This handout, a crucial resource, is specifically designed for third-year LMD students in the electronic field. It serves as a comprehensive course manual for the subject "Local Computer Networks", aiming to introduce the fundamental notions of local computer networks. 

Semester: 5

Teaching unit: UEF 3.1.2

Subject: Local Computer Networks

VHS: 45h00 (Lecture: 1h30, TD: 1h30)

Credits: 4

Coefficient: 2

Teaching objectives: Introduce students to the world of telecommunications by teaching them the basic concepts of traditional and emerging local computer networks. Master the specific constraints of local networks. Choose a local network and associated equipment. Size, install, configure, and diagnose a local network.

Recommended prior knowledge: Combinatorial and sequential logic.

Assessment method: Continuous assessment: 40%; Final exam: 60%.

This handout is structured into five chapters as follows:

Chapter 1. Notions on data transmission.

Chapter 2. Local networks.

Chapter 3. Ethernet network.

Chapter 4. The TCP/IP protocol.

Chapter 5. Wireless local area networks (WIF).

Teacher: Dr. KADDI Mohammed

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