Educational guide
IDENTIFYING DATA 2024_25
Subject COMMUNICATION NETWORKS Code 00707031
Study programme
0707 - G.INGENIERÍA ELECT. INDUSTRIAL Y AUTOMÁTICA
Descriptors Credit. Type Year Period
6 Optional Third Second
Language
Castellano
Prerequisites
Department ING.ELECTR.DE SIST. Y AUTOMATI
Coordinador
BENAVIDES CUÉLLAR , MARÍA DEL CARMEN
E-mail mcbenc@unileon.es
igarr@unileon.es
mbayg@unileon.es
Lecturers
BENAVIDES CUÉLLAR , MARÍA DEL CARMEN
GARCÍA RODRÍGUEZ , ISAÍAS
BAYON GUTIERREZ , MARTIN
Web http://agora.unileon.es
General description The student will acquire knowledge about communication networks, stressing the technologies and protocols related to the Internet. Knowledge about the different devices that build up a network will also be presented. The student will gain the skills neccesary to build and configure local area networks based on the mentioned technologies.
Tribunales de Revisión
Tribunal titular
Cargo Departamento Profesor
Presidente ING.ELECTR.DE SIST. Y AUTOMATI DOMINGUEZ GONZALEZ , MANUEL
Secretario ING.ELECTR.DE SIST. Y AUTOMATI FUERTES MARTINEZ , JUAN JOSE
Vocal ING.ELECTR.DE SIST. Y AUTOMATI REGUERA ACEVEDO , PERFECTO
Tribunal suplente
Cargo Departamento Profesor
Presidente ING.ELECTR.DE SIST. Y AUTOMATI FERNANDEZ LOPEZ , CARLOS
Secretario ING.ELECTR.DE SIST. Y AUTOMATI PEREZ LOPEZ , DANIEL
Vocal ING.ELECTR.DE SIST. Y AUTOMATI DIEZ DIEZ , ANGELA

Competencias
Code  
A18688
B5653
B5655
B5664
B5666
B5667
B5668
B5671
C2 CMECES2 That students know how to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and possess the skills that are usually demonstrated through the development and defense of arguments and the resolution of problems within their area of study.
C4 CMECES4 That students can transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions to both a specialised and non-specialised audience
C5 CMECES5 That students have developed those learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy

Learning aims
Competences
Understand the architecture of communication networks, as well as the services they provide and the protocols they use. Know the electronic devices that networks operate with A18688
 B5655
 C4
C5
Implement the architecture of communication networks, as well as the services they provide and the protocols they use. A18688
 B5653
B5664
B5666
B5667
B5668
B5671
 C2
C5

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
SECTION I. COMMUNICATION NETWORKS Topic 1: NETWORK AND INTERNET ARCHITECTURE. TYPES OF NETWORKS. THE INTERNET NETWORK.

Topic 2: FUNCTIONS, SERVICES, AND PROTOCOLS OF THE INTERNET NETWORK. TCP/IP Protocol Layers.

Topic 3: NETWORK DEVICES AND INTERCONNECTION.

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Class hours Hours outside the classroom Total hours
Personal tuition 2 0 2
 
Laboratory practicals 20 26 46
Problem solving, classroom exercises 4 4 8
Assignments 10 13 23
 
Lecture 26 39 65
 
Practical tests 6 0 6
 
(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies   ::  
  Description
Personal tuition Time reserved for addressing and resolving students' queries
Laboratory practicals Practical application of the content covered in the lecture sessions
Problem solving, classroom exercises Formulation, analysis, and solving of exercises
Assignments Development of a project on a topic related to the subject and proposed by the professor
Lecture Presentation of the course content

Personalized attention
 
Personal tuition
Description
Doubt resolution individually or in groups, with face-to-face interactions. Tutoring sessions will be scheduled in advance with the professor.

Assessment
  Description Qualification
Laboratory practicals Correct performance in laboratory practices will be evaluated 20%
Assignments The ability to work in a team, the quality of the work performed, and the presentation of the work, if applicable, will be evaluated 30%
Practical tests The contents corresponding to the lecture sessions and laboratory practices will be assessed through various mixed-type tests (short questions, multiple choice, essay, etc.) distributed throughout the course 50 %
Others To pass by continuous assessment, a minimum score of 4 out of 10 must be achieved in each test.
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Inappropriate behavior in the classroom, laboratory, or during evaluation tests will be penalized with a 20% reduction in the final grade
 
Other comments and second call

In the extraordinary call, a single test will be conducted to assess the theoretical and practical competencies acquired by the student.

EVALUATION TESTS

During the evaluation tests, the use of any materials, software, or devices not expressly authorized by the professor will not be allowed.

In the event of any irregularity during the conduct of the exam or corresponding evaluation test, the exam will be immediately withdrawn, the student expelled, and graded as fail. In any case, the internal regulations of the ULE as outlined in the document 'Guidelines for action in cases of plagiarism, copying or fraud in exams or evaluation tests' (Approved by the Permanent Commission of the Governing Council 29/01/2015) will be followed.

Sources of information
Access to Recommended Bibliography in the Catalog ULE

Basic James F. Kurose and Keith W. Ross , Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach , Addison-Wesley, 2021
Douglas E. Comer, Internetworking with TCP/IP: Principles, protocols, and architecture, Prentice Hall, 2014
James F. Kurose and Keith W. Ross , Redes de Computadores, Addison-Wesley , 2017
Charles M. Kozierok, The TCP/IP Guide, No Starch Press, 2005

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