Date

Sections 

Expected Topics

Jan. 9

introduction

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion 

Jan. 10/12/16

CN Chapter 1

network overview

Jan. 17/19/23

CN Chapter 2 

(Sec. 1: The theorectical basis for data communication; Sec. 5: The public switched telephone network; Sec. 7: Cable television)

PHY layer technologies, acccess, backbone

Assignment 1

Due on Jan. 22. 

Assignment 1 Solution

Jan. 24

First Midterm

Jan. 26/30/31/Feb. 2

CN Chapter 3 (Sec. 1 Data link layer design issues: 1.2-1.4; Sec. 2 Error detection and correction; Sec. 3 Elementary data link protocol: 3.2; Sec. 4 Sliding window protocols; Sec. 6 Example data link protocols)

link layer, link error control

Assignment 2

Due on Feb. 6 

Assignment 2 solution

Feb. 6/7

CN Chapter 4 (Sec. 2 Multiple access protocols 2.1, 2.2, 2.6; Sec. 4 Wireless LANs: 4.3; Sec. 7 Data link layer switching: 7.1-7.5)

resource management and medium access control (MAC) 

Feb. 9

Notes

vehicle networks, Controller Area Networks (CAN), wireless access networks for machine-to-machine communications 

Feb. 13/14

CN Chapter 5 (Sec. 5: Internetworking; Sec. 6: The network layer in the Internet: 6.1)

network layer

Feb. 16/27/28

CN Chapter 5 (Sec. 2: Routing Algorithms: 2.2-2.6)

routing algorithms

Feb. 20/21/23

Reading Break

Assignment 3 

Due on Feb. 23

Assignment 3 Solution

Mar. 1

Second Midterm

Mar. 5/6/8

CN Chapter 5 (Sec. 6: The network layer in the Internet: 6.2-6.5)

Internet addressing and routing protocols 

ARP 

Mar. 12/13/15/19

CN Chapter 6 (Sec. 1: The transport service: 1.1,1.2; Sec. 5 The Internet transport protocols: TCP: 5.1-5.10)

transport layer, flow control, packet error control, network congestion control

Assignment 4

Due on Mar. 25

Assignment 4 solution

Mar. 20/22/26

CN Chapter 6 (Sec. 4: The Internet trasport protocols: UDP: 4.1)

TCP variants and UDP

Mar. 27/Apr. 2/3

CN Chapter 7 (Sec. 1: DNS; Sec. 2: Electronic Mail; Sec. 3: The world wide web)

Applications: world wide web, more HTTP domain name, email

Assignment 5

Due on Apr. 5

Assignment 5 solution

Apr. 5

Review

Summary tcp-cc-example 

This is a nomination call for the NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA's). 

Value & Duration: $4,500 for a normal duration of 16 consecutive weeks on a full-time basis. Faculty members are required to supplement the award by 25% or $1,125. 

Eligibility: Please see the attached document from the Office of Research Services and visit http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/UG-PC/USRA-BRPC_eng.asp for more information. 

Documentation Required: 

- Copy of transcript 

- Part 1 Form 202 

- Part 2 Form 202 

Form 202 is available at: http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/OnlineServices-ServicesEnLigne/instructions/202/e.asp Please note; that the application will need to be printed and submitted to myself to complete the nomination process. 

Slides artwork credits:Tanenbaum, Kurose&Ross, and many others. 

"Observations for students," by R. W. Hamming (PDF)

Google talk: Van Jacobson, "A New Way to look at Networking"

Another talk by Van, "Content-centric  networking"

Want to learn more? ECE463/ECE514