All topics scheduled for the future are subject to change.
| Date | Topic | Readings | Slides | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | Overview | P&D, 1 | (pdf 1-up) (pdf 6-up) (ppt) | |
| Aug 29 | UNIX Network Programming |
Stevens, Ch. 1-6 Beej's Guide to Network Programming |
(pdf 1-up) (pdf 6-up) (ppt) | MP1 assigned |
| Aug 31 | ||||
| Sep 5 | Improving Java Network Programming (guest Lecture by Brian Runk) |
(pdf 1-up) (pdf 6-up) (ppt) | ||
| Sep 7 | Error Correction (Presented by Dr. Albert Harris) |
(pdf 1-up) (pdf 6-up) (ppt) | ||
| Sep 12 | Direct Link Networks | (pdf 1-up) (pdf 6-up) (ppt) | ||
| Sep 14 | Multiple Access | 2.6.2, 2.7, 2.8.2 | (pdf 1-up) (pdf 6-up) (ppt) | |
| Sep 19 | ||||
| Sep 21 | 802.11 and Token Ring | (pdf 1-up) (pdf 6-up) (ppt) | MP1 due (9pm) | |
| Sep 26 | Bridges and Switches | (pdf 1-up) (pdf 6-up) (ppt) | ||
| Sep 28 | Switching Hardware | (pdf 1-up) (pdf 6-up) (ppt) | ||
| Oct 3 | Datagram and Virtual Circuit Routing | (pdf 1-up) (pdf 6-up) (ppt) | ||
| Oct 5 | Routing Algorithms | (pdf 1-up) (pdf 6-up) (ppt) | MP2 assigned | |
| Oct 10 | Internet Protocol (IP) | (pdf 1-up) (pdf 6-up) (ppt) | ||
| Oct 12 | ||||
| Oct 17 | Midterm Review | |||
| Oct 19 | Midterm | |||
| Oct 24 | More IP | (pdf 1-up) (pdf 6-up) (ppt) | ||
| Oct 26 | ||||
| Oct 31 | Transport Layer (Presented by Robin Snader) |
(pdf 1-up) (pdf 6-up) (ppt) | ||
| Nov 2 | TCP (Presented by Robin Snader) |
(pdf 1-up) (pdf 6-up) (ppt) | ||
| Nov 7 | Flow and Congestion Control | (pdf 1-up) (pdf 6-up) (ppt) | ||
| Nov 9 | No lecture | MP2 due (9pm) | ||
| Nov 14 | Congestion Control | (pdf 1-up) (pdf 6-up) (ppt) | MP3 assigned | |
| Nov 16 | ||||
| Nov 28 | QoS & Fair Sharing | (pdf 1-up) (pdf 6-up) (ppt) | ||
| Nov 30 | ||||
| Dec 5 | Performance Analysis | (pdf 1-up) (pdf 6-up) (ppt) | ||
| Dec 7 | MP3 due (9pm) |