The main objective of the NOS subject is provide a foundations of the components which make up a networking operating system, including the principles of operating systems, distributed elements, and networking infrastructure, especially routers.

Week 1

Operating Systems

Lecture: The first lecture presents an outline of the subject, and the areas that are covered. This then leads onto some of the foundations principles of operating systems. To be completed.

Tutorial:

Worksheet:

Week 2

Processes and Scheduling

Lecture: To be completed.

Tutorial:

Worksheets:

Week 3

Distributed Processing

Lecture: To be completed.

Tutorial:

Worksheet:

Week 4

Distributed File Systems

Lecture: To be completed.

Tutorial:

Worksheet:

Week 5

Routing Protocols

Lecture: To be completed.

Tutorial:

Worksheet:

Week 6

Routers

Lecture: To be completed.

Week 7

Network Operating Systems

Lecture: To be completed.

Week 8

Encryption

Lecture: To be completed.

Week 9

Revision

To be completed.

Week 10

Revision

To be completed.

Week 11

Revision

To be completed.

Timetable

Week No.	Lecture/Tut 1	Lecture/Tut 2	Practical
1	Introduction (Unit 1)	OSI Model (Unit 1)	Network Introduction and Introduction to WWW (1)
2	Network Types (Unit 2)	Intro Tut	Network Introduction and Introduction to WWW (1)
3	IP (Unit 5)	Network Types Tut	Ping (2)
4	TCP (Unit 6)	IP Tut	Tracert (3)
5	Security (Unit 7)	TCP Tut	NetStat/IPConfig (4)
6	Ethernet (Unit 3)	Security Tut	WinSock (5)
7	ARP (Unit 3)	Ethernet Tut	Client-server (6)
8	Switches/LANs (Unit 3)	ARP Tut	Project
9	ATM (Unit 4)	Switches Tut
10	WWW Programming (Unit 8)	ATM Tut
11	WWW Programming Tut	Revision
12	Revision	Revision
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Note 1. Practicals and the Project require customization for the local network, and will change depending on each College/University. Drafts of the Practicals and the Project are enclosed, and final versions will depend on the local College/University.

Reference material

Buchanan WJ, Mastering Computing, Palgrave.

Buchanan WJ, "Distributed Systems and Networks", McGraw-Hill, 2000, ISBN 0-077-09583-9.

Buchanan WJ, "Mastering Networks", Macmillan, 1999. ISBN 0-333-748042.

Teachers Notes

Details

Timetable (Lecture/Tutorial)

Timetable

Week No.

Lecture/Tut 1

Lecture/Tut 2

Practical

1

Introduction (Unit 1)

OSI Model (Unit 1)

Network Introduction and Introduction to WWW (1)

2

Network Types (Unit 2)

Intro Tut

3

IP (Unit 5)

Network Types Tut

Ping (2)

4

TCP (Unit 6)

IP Tut

Tracert (3)

5

Security (Unit 7)

TCP Tut

NetStat/IPConfig (4)

6

Ethernet (Unit 3)

Security Tut

WinSock (5)

7

ARP (Unit 3)

Ethernet Tut

Client-server (6)

8

Switches/LANs (Unit 3)

ARP Tut

Project

9

ATM (Unit 4)

Switches Tut

10

WWW Programming (Unit 8)

ATM Tut

11

WWW Programming Tut

Revision

12

Revision

Revision

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