Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of this course, students will be able to 

  • Understand how the existing network protocols work
  • Know how to compare network protocols and to select suitable ones to use
  • Modify existing protocols or design new ones that fulfill certain system requirements
  • Apply the rules and styles of academic writing in producing reports, and work in a group to solve technical problems

Credits: 5

Schedule: 12.01.2023 - 23.03.2023

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Yu Xiao

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    This course provides a theoretical and practical basis for protocol design and analysis, and investigates dynamics of Internet protocols from application developer's perspective. The course consists of case studies, such as evolution of HTTP, comparison between MQTT and CoAP, TCP variations, and comparison between V2X technologies. The case studies will combine theoretical analysis with empirical evidence acquired by experimentation.  

Assessment Methods and Criteria
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Assignments

Workload
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lectures, individual study, group assignments

DETAILS

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

    9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language : English

    Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Spring III - IV
    2023-2024 Spring III - V

    Enrollment :

    Registration for Courses on Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi).