can efficiently utilize IP address space, discusses how IP is complemented by DHCP and ARP protocols, and motivations for introducing a new version of IPv6.

What's included

4 videos4 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt

4 videosTotal 27 minutes

Classless Interdomain Routing (CIDR)9 minutes
ARP, Fragmentation and Reassembly6 minutes
DHCP, NAT6 minutes
IPv67 minutes

4 readingsTotal 120 minutes

Lecture Slide - Classless Interdomain Routing (CIDR)30 minutes
Lecture Slide - ARP, Fragmentation and Reassembly30 minutes
Lecture Slide - DHCP, NAT30 minutes
Lecture Slide - IPv630 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 50 minutes

Practice Assessment - IP Addressing20 minutes
Graded Assessment - IP Addressing30 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

IP Addressing10 minutes

This module discusses the structure of the transport layer UDP and TCP. It focuses on TCP, including the TCP three-way handshake, flow control, and congestion control mechanisms.

What's included

4 videos5 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt

4 videosTotal 27 minutes

UDP and TCP6 minutes
TCP Three-way Handshake7 minutes
TCP Flow Control and Data Transfer7 minutes
TCP Congestion Control8 minutes

5 readingsTotal 180 minutes

Lecture Slide - UDP and TCP30 minutes
Lecture Slide - TCP Three-way Handshake30 minutes
Lecture Slide - TCP Flow Control and Data Transfer30 minutes
Lecture Slide - TCP Congestion Control30 minutes
TIMELY: RTT-based Congestion Control for the Datacenter60 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 50 minutes

Practice Assessment - Transmission Control Protocol20 minutes
Graded Assessment - Transmission Control Protocol30 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Transmission Control Protocol10 minutes

This module discusses mobile IP, introduces approaches to multicast routing, discusses the relationships between OpenFlow, DSN and NFV, and concludes by introducing some network security threats.

What's included

4 videos4 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt

4 videosTotal 28 minutes

Mobile IP6 minutes
Multicast Routing8 minutes
OpenFlow, SDN, and NFV8 minutes
Network Security Threats7 minutes

4 readingsTotal 120 minutes

Lecture Slide - Mobile IP30 minutes
Lecture Slide - Multicast Routing30 minutes
Lecture Slide - OpenFlow, SDN, and NFV30 minutes
Lecture Slide - Network Security Threats30 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 46 minutes

Practice Assessment - Advanced Topics16 minutes
Graded Assessment - Advanced Topics30 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Advanced Topics10 minutes

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1 reading1 peer review

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Xiaobo Zhou

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Reviewed on Apr 18, 2020

Good course but sometimes the instructor's accent was hard to decode and the subtitles weren't correct all the time and I had to work a little to understand. But the topics covered are nice.

Reviewed on Mar 11, 2020

Exceptional course delivery by professor and some useful content i have found thanks for the opportunity created by Coursera and team Colorado university

Reviewed on Jun 13, 2019

The course is excellent, but sometimes it is a little bit difficult to understand the teacher for people whos mother tongue is not english.

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