CS 1652/TELCOM 2310

This schedule and syllabus are preliminary and likely to change. Please check this page periodically. The slides are adapted from the publisher's version.

Date Topics Reading
Assignment
Note
Mon 08/31 (week 1) Course Introduction
Computer Networks Overview I
1.1-1.2
Wed 09/02 (week 1) Computer Networks Overview II 1.3-1.7
Optionally End-to-end arguments in system design
Mon 09/07 (week 2) No class - Labor Day Beej's Guide to Network Programming
Wed 09/09 (week 2) No class - Self-study Stanford socket links Add/drop deadline: 9/11(Fri)
Mon 09/14 (week 3) Application Layer and Sockets 2.1, 2.7-2.8
Wed 09/16 (week 3) Application Layer: HTTP and FTP 2.2-2.3
Mon 09/21 (week 4) Application Layer: Email, DNS and P2P 2.4-2.6
Wed 09/23 (week 4) Application Layer: Continued 2.4-2.6 Assignment 1 due: 9/27 (Sun)
Mon 09/28 (week 5) Transport Layer, Demultiplexing, UDP 3.1-3.3
Wed 09/30 (week 5) Reliable Data Transfer 3.4
Mon 10/05 (week 6) TCP 3.5
Wed 10/07 (week 6) Congestion Control 3.6-3.7
Mon 10/12 (week 7) No class - Fall break
Tue 10/13 (week 7) Mid-term Review
Tue 10/14 (week 7) Mid-term Exam (Ch: 1-3)
Tue 10/19 (week 8) Network Layer, VCs and Datagrams, Forwarding 4.1-4.3
Wed 10/21 (week 8) IP, ICMP 4.4 Assignment 2 due: 10/25 (Sun)
Mon 10/26 (week 9) Continue with IP, ICMP 4.4
Wed 10/28 (week 9) Routing Algorithms and Protocols 4.5-4.6
Mon 11/02 (week 10) Contiue with Routing 4.5-4.6
Wed 11/04 (week 10) Link layer, Error Detection, Multiple Access 5.1-5.3
Mon 11/09 (week 11) ARP, Ethernet, Hubs and Switches 5.4-5.6
Wed 11/11 (week 11) Wi-Fi 6.1-6.3
Mon 11/16 (week 12) Multimedia Networking, Stored AV 7.1-7.2 Asssignment 3 due: 11/18 (Wed)
Wed 11/18 (week 12) Internet phone, CDN, RTP, RTCP, SIP 7.3-7.4
Mon 11/23 (week 13) Scheduling, policing, QoS 7.5-7.8
Wed 11/25 (week 13) No class - Thanksgiving Recess
Mon 11/30 (week 14) Security, Cryptography, Authentication 8.1-8.3
Wed 12/02 (week 14) Email Security, SSL 8.4-8.5
Mon 12/07 (week 15) IPSec, VPN, Wireless LAN Security 8.6-8.7
Wed 12/09 (week 15) Final Review Assignment 4 is due: 12/13 (Sun)
THUR 12/17 (10:00-11:50AM) Final Exam (Ch: 4-8) 10:00AM - 11:50AM

Last Update: Wednesday, 09-Dec-2009 13:06:35 EST