CSCE 416: Introduction to Computer Networks
Fall 2019
Note: This schedule is tentative and subject to change. Please check it regularly.
| Date | Topics | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 22 | Introduction: Course overview & logistics; Basic concepts of network structure |
Course syllabus and lecture 1 slides are available at the Blackboard. Watch the documentary “City in the Sky”; available at the Netflix and PBS |
| Aug. 27 | Introduction: Basic concepts: Network edge, Network core, Delay, Loss, and Throughput |
Lecture 2 slides and Lab assignment 1 are posted at the Blackboard; assignment due date is Sep. 5 |
| Aug. 29 | Application layer: Architectures; Socket communication; | Lecture 3 slides are posted at the Blackboard |
| Sep. 3 | Application layer: Web and HTTP; | Lecture 4 slides are posted |
| Sep. 5 | Application layer: HTTP; Cookies; Caches; | Lab assignment 1 is due now; Lecture 5 slides and Lab assignment 2 are posted; assignment due date is Sep. 19; Quiz 1 will be on Sep. 12; |
| Sep. 10 | Application layer: DNS; Revisit application layer; | Lecture 6 slides and example problems from Chapter 1 and 2 are posted |
| Sep. 12 | Transport layer: Services; Multiplexing and De-multiplexing; | Quiz 1 is today; Lecture 7 slides are posted |
| Sep. 17 | Transport layer: UDP; Checksum; | Lecture 8 slides are posted |
| Sep. 19 | Transport layer: Principles of reliable data transfer; TCP introduction; |
Lab assignment 2 is due now; Lecture 9 slides are posted |
| Sep. 24 | Transport layer: TCP handshake; TCP flow control; TCP connection termination; | Lecture 10 slides and Lab assignment 3 are posted; assignment due date is Oct. 9; |
| Sep. 26 | Transport layer: TCP congestion control; | Lecture 11 slides are posted; Quiz 2 will be on Oct. 3; |
| Oct. 1 | Transport layer: Revisit UDP and TCP; | Lecture 12 slides with example problems from Chapter 3 are posted |
| Oct. 3 | Network layer: Router architecture; input/output queuing and relationship; |
Quiz 2 is today; Lecture 13 slides are posted |
| Oct. 8 | Network layer: IP addressing; Subnets; DHCP; |
Lecture 14 slides and example problems from Chapter 4 are posted |
| Oct. 9 | Lab assignment 3 is due now; | |
| Oct. 10 | Fall Break (No Classes) | |
| Oct. 15 | Journey down the three layers of protocol stack; Mid-term thoughts; |
Lecture 15 slides with examples problems for mid-term are posted |
| Oct. 17 | Exam: Mid-term | Closed book; you are allowed to carry a calculator and a cheat sheet on a one-sided 8.5”x11” paper |
| Oct. 22 | Link layer: Services; MAC and ARP; | Mid-term scores, sample solutions, and lecture 16 slides are posted |
| Oct. 24 | Link layer: Error and redundancy check; Synthesis for a web request |
Lecture 17 slides are posted |
| Oct. 29 | Link layer: Overview of multiple access protocol; ALOHA; CSMA; Token ring; |
Lecture 18 slides are posted; Quiz 3 will be on Nov. 5; |
| Oct. 31 | Link layer: Ethernet and switches; |
Happy Halloween!
Lecture 19 slides and Lab assignment 4 are posted; |
| Nov. 5 | Transport layer: Revisit UDP and TCP; Principles of reliable data transfer; Revisit TCP congestion control; Application layer: Revisit application and transport layer; |
Quiz 3 is today; |
| Nov. 7 | Network layer: Network control plane; graph abstraction; |
Lecture 20 slides are posted; |
| Nov. 12 | Network layer: Network control plane; graph abstraction; Link routing; Distance vector routing; |
Lecture 21 slides are posted; |
| Nov. 14 | Network layer: Compare LS and DV; Scalable routing; OSPF; BGP; |
Lecture 22 slides are posted; |
| Nov. 19 | Network layer: Revisit routing algorithm; | Lab assignment 4 is due now; Lecture 23 slides and Lab assignment 5 are posted; assignment due date is Dec. 5; Quiz 4 will be on Nov. 26; |
| Nov. 21 | Wireless networks: Overview; Architecture; Channel characteristics; | Lecture 24 slides and example problems are posted; |
| Nov. 26 | Physical layer: Overview; chracteristics; | Quiz 4 is today; |
| Nov. 28 | Thanksgiving Day (No Classes) | Happy Thanksgiving! |
| Dec. 3 | Transport layer: Revisit transport layer protocols; Glimpses to the future of computer networks; |
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| Dec. 5 | Course overview; Final exam thoughts; | Lab assignment 5 is due now; You can resubmit Lab assignment 3 till today; |
| Dec. 12 | Exam: Final | Time: 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm; Place: 300 Main St. B103 |