CS 536: Data Communication and Computer Networks

Fall 2006

Syllabus

•  Introduction
•  Network services: DNS, HTTP, peer-to-peer, SNMP
•  Network transport: architecture, TCP, congestion control
•  Routing and forwarding: virtual circuit and datagram networks, router design and functionalities, routing models and algorithms
•  Link layer and local area networks
•  Wireless and mobile networks
•  Multimedia communication and quality of service

•  Network Security

•  Network Management

Textbooks

• Kurose and Ross, Computer Networking ¨C A Top-down Approach Featuring the Internet, 3rd ed, Addison-Wesley, ISBM 0-321-22735-2 (required)
• Peterson and Davie, Computer Networks: A Systems Approach, 3rd ed, Morgan Kaufmann (recommended)

Grading Plan

  • Midterm - 25%

  • Final - 25%

  • Written homework - 10%

  • Labs - 20%

  • Project - 20%

The instructor reserves the right to change the distribution at anytime.

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