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Lecture Schedule
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The lecture schedule given in
the syllabus is tentative and updated here weekly.
Look at this table once a week. |
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You can
download the power slides of the textbook from
this address. |
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Almost
all the slides used during the semester will be available via the
following links or given to you. |
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I
may skip several slides during the lecture (The slides given would be
generally too much!). They are included in the course material for
completeness and to provide a good reference for your future
professional engineering life. |
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To follow the lecture and understand the
materials presented in class better, get the lecture slides and take the
print-outs of them, and
please bring them to class. |
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Purposes for bringing slides to class:
1) To allow better concentration in lecture by reducing note-taking
pressure and to provide a study-aid before and after lecture.
2) You can take your notes on these slides and be active
during the lecture. You digest material much better when you actively
take notes from step-to-step demonstrations given by your instructor
than by just sitting and watching slides. |
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Disclaimers: (a) I
may not follow these
slides exactly in class (b) I may also use
the whiteboard and give some extra notes which will not be posted here
as needed in class (c) Students are responsible for what I say
and teach in class. (d) Reading these slides is
not a substitute for attending lecture. |
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Lec |
Topics Covered |
HW |
Supplementary
Notes, Readings and
References |
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1 |
18/02 |
Lec0
Lec1 |
Course Overview
Computer Networks, and
the Internet
What’s the Internet,
What’s a protocol? Network Edge, Network Core, Access Net,
Physical Media, Internet/ISP Structure,
Performance: Loss,
Delay, Protocol Layers, Service Models
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HW1 |
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2 |
25/02 |
Lec2 |
Application Layer:
Principles of Network
Applications, Socket Programming with TCP and UDP |
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3 |
04/03 |
Lec3 |
Application Layer:
DNS, Web and HTTP |
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4 |
11/03 |
Lec4 |
Application Layer:
FTP, Electronic Mail:
SMTP, POP3, and IMAP, P2P Applications |
HW2 |
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5 |
18/03 |
Lec5 |
Transport Layer:
Transport-Layer services, Multiplexing and Demultiplexing,
Connectionless Transport: UDP, Principles of Reliable Data
Transfer |
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Textbook: Chapter 3 |
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6 |
25/03 |
Lec6 |
Transport Layer:
Connection-Oriented Transport: TCP,
Principles of Congestion Control, TCP Congestion Control |
HW3 |
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7 |
02/04 |
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Midterm Exam I |
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8 |
08/04 |
Lec7 |
Network Layer:
Introduction, Virtual Circuit and Datagram Networks, What’s
Inside a Router,
IP: Internet Protocol:
IP Datagram
Format, IP Datagram Fragmentation, IPv4 Addressing, DHCP,
NAT, ICMP, IPv6 |
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| Textbook: Chapter 4 |
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9 |
15/04 |
Lec8 |
Network Layer: Routing
Algorithms: Link
State, Distance Vector, Hierarchical Routing Routing in
the Internet: RIP, OSPF, BGP |
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10 |
22/04 |
Lec9 |
Broadcast and
multicast routing |
HW4 |
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11 |
29/04 |
Lec10 |
Link Layer: Links, Access
Networks, and LANs:
Introduction and Services,
Error Detection and Correction, Multiple Access Protocols |
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| Textbook: Chapter 5 |
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12 |
06/05 |
Lec11 |
Link Layer: Links, Access
Networks, and LANs:
LANs: Addressing,
ARP, Ethernet, Switches, VLANs |
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13 |
13/05 |
Lec12 |
Link Layer: Links, Access
Networks, and LANs:
Link Virtualization: MPLS, Data Center Networking, A Day in
the Life of a Web Request |
HW5 |
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14 |
20/05 |
Lec13 |
Wireless and Mobile Networks: Wireless LANs |
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| Textbook: Chapter 6 |
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21/05 |
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Midterm Exam II
+ Lab Final |
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