Assignments
Protocols and architectures of computer networks with a specific focus on the Interet. Topics include socket programming, naming and addressing, video streaming and content distribution, flow and congestion control, routing, and cloud, datacenter, and software-defined networks. Students write several substantial programs implementing protocols at different layers of the network stack. Syllabus
| Day | Lecture Topic/Lab | P & D | K & R | Deadline |
| Week 1Aug 25 | L1: Intro | Aug 27 | L2: Layers | PD Chapter 1 | 1.1, 1.3, 1.4 | Aug 28, 29 | Lab1: Socket programming |
| Week 2Sep 1 | No Class - Labor Day | Sep 3 | L3: Arch and App | Sep 4 , 5 | Lab2: Performance Metrics |
| Week 3Sep 8 | L4: HTTP and the Web | 9.1.2 | 2.2 | Sep 10 | L5: DNS and CDN | 9.3.1 | 2.4 | Sep 11, 12 | Lab3: Http protocol |
| Week 4Sep 15 | L6: Video Stream and Cloud Systems | 9.4.3 | 2.6 | Add/Drop Deadline Mon Sep 18/ P1 Due | Sep 17 | L7: Transport layer | 5.1 | 3.1 - 3.4 | Sep 18, 19 | Lab4: DNS |
| Week 5Sep 22 | L8: TCP Basics | 5.2 | 3.5, 3.6 | Sep 24 | L9: TCP Continued | Chapter 6 | 3.7 | Sep 25, 26 | Lab5: HTTP Streaming |
| Week 6Sep 29 | L10: Flow and Congestion Control | 4.1, 4.3.1, 4.3.2 | Oct 1 | L11: Congestion Control continued | 3.5, 3.6 | Oct 2, 3 | Lab6: TCP |
| Week 7Oct 6 | L12: Network Layer | 3.3 | 4.1, 4.3.1, 4.3.2 | P2 Due Fri Oct 11 | Oct 8 | L13: IP Routers | Oct 9, 10 | Lab7: Routing Fundamentals |
| Week 8Oct 13 | No Class - Fall Break | Oct 15 | Midterm Exam 6pm-8pm | Oct 16, 17 | Lab8: No Lab |
| Week 9Oct 20 | L14: Routing Fundamentals | 4.2 | Oct 22 | L15: Intra-AS Routing | 3.4 | Oct 23, 24 | Lab9: WTP |
| Week 10Oct 27 | L16: IP Addressing and Intra-AS Routing | 3.4 | 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 | Oct 29 | L17: BGP | 3.3 | 4.3.3 | Oct 30, 31 | Lab10: Routing |
| Week 11Nov 3 | L18 Software Defined Networking | 4.1 | 5.4 | P3 Due Fri Nov 8 | Nov 5 | L19: Link Layer | 2.6 | 6.1, 6.3 | Nov 6, 7 | Lab11: ICMP/Traceroute |
| Week 12Nov 10 | L20: Switched LAN | 3.1 | 6.4 | Nov 12 | L21: Virtual Circuits, ATM, VLAN | 4.4, 5.5 | Nov 13, 14 | Lab12: Ethernet/Wifi/MAC/ARP |
| Week 13Nov 17 | L22: Wireless | 2.7 | 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 | Nov 19 | L23: IPv6, NAT, Tunelling, and VPN | 3.3.9 | 4.3.4, 4.3.5, 8.7.1 | Nov 20, 21 | Lab13: 802.11 CSMA/CA/Data Center Network |
| Week 14Nov 24 | No Class | Thanksgiving break begins Wed Nov 27 | Nov 26 | No Class -Thanksgiving Break | Nov 27, 28 | No Lab |
| Week 15Dec 1 | L24: Datacenter Networking | 6.6 | Project 4 - Fri Dec 6 | Dec 3 | TBD | Dec 4, 5 | No Lab |
| Week 16Dec 8 | Final Review |
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