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Degree Level Course

Computer Networks

To understand the architecture and functioning of computer networks using a top-down approach. To explore how applications communicate over the Internet and how data is transmitted reliably, efficiently, and securely across layers.

Code BSCS4024
Credits 4 Credits
Type Elective
Prerequisites
12-Week Roadmap

Course Structure & Syllabus

For details of standard term assessment timelines and exam structures, visit our Academics page.

WEEK 1
Introduction to Computer Networking and Internet Architecture
WEEK 2
Understanding the Layered Protocol Stack and Packet Analysis
WEEK 3
Fundamentals of Network Performance and Delay Metrics
WEEK 4
Quality of Experience (QoE) and Web Performance Measurement
Faculty & Experts

About the Instructors

Ayon Chakraborty

Ayon Chakraborty

Assistant Professor , Computer science and Engineering , IIT Madras

Prof. Ayon Chakraborty is an Assistant Professor in the Department of CSE at IIT Madras. He received his PhD from SUNY Stony Brook, NY, and had a three-year stint as a researcher at NEC Labs America, Princeton, NJ. His research interests are in designing IoT-based/mobile systems that interact with and interpret (sense) the physical world, spanning both algorithm design as well as end-to-end system prototyping.

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