| 1. Analisys, design and addressing in IP networks. Advanced IP networks (IPv6) |
1.1 IPv6: motivation, differences to IPv4, IPv6 extension headers, route aggregation vs multihoming, automatic address assignment, fragmentation, Neighbour Discovery (ND) protocol. |
| 2. Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). IPsec. |
2.1 VPNs: purpose, types, Level-2 VPNs (PPP) vs Level-3 VPNs (IPsec).
2.2 IPsec: fundamentals, authentication (AH), Encapsulated Security Payload (ESP), key exchange mechanisms: IKE. |
| 4. MANETs: Mobile Ad Hoc Networks |
4.1 Motivation and fundamentals.
4.2 MAC layer.
4.3 Network layer. Static and dynamic routing algorithms: general case and particularization to MANETs.
4.4 Transport layer. |
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