This is an introductory course to the field of Network Computing. Topics include: Protocol Architectures and Internetworking, Types of Networks, Communication Protocols, End-System and Network Traffic Management, Structure of Routing and Congestion Control.
The course outline is listed below. TAs will alternate on holding office hours each week. The TA holding office hours is indicated between paranthesis for each week. The outline also shows the due dates for the course deliverables (Assignments and Wireshark Labs).
| Week (TA) | Date (2022) | Topic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Jan 11 | Ch.1: Computer Networks and the Internet | |
| Jan 13 | |||
| Week 2 (Arun) | Jan 18 | ||
| Jan 20 | |||
| Week 3 (Aniqa) | Jan 25 | Due: W1 | Ch.2: Application Layer |
| Jan 27 | |||
| Week 4 (Ali) | Feb 1 | Due: A1 W2 | |
| Feb 3 | |||
| Week 5 (Aniqa) | Feb 8 | Due: W3 | Ch.3: Transport Layer |
| Feb 10 | |||
| Week 6 (Ali) | Feb 15 | Due: A2 W4 | |
| Feb 17 | |||
| Week 7 | Feb 22 | Winterbreak (No classes) | |
| Feb 24 | |||
| Week 8 (Arun) | Mar 1 | Due: W5 | Ch.4: The Network Layer - Data Plane |
| Mar 3 | |||
| Week 9 (Aniqa) | Mar 8 | Due: A3 W6 | Ch.5: The Network Layer - Control Plane |
| Mar 10 | |||
| Week 10 (Ali) | Mar 15 | Due: W7 | Ch.6: The Link Layer and LANs |
| Mar 17 | |||
| Week 11 (Arun) | Mar 22 | Due: A4 W8 | |
| Mar 24 | |||
| Week 12 (Aniqa) | Mar 29 | Due: W9 | Ch.7: Wireless and Mobile Networks |
| Mar 31 | |||
| Week 13 (Ali) | Apr 5 | Due: A5 W10 | Ch.8: Security in Computer Networks |
| Apr 7 | |||
| Week 14 | Apr 12 | Due: A6 W11 | Buffer |
| Apr 14 | (No class) | ||
| Week ∞ | Apr 18 | Final Exam (2pm-4pm) |
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Pregnancy Obligation. Please contact your instructor with any requests for academic accommodation during the first two weeks of class, or as soon as possible after the need for accommodation is known to exist. For more details, visit Equity Services.
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