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About the Course

Welcome! Throughout this course, Network Systems Foundations, you will delve into the fundamental layers of network communication. You will start with a thorough discussion of the Link Layer and its crucial role, moving on to the intricacies of Internet Protocol (IP) and router data planes, and then navigate through the complexities of the transport layer, application layer, and network security. With a practical focus, you'll write Python code to manage routing tables, analyze network traffic, simulate router functionalities, and create digital certificates for web servers. By the end of this course, you will have a well-rounded understanding of networking principles, from data transmission and routing to application protocols and security, and will be equipped with practical skills to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of network technology. By completing this course, learners will be able to: 1. Describe the layers in depth and how they relate to one another 2. Analyze traffic through python programming 3. Design a simplified routing protocol that has similar features as to what powers the Internet 4. Create a client and server with socket programming 5. Generate certificates for TLS which powers the security in https This course can be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boulder’s MS in Electrical Engineering or MS in Computer Science degrees offered on the Coursera platform. These fully accredited graduate degrees offer targeted courses, short 8-week sessions, and pay-as-you-go tuition. Admission is based on performance in three preliminary courses, not academic history. CU degrees on Coursera are ideal for recent graduates or working professionals. Learn more: MS in Electrical Engineering: https://www.coursera.org/degrees/msee-boulder MS in Computer Science: https://coursera.org/degrees/ms-computer-science-boulder Course logo by Jordan Harrison on Unsplash....

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By Chuin S B

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May 2, 2024

Fantastic course! Homework assignments (weeks 2,3,4) are challenging and relevant to practice. Course feels more like a review: material covered is quite high level and lots of details not covered. Recommend to pair this with a more detailed undergraduate course in Computer Networking.

By Hidetake T

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Jan 17, 2024

I have learned solid foundation of network system. It has sufficient amount of practice.

By Mike S

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Sep 22, 2024

Excellent overview of the fundamentals of networking.

By MARCO R

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Aug 17, 2024

Good course, but I had trouble to finish the final assignments. I expected a lesson about the libraries and applications used in the assignments as Scapy, OpenSSL.

By Ian M

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Aug 11, 2024

Good introductory networking class, with short simple labs

By Felix S

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Jun 8, 2024

I found it a bit superficial for a graduate-level course.

By Abhinash K

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Apr 13, 2024

Too many 'youknow's throughout the course. Very difficult to focus and follow through.

By Joshua S W

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Jun 22, 2024

absolutely no training on how to write python script with Scapy. I have no previous knowledge of how to do this and am looking to build a foundational base but I'm not provided that with this course.