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Introduction to Data Communications - Readings

Computer Networks (3rd Ed), A. Tanenbaum, Chapter 1

• Required:
  • Sec 1.1 - all
  • Sec 1.2 intro, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.5
  • Sec 1.3 intro, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.6
  • Sec 1.4.1 intro. Also skim through the brief description of each of the layers to give yourself an overall idea. We will be going into these layers in details through-out the semester, so don't worry if you don't have a full idea of their significance now.
  • Sec 1.4.2 intro. The same as in sec 1.4.1, skim through the brief description of each of the layers to give yourself an overall idea.
  • Sec 1.4.3
  • Sec 1.7 - all. This is to give you some background on the standards and protocols you will encounter through-out the unit. You are not required to memorized the names and acronyms of the various organizations .
• Optional (not required for exam)
  • Sec 1.2.4
  • Sec 1.4.4, 1.4.5

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