The objective of this module is to acquaint the student with the terminology of
communication systems and to establish a thorough understanding of exactly how data is
transferred in such...

The objective of this module is to acquaint the student with the terminology of
communication systems and to establish a thorough understanding of exactly how data is
transferred in such communication networks, as well as applications that can be found in
such environments. The study material includes: concepts and terminology, the hierarchy
of protocols according to the OSI and TCP/IP models, protocols on the data level,
physical level and network level as well as higher level protocols. The practical
component of the module involves programming TCP/IP sockets using a high level
language. The emphasis throughout is on the technical aspects underlying the operation
of networks, rather than the application of networks.