Computer networks -- 2007-2008 -- info.uvt.ro/Laboratory 8
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These pages are somehow outdated and it is recommended to consult the newer version at Computer networks -- 2008-2009 -- info.uvt.ro (by Ciprian Crăciun). |
Quick links:
- front;
- courses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13;
- laboratories agenda, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, evaluation, tools, repository.
Discussion points
[edit]- IP address computations:
- subnet masks;
- CIDR;
- VLSM;
- consult:
- OSI and TCP/IP:
- layers and comparison (recapitulation);
- consult:
- encapsulation and packet dissection using Wireshark;
- ARP dialog;
- RARP dialog;
- UDP datagram;
- TCP connection;
- consult: Computer networks -- 2007-2008 -- info.uvt.ro/Laboratory 5#Wireshark and tcpdump;
- miscellaneous questions about networking;
Assignment
[edit]This is the forth assignment, so please commit it to the folder assignment-04.
Write a two page essay about one of the following subjects:
- TCP/IP security / privacy concerns;
- Ethernet security / privacy concerns;
- IPv6 new features;
- IPv6 and IPsec integration: wikipedia:IPsec;
- EAPOL: wikipedia:Extensible Authentication Protocol;
Try to present the subjects from an technical / engineering point of view, focusing on (where applicable):
- design decisions;
- implementation decisions;
- performance;
- scalability;
- resilience;
- extensibility;
- comparisons with other similar technologies;
- advantages and disadvantages;
The rules are below:
- A4 paper size with a 2.5 cm margin on all directions;
- 12 pt Times New Roman, spaced at most 1.5 lines;
- the paper should not contain copied information unless quoted and only sparingly;
- it must contain the bibliography;
- only ODF (Open Document Format, as created by OpenOffice.org) or DOC (as created by Microsoft Word), but not DOCX (as created by Microsoft Word 2007);