NOTE: All dates are subject to change.
| Date | Topic | Readings | Slides | Assignments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25 | Overview | Kurose & Ross, Ch. 1 | (pdf 6-up) (pdf 1-up) (ppt) | HW1 assigned MP1 assigned |
| Aug 30 | UNIX Network Programming | Stevens Ch. 1-3, 6 (1st ed.) or Ch. 1-6 (2nd or 3rd ed.) |
(pdf 6-up) (pdf 1-up) (ppt) | |
| Sep 1 | Direct link networks | (pdf 6-up) (pdf 1-up) (ppt) | ||
| Sep 6 | More UNIX Network Programming | Sample Code | (pdf 6-up) (pdf 1-up) (ppt) | HW1 due (solutions) HW2 assigned. |
| Sep 8 | Error Correction | Kurose & Ross, 5.2 | (pdf 6-up) (pdf 1-up) (ppt) | MP1 due (9pm) |
| Sep 13 | Multiple Access | Kurose & Ross, 5.3, 5.5 | (pdf 6-up) (pdf 1-up) (ppt) | |
| Sep 15 | 802.11 and Token Ring | (pdf 6-up) (pdf 1-up) (ppt) | ||
| Sep 20 | Bridges and Switches | Kurose & Ross 5.6 | (pdf 6-up) (pdf 1-up) (ppt) | HW2 due (solutions) HW3 assigned MP2 assigned |
| Sep 22 | Switch Hardware | Kurose & Ross 4.3 | (pdf 6-up) (pdf 1-up) (ppt) | |
| Sep 27 | Datagram and Virtual Circuit Routing | Kurose & Ross 4.2, 5.8 | (pdf 6-up) (pdf 1-up) (ppt) | |
| Sep 29 | The Internet Protocol (IP) | Kurose & Ross 4.4, 5.4, 5.8.2 | (pdf 6-up) (pdf 1-up) (ppt) | |
| Oct 4 | (pdf 6-up) (pdf 1-up) (ppt) |
HW3 due (solutions) HW4 assigned | ||
| Oct 6 | Routing | Kurose & Ross 4.5 | (pdf 6-up) (pdf 1-up) (ppt) | MP2 due (9pm) |
| Oct 11 | Midterm review | |||
| Oct 12 | Midterm, 7-8:30pm, 165 EL (solutions) | |||
| Oct 13 | Routing | Kurose & Ross 4.5, 4.6 | (pdf 6-up) (pdf 1-up) (ppt) | MP3 assigned |
| Oct 18 | Multicast | Kurose & Ross 4.7 | (pdf 6-up) (pdf 1-up) (ppt) | HW4 due (solutions) |
| Oct 20 | Transport Layer | Kurose & Ross 3.1 – 3.3 | (pdf 6-up) (pdf 1-up) (ppt) | HW5 assigned |
| Oct 25 | Reliable Transport | Kurose & Ross 3.4 | ||
| Oct 27 | TCP | Kurose & Ross 3.5 | (pdf 6-up) (pdf 1-up) (ppt) | |
| Nov 1 | Congestion Control | Kurose & Ross 3.6, 3.7 | (pdf 6-up) (pdf 1-up) (ppt) | HW5 due (solutions) |
| Nov 3 | (pdf 6-up) (pdf 1-up) (ppt) | HW6 assigned | ||
| Nov 8 | ||||
| Nov 10 | No lecture | MP3 due (9pm) | ||
| Nov 15 | QoS & Fair Sharing | Kurose & Ross 7.6–7.9 | (pdf 6-up) (pdf 1-up) (ppt) | MP4 assigned |
| Nov 17 | HW6 due (solutions) | |||
| Nov 20–24 | Thanksgiving Break | HW7 assigned | ||
| Nov 29 | Performance Analysis | Kurose & Ross 3.7 | (pdf 6-up) (pdf 1-up) (ppt) | |
| Dec 1 | ||||
| Dec 6 | Application Layer | Kurose & Ross 2.1–2.5 | (pdf 6-up) (pdf 1-up) (ppt) | |
| Dec 8 | Final Study Guide |
HW7 due (solutions) MP4 due (9pm) |
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| Dec 14 | Final, 1:30-4:30pm, DCL 1310 | |||