Course Info

Text Book:				
   	Computer networking: A top-down approach
	Fifth edition
	Kurose, Ross

Reference Books:	
	Data and Computer Communications 
	Eighth edition. 
	William Stallings	
	
	Computer Networking 
	Forth edition. 
	Andrew S. Tanenbaum
	

Topics

1. Introduction
   • Internet, protocols
   • The network edge
   • The network core
   • The network performance
   • Protocol layers
2. Application layer
   • Principles of the network applications
   • Examples
     • HTTP
     • FTP
     • E-mail
     • DNS
     • Peer-Peer applications
   • Socket programming
3. Transport layer
   • Multiplexing and demultiplexing
   • Connectionless transport:UDP
   • Reliable data transfer
   • Connection-oriented transport: TCP
   • Congestion Control
4. Network layer
   • Virtual circuits and Datagram networks
   • Routers
   • IP
   • Routing
     • Algorithms
     • Routing IN Internet
     • Broadcast and multicast
5. Link layer
   • Link layer services
   • Error detections
   • Multiple access protocols
   • Link layer addressing
   • Ethernet
   • Link layer switches

Grading

• Assignments: 13% (4%-3%-3%-3%)
• Two projects: 12%
• Midterm : 25%
• Final exam: 50%

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