Online Lesson_1

​Some text here about the topic of discussion.

Text books:

1. James F. Kurose and Keith W. Ross, “Computer Networking A Top-Down Approach”, 6th edition, Pearson, 2013, ISBN: 978-0-13-285620-1.

2. Paul Goransson, Chuck Black and Timothy Culver, “Software Defined Networks”, Elsevier, 2nd edition, 2017, ISBN: 978-0-12-804555-8.

Reference books:

1. Behrouz A. Forouzan, “Data Communications and Networking”, McGrawHill Higher education, 4th edition, 2007, ISBN: 978-0-07-296775-3.

2. William Stallings, “Data and Computer Communications”, Pearson, 8th edition, 2006, ISBN: 0-13-243310-9

3. Thomas D. Nadeau and Ken Gray, “Software Defined Networks”, Oreilly, 2013, ISBN: 978-1-449-34230-2.

A computer network is a group of computers that use a set of common communication protocols over digital interconnections for the purpose of sharing resources located on or provided by the network nodes.

Computer Networks

• IP

• TCP/UDP

• HTTP

• WWW

• SMTP

• SNMP

• IMAP

• POP3

•An Internet Standard is a normative specification of a technology or methodology applicable to the Internet.

•Internet Standards are created and published by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).

•Engineering contributions to the IETF start as an Internet Draft, may be promoted to a Request for Comments, and may eventually become an Internet Standard.