Class Data Communication and Newtorks

This corse aims at providing the basic concepts related to data communication networks, from its basic usage to planning, design and management of computer networks, both in resources and security roles, allowing a better understanding of the emerging potentials. Information and communication are two of the most important strategic areas for business success. Currently almost any medium to large-sized company in areas from banks and insurance companies to entertainment and health has an IT department where network and data communication professionals have a fundamental role.

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Introduction Computer networks Protocols, interfaces and services Reference models: OSI and TCP/IP Regulation: Organisms and standards Physical Layer Meios de Transmissão e tecnologias Data Link Layer Basic notions Services to the network layer Flow control and error correction Media Access Control sublayer Channel allocation Static allocation and dynamic allocation Multiple access protocols IEEE 802 standards Network Layer Services to the transport layer Routing and congestion algorithms Internetworking IP protocol Subnetting Transport Layer Services to the application layer Transport protocol elements TCP and UDP protocols Aplication Layer DNS protocol SMTP protocol POP3 and IMAP protocols HTTP protocol Network security Criptography Symmetric-key and public-key encryption algorithms

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Tanenbaum, Andrew S. - Computer Networks. 5th Edition. Prentice Hall, 2010. ISBN: 9789332518742. Stallings, William - Data and Computer Communications. 6th Edition. Prentice Hall, 1999. ISBN: 9780130843708.