Syllabus:
The syllabus
page describes the topic of each lecture and has links to the lecture slides as well as to printable
versions of
these slides (6 per page). We recommend
that you print these versions one lecture at a time and take them along to the
lectures to help you follow the material.
These printed pages are a good place for you to take notes. That page
also indicates the reading material that corresponds to the lectures.
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Lectures: MW
5:30-7:00 PM, 150 GSPP
1. Tu 11:00-12:00 Noon, 321 Haviland
2. Th 1:00-2:00 PM, 5 Evans
3. F 11:00-12:00 Noon, 179
Students are expected to meet for one hour per week
in one of the discussion sections led by the GSIs.
The goals of the discussion sections are to provide help, guidance, and hints
on the homework problems and projects, and to elaborate the more subtle or
difficult concepts from the lectures.
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Dr. Shyam Parekh (485 Cory, shyam@eecs)
Office Hour: TBD
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Prof. Jean Walrand
(257M Cory, wlr@eecs)
Office Hour: Tu, W 2:00-3:00
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Christophe Choumert (choumert@eecs)
Office Hour: TBD
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Nikhil Shetty (nikhils@eecs)
Office Hour: TBD
This course is an introductory survey of the design and implementation of computer networks. We will focus on the concepts and fundamental design principles that have contributed to the global Internet's scalability and robustness and will survey the underlying technologies --- e.g., Ethernet, Switches, and Optical Links --- that have led to the Internet's phenomenal success.
Topics include:
congestion/flow/error control, routing, addressing, multicast, packet
scheduling, switching, internetworking, network security, and networking
programming interfaces. There will be both written and programming assignments
in the class. There
will also be simple network simulation assignments using OPNET.
The
required course textbook is Computer
Networks - A Systems Approach by L.
Peterson and B.
Davie, 4th Edition (published by Morgan Kaufmann).
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· Homework Assignments (25%)
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· Projects (30%)
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· Midterm (20%)
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· Final (25%) |
Math 53 or 54 and CS61B. In addition, you should be able to write simple programs in C under UNIX. A rudimentary understanding of computer architecture and operating systems, while not required, would be helpful (CS61C).
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· Homework. Five homework assignments consisting of problems from the book and supplementary problems |
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· Projects. One network programming project (weight 3x) and three short OPNET-based projects (from textbook) |
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· Midterm. One midterm will be administered in class |
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· Final. A comprehensive final exam
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