Web Science/Part1: Foundations of the web/Internet Protocol

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Internet Protocol

To understand Ethernet, TCP/IP and HTTP protocols and be able to apply it to design of API

Motivation for IP

get introduced to the concept of an IP-network
understand that networks can be interconnected
learn about the importance for decentralization as a design principle
realize that Local area networks can be fragmented via IP networks

Classful IPv4 networks

understand that an IP network as an overlay network is an abstract thing that is not directly reflecting the hardware settings

understand the notion of an IPv4 address and its components like network and host part

understand why MAC addresses do not fulfill the requirements of IP addresses.

get introduced to the notion of an IP router / gateway

IP forwarding algorithm

review the definition and concept of an IP network

understand that IP routing works on the level of IP networks

understand the concept of subnetting

review network classes and understand classless inter domain routing.

get a feeling for the IP header

get a better understanding of how the protocol works

understand which header fields are changed while routing

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