In this module you will learn about circuit and packet switching networks, network protocol stack, protocol stack layers and the different protocols at the application layer.

In this module, you will learn about the domain name systems, name resolution process web, hypertext transfer protocol, DNS messages, internet mail transfer, and file transfer.

In this module, you will learn about transport services, connection, connection unique identifiers, packet lifetime restrictions, connection release, reliability, and sliding window protocols.

In this module, Performance and Control, you will learn about transport layer performance, buffer management and congestion control. You will also learn about transport layer primitives and the transmission control protocol.

In this module, Transmission and Programming, you will learn about the transmission control protocol flow control process. You will study congestion control, user datagram protocol and socket programming.

In this module, Network Layer, you will learn about the classless Inter-domain routing (CIDR), IP version 4 addressing, classful addressing and network address translation.

You must score 80% or more to pass this assessment.

In this module, Internet QoS, you will learn about internet quality of service and basic QoS architecture. Traffic policing, traffic shaping, traffic scheduling, IntSev and DiffServ architectures will also be discussed.

In this module, IP Routing, you will learn about routing on the internet, intra-domain routing, routing protocols, autonomous systems, path-vector routing, and border gateway protocol.

In this module, Routers and Networking, you will learn about IP routers, software-defined networking, OpenFlow, and software-defined networking architecture.

In this module, Data Link Layer, you will learn about LLC services, asynchronous MAC techniques, MAC frame format and Ethernet protocols. You will also learn the importance of multiple access methods, Ethernet frame, and flow and error control.

In this module, Network Protocol, you will learn about circuit and packet switching networks. You will also study the network protocol stack, protocol stack layers, and the different protocols needed at the application layer.

In this module, Physical Layer, you will learn about the communication model, data and signals, encoding and decoding techniques, network security policies, and TCP/IP security.

You must score 80% or more to pass this assessment.