Review of basic IP Network Concepts. Principles of Information Theory; source coding theorem, channel coding theorem, joint source-channel coding theorem, elements of rate-distortion theory. Function of the physical-layer, Lossless and lossy source coding algorithms and applications, Channel coding and applications. Function of the MAC-layer, ALOHA and Slotted-ALOHA, CSMA, CSMA/CD, and CSMA/CA, Ethernet, Scheduling, Performance analyses and quality of service. Function of the network-layer, Elements of queuing theory and quality of service.
