CS/ECE 438: Communication Networks — Spring 2015

Lecture Schedule

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All topics scheduled for the future are subject to change.

Date

Lecture

Video

Topic

Readings

Notes

Jan 21

 

Overview

P&D, Chapter 1

 

Jan 23

 

Network Programming

Stevens, Ch. 1-6
Beej's Guide to Network Programming

MP0 Assigned
PS1 Assigned

Jan 28

 

Probability Refresher

 

 

Jan 30

 

Direct Links: Encoding
Direct Links: Framing

P&D, Chapter 2.1, 2.2

MP0 due
MP1 assigned

Feb 4

 

Direct Links: Error detection and correction
Shared media: Ethernet

P&D, Chapter 2.2, 2.3
P&D, Section 2.4 

PS1 due; solutions
PS2 assigned

Feb 6

 

Shared media: Ethernet

P&D, Section 2.4 
P&D, Section 2.6

 

Feb 11

 

Shared media: Wireless

P&D, Chapter 2.7  

Feb 13

 

No Class

 

MP1 due
MP2 assigned

Feb 18

 

Shared media: Wireless
Shared media: Examples

P&D, Section 3.1

PS2 due; solutions
PS3 assigned

Feb 20

 

Switched networks

P&D, Sections 3.4

Midterm Study Guide

Feb 25

 

Switch architecture

 

4th credit proposal due

Feb 27

 

Switching continued

P&D, Sections 3.1.3, 3.2, 3.3

 

Mar 4

 

Routing

P&D, Section 3.3, 4.2

PS3 due; solutions
PS4 assigned

Mar 6

 

In Class Midterm Review

 

 

Mar 9

  Midterm Exam  - 6:30 - 8:30
1310 & 1320 DCL
 

Midterm solutions - In class

Midterm solutions - Online

Mar 11

 

 

Internetworking

P&D, Section 4.0, 4.1

 

Mar 13

 

No lecture: Engineering Open House

   
Mar 18  

Internetworking

   

Mar 20

  Internet Addressing P&D Section 2.5

PS4 due; solutions
PS5 assigned

Spring Vacation, March 23-27

Apr 1

 

The Global Internet

P&D Section 4.3, 4.4

 

Apr 3

 

The Global Internet
DNS


 

MP2 due (Sunday April 5)
 

Apr 8

 

DNS
Reliabile Transmission

P&D Section 5.0, 5.1

MP3 assigned

Apr 10

 

Reliabile Transmission
Transport layer and TCP

P&D Section 5.2

PS5 due; solutions
PS6 assigned

Apr 15

 

TCP
Congestion Control


P&D, Chapter 6

 

Apr 17

 

Congestion Control

 

 

Apr 22

 

Congestion Avoidance 
QoS

 

Apr 24

 

QoS
Performance

  PS6 due; solutions
PS7 assigned

Apr 29

 

Performance


 

May 1

  Network Security P&D Chapter 8

 

May 6

 

No Class

 


PS7 due; solutions

May 9

 

Review session

2:00 - 4:00 1320 DCL

4th credit paper due (May 10th)
Final Study Guide

May 13

 

Final Exam, 7:00-10:00 PM, 1NSRC-149