2023 Faculty Courses School of Engineering Undergraduate major in Information and Communications Engineering
Network Architecture and Control
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Information and Communications Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Yoshiaki Kitaguchi / Takayuki Nishio
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 7-8 Mon (W9-325(W934)) / 7-8 Thu (W9-325(W934))
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- ICT.C305
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2023
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 8, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Information communication network, telecommunication network and the Internet, is one of the important social infrastructure. In this class, various kinds of network architecture and its elemental technology are introduced including communication protocols and network control technology. These topics give a grounding for designing and constructing new information communication network system.
Course description and aims
Goal is understanding basic architecture of information communication network including layer structure and protocols, representative network control technology, and various kinds of practical communication network technology.
Student learning outcomes
実務経験と講義内容との関連 (又は実践的教育内容)
Prof. Kitaguchi has industrial network operation experience on INTEC Inc. between 1997 and 2008.
Keywords
Information Communication Network, Communication Protocol, Network Control
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Lectures only.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Overview of Network Architecture | Explain basic architecture of network. |
| Class 2 | Overview of the Internet | Explain growing process of the Internet. |
| Class 3 | Physical Layer and MAC | Explain purpose of MAC protocols. |
| Class 4 | LAN | Explain elemental technologies of LAN. |
| Class 5 | IPv4 | Explain character of IPv4. |
| Class 6 | Routing | Explain behaviors of routing protocols. |
| Class 7 | Multicast | Explain multicast protocols. |
| Class 8 | IPv6 | Explain character of IPv6. |
| Class 9 | Exercise | |
| Class 10 | Transport: TCP and UDP | Explain TCP and UDP behaviours. |
| Class 11 | Transport: End-to-End Principle and Cross Layer | Explain End-to-End principle. |
| Class 12 | Application: DNS and mail protocols | Explain DNS and mail protocols. |
| Class 13 | Application: WWW protocols | Explain HTTP and QUIC. |
| Class 14 | End-term examination | Review all of Lectures. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
TBD
Reference books, course materials, etc.
TBD
Evaluation methods and criteria
Mini quiz and Examination.
Related courses
- ICT.C301 ： Foundations of Communication Network
- ICT.C309 ： Multimedia Distribution Technology
- ICT.C315 ： Cryptographic Technology and Network Security
- ICT.C506 ： Advanced Information and Communication Network
Prerequisites
Completion of ICT.C301：Foundations of Communication Network is required.