CEN5501C - Computer Networks
Summer 2008
Note: Regarding the final exam for EDGE students
The exam will be posted in the afternoon of Aug. 8. Please arrange with your
proctor to take the exam by Thursday, Aug. 14.
Please either fax the exam back to me on Aug. 14 (352-392-2714) or send me a
scanned copy by email.
The exam will be similar to the midterm in terms of style and requirement.
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The lectures are pre-taped. Please watch
them online according to the schedule in the Lectures
page. You should watch four taped lectures (50 minutes long each) each week.
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Please read this course web site carefully for
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Plagiarism: We will not tolerate any form of
plagiarism, especially copying homework or other assignments from any sources.
The penalty for plagiarism is severe, ranging from getting zero points for all
assignments to failing the course. Any offense will be reported to the
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Lectures Projects Homework Announcements
[check these links frequently]
The Lectures page describes
the topics and schedules of the lectures.
You can also find the reading assignment,
homework and project assignments on the Lectures
page.
Please check the Announcements page
frequently for updates.
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Lectures: Please watch the lecture video online
according to the schedule in the lectures page.
Instructor:
Prof. Ye Xia (Pronounced like 'Yeh Siah')
(CSE E472)
Office Hours: Fri. 3-5 pm (E472, CSE Building)
Email:
Phone: 352-392-2714
Teaching Assistant:
Yibin Wang (cen5501c@gmail.com)
Mailbox: 87
Phone Number:
Office hours: 11-12
on Mondays, 1-2 on Wednesdays
Exams:
One in-class midterm and the final exam. The
midterm exam will be held on June 20, 12:35-2:35pm in E118. The
final exam will
be held on Aug. 8 (Friday) 12:35-2:35pm in E118. Both will be two hours long.
Course
Description
This is an introductory
course on computer networks at the graduate level. We will focus on
the concepts and fundamental design principles that have contributed to the
global Internet's scalability and robustness and will survey the underlying
technologies --- e.g., HTTP, DNS, TCP/IP Protocols, Ethernet, and routers ---
that have led to the Internet's phenomenal success.
Topics include: application to link layer
protocols, congestion/flow/error control, routing, addressing, multicast, packet
scheduling, switching, internetworking, network security, multimedia networks,
wireless networks and networking programming interfaces. We will also cover recent development in overlay
and peer-to-peer networks.
There will be about nine problem sets for
the class. You are also expected to complete one programming project,
spread throughout the semester.
Textbook
Required textbooks:
Computer Networking - A Top-Down
Approach Featuring the Internet. James F. Kurose and Keith W. Ross. 4th
edition, 2007.
Recommended books and
tutorials
1) On Networking Basics
Computer
Networks - A Systems Approach by Larry L. Peterson and Bruce S. Davie,
3rd Edition, published by Morgan Kaufmann.
Computer Networks, Fourth Edition. Andrew Tanenbaum
(Prentice-Hall, 2003)
Computer Networks and Internets, Third Edition. D. E.
Comer(Prentice-Hall, 2001)
Data and Computer Communications, Sixth Edition. W.
Stallings(Prentice-Hall, 2000)
Internetworking with TCP/IP Vol III. Stevens and Comer
(Prentice-Hall, 2001)
2) On Network Programming
Unix Network Programming, W. Richard Stevens, Prentice Hall. Excellent
references for socket programming.
Beej's Guide to Network
Programming
Prerequisites
Basic operating system knowledge.
You should be able to write simple programs in Java or C/C++. Calculus at the
level of MAC 2312 and basic probability at the level of STA 2023.
Requirements and Grading
Homework Assignments (10% if you complete and turn
in the homework. If you miss homework assignments, you will not be considered
for course grade upgrade if you are on the borderline.)
Project (30%)
Midterm (30%)
Final Exam (30%)
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Homework: 9 homework
assignments. Please submit the homework to mail box 87 in 301 CSE.
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Projects: There will be
one project, spread out throughout the semester. Please refer to the project page for
more details.
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Midterm exam Covers material up to and including
section 4.4.
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Final exam Covers
material from section 4.5 (inclusive) above.
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Late
policy: Late homework will face 30-point (out of 100) additional deduction
before the solution is posted. After that, no points may be earned on the
homework. No late project will be accepted since the summer term will end
shortly after the due date.
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