Introduction to Computer Networking: Trends and Issues

This is an introductory talk suitable for first year undergraduate engineering students (both computer science and non computer science). In this talk, we give a brief overview of some of current research topics in computer networking. These topics include, network security, mobile networking, wireless networking, energy efficiency, multimedia, datacenters, Internet routing, and broadband wireless networking.

This talk covers the following topics:

• Why Study Computer Networking?
• Stone Age to Networking Age
• Current Issues in Networking
• 1. Network Security
• Phishing
• SPAM
• Cyber Warfare
• 2. Mobile Networking
• 3. Wireless Networking
• 4. Energy Efficient Networking
• 5. Multimedia Networking
• 6. Datacenter Networking
• 7. Internet Routing
• Our Areas of Research
• Wireless Networking
• Metropolitan High-Speed Wireless
• WiMAX and LTE: Key Features
• Cavemen of 2050
• Aeronautical Datalinks: Challenges
• Next Generation Internet: Internet 3.0
• Summary

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