Epoka University

FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING
COURSE SYLLABUS

2022-2023 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE INFORMATION

Course Title: ADVANCED CONCEPTS IN COMPUTER NETWORKS

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
CEN 563	B	3	3	2	0	4	7.5

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
*Main Course Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)* and Office Hours:**	Dr. Florenc Skuka fskuka@epoka.edu.al
*Second Course Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)* and Office Hours:**	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Elective
Study program: (the study for which this course is offered)	Master of Science in Computer Engineering (2 years)
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Code of Ethics:	Code of Ethics of EPOKA University Regulation of EPOKA University "On Student Discipline"
Attendance Requirement:	N/A
Course Description:	This is a graduate level course which discusses the recent developments in computer networks. The topics to be covered include current topics of research and development such as Routing, Congestion Control, Multicasting and Resource Reservation in the Internet, Performance Study of Computer Networks, if time permits, Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) and P2P networks, Network Security. We do not attempt to provide a broad overview of the entire area of computer networking!
Course Objectives:	This course will provide to students the knowledge of concepts and method used in Computer Network communication. How communications protocols work, multimedia networking, security measures, future challenges.

BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE COURSE

1	Ability to identify, formulate, and solve advance network related problems.
2	Knowledge of contemporary issues in computer networks.
3	Ability to use techniques, skills, and modern networking tools.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction to Computer Networks and Internet.
2	8 Internet design principles.
3	Application and transport layer.
4	Transport layer protocol.
5	SCTP & DCCP.
6	Routing Dijkstra and Bellman Ford-RIP&BGP
7	IPv4 & IPv6
8	Link layer Multiple Access & Error Control
9	Multimedia networking applications and streaming stored video.
10	Voice over IP and Protocols for real time applications.
11	Network support for multimedia.
12	Security basic
13	Security protocol.
14	Smart grid communications and future Internet.

Prerequisite(s):	Computer Network, Probability and Java or Python programming.
Textbook(s):	Kurose and Ross, Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach, Pearson, 6th edition
Additional Literature:
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Ability to identify, formulate, and solve advance network related problems.
2	Knowledge of contemporary issues in computer networks.
3	Ability to use techniques, skills, and modern networking tools.

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES
(Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Master of Science in Computer Engineering (2 years) Program
1	Engineering graduates with sufficient theoretical and practical background for a successful profession and with application skills of fundamental scientific knowledge in the engineering practice.	5
2	Engineering graduates with skills and professional background in describing, formulating, modeling and analyzing the engineering problem, with a consideration for appropriate analytical solutions in all necessary situations	5
3	Engineering graduates with the necessary technical, academic and practical knowledge and application confidence in the design and assessment of machines or mechanical systems or industrial processes with considerations of productivity, feasibility and environmental and social aspects.	4
4	Engineering graduates with the practice of selecting and using appropriate technical and engineering tools in engineering problems, and ability of effective usage of information science technologies.	5
5	Ability of designing and conducting experiments, conduction data acquisition and analysis and making conclusions.	5
6	Ability of identifying the potential resources for information or knowledge regarding a given engineering issue.	5
7	The abilities and performance to participate multi-disciplinary groups together with the effective oral and official communication skills and personal confidence.	4
8	Ability for effective oral and official communication skills in foreign language.	5
9	Engineering graduates with motivation to life-long learning and having known significance of continuous education beyond undergraduate studies for science and technology.	5
10	Engineering graduates with well-structured responsibilities in profession and ethics.	5
11	Engineering graduates who are aware of the importance of safety and healthiness in the project management, workshop environment as well as related legal issues.	5
12	Consciousness for the results and effects of engineering solutions on the society and universe, awareness for the developmental considerations with contemporary problems of humanity.	5

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Project	1	60
Final Exam	1	40
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	10	2	20
Mid-terms			0
Assignments			0
Final examination	1	45	45
Other	1	74.5	74.5
Total Work Load:			187.5
Total Work Load/25(h):			7.5
ECTS Credit of the Course:			7.5

CONCLUDING REMARKS BY THE COURSE LECTURER

This is a graduate level course which discusses the recent developments in computer networks. The topics to be covered include current topics of research and development such as Routing, Congestion Control, Multicasting and Resource Reservation in the Internet, Performance Study of Computer Networks, if time permits, Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) and P2P networks, Network Security. We do not attempt to provide a broad overview of the entire area of computer networking!