Syllabus and Lectures
Note: Some lectures may span multiple classes and could therefore alter
the schedule.
This page is currently under construction.
| Lec # |
Date |
Topic |
Slides |
Readings |
Info |
| 1 |
09/04 |
Introduction to the
course |
PDF,PPT |
P&D 1.2 |
-- |
| 2 |
09/06 |
Layering, protocols and
standards |
PDF,PPT |
P&D 1.3 |
-- |
| 3 |
09/11 |
Network programming
(intro to sockets APT) |
PDF, PPT, Example |
-- |
PA 1 handed out |
| 4 |
09/13 |
Application protocols and performance metrics |
PDF, PPT |
P&D 1.5, 9.1.1, 9.1.2 |
-- |
| 5 |
09/18 |
Encoding and Data Link Basics
|
PDF, PPT |
P&D 2.1, 2.2 |
-- |
| 6 |
09/20 |
Error/Flow Control & Intro to Switching and Medium Access Control |
PDF, PPT |
P&D 2.3-2.5, 3.1 |
-- |
| 7 |
09/25 |
Ethernet, Brides, Learning and SPanning Tree |
PDF, PPT |
P&D 2.6, 3.2 |
-- |
| 8 |
09/27 |
IP Addressing and Forwarding |
PDF, PPT |
P&D 4.1.1-4.1.4, 4.3.1, 4.3.2 |
HW1 handed out, PA1 due |
| 9 |
10/02 |
ARP, IP Packets and Routers |
PDF, PPT |
P&D 4.1.5, 4.1.2, 3.4 |
-- |
| 10 |
10/04 |
Intra-Domain routing |
PDF, PPT |
P&D 4.2 |
HW2 handed out, HW1 due |
| 11 |
10/11 |
Intra-Domain routing & Inter-domain Routing: BGP |
PDF, PPT |
P&D 4.2, 4.3.3 |
-- |
| 12 |
10/16 |
Inter-domain Routing: BGP |
-- |
P&D 4.3.3 |
HW2 due, PA2 handed out |
| 13 |
10/18 |
Multicast |
PDF, PPT |
P&D 4.4 |
-- |
| -- |
10/23 |
Midterm |
-- |
-- |
In class |
| 14 |
10/25 |
Transport Protocols |
PDF, PPT |
P&D 5.1--5.5 |
-- |
| 15 |
10/30 |
TCP Congestion Control |
PDF, PPT |
P&D 6.3--6.4 |
-- |
| 16 |
11/1 |
TCP Reliability and Implementation Issues |
PDF, PPT |
P&D 5.2, 6.3 |
PA2 due |
| 17 |
11/6 |
Naming and the DNS |
PDF, PPT |
P&D 9.1 |
PA3 out |
| 18 |
11/8 |
The web, caching and CDNs |
PDF, PPT |
P&D 9.4.3 |
-- |
| 19 |
11/13 |
Web Programming |
PDF, PPT |
P&D 9.2 |
-- |
| 20 |
11/15 |
Peer-to-Peer Networking |
PDF, PPT |
P&D 9.4.2 |
-- |
| 21 |
11/20 |
Multimedia Networking |
PDF, PPT |
P&D 9.3 |
PA4 assigned |
| 22 |
11/27 |
Nework Security |
One per Page, Four per Page |
-- |
HW3 assigned |
| 23 |
11/29 |
Queuing and Basics of QoS |
PDF, PPT |
P&D 6.2, 6.4, 6.5 |
-- |
24 |
12/04 |
Quality of Service |
PDF, PPT |
P&D 6.5 |
-- |
25 |
12/06 |
Distinguished Lecture (Victor Bahl) |
PDF, PPT |
-- |
-- |
26 |
12/11 |
Wireless Networking |
PDF, PPT |
P&D 2.8.2 |
-- |
26 |
12/13 |
Work on term paper |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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