Your final grade for the course will be based on the following weights:
| Lecture | Date | Topics | Notes | Assignments |
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| Computer Networking Overview | ||||
| 1 | Thu 01/17 | Course overview; Computer networks and the Internet overview [pdf] [ppt] |
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| 2 | Thu 01/24 | Advanced topics: Design philosophy of the Internet; Software-defined Networking [pdf] [key] |
Homework 1 due 01/31 5:30pm, Submit in class. How to read a paper, Sign up presentation using the Schedule link, Review 1 submission link | Quiz1, Homework 1 |
| 3 | Thu 01/31 | Applications (DNS) [pdf] [ppt] |
Homework 2 due 02/07 5:30pm, Submit in class; Review 2 Submission Link | Quiz2, Homework 2 |
| 4 | Thu 02/07 | End-To-End Arguments in System Design [pdf] [key] |
Review 3 submission link Due 5:30 02/14 | |
| Thu 02/07 | Transport Layer Services [pdf] [ppt] |
Textbook, Chapter 3 | ||
| 5 | Thu 02/14 | TCP: Reliable data transfer [pdf] [ppt] |
No paper review this week | Textbook, Chapter 3 |
| 6 | Thu 02/21 | TCP flow and congestion control [pdf] [ppt] |
Homework 3 due 02/28 5:30pm, Submit in class; Review 4 Submission Link | Textbook, Chapter 3 Homework 3, Quiz3 |
| Thu 02/21 | Advanced topics: Congestion control [pdf] [key] |
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| 7 | Thu 02/28 | Network Control Plane: Routing Protocols [pdf] [pptx] |
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| Thu 03/07 | Spring break |
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| Thu 03/14 | exam |
Midterm exam, in class, 5:30-7:30pm | ||
| 8 | Thu 03/21 | Network Control Plane: Intra- and Inter-domain Routing [pdf] [pptx] |
Homework 4 due 03/28 5:30pm, Submit in class | Homework 4 |
| 9 | Thu 03/28 | Network Data Plane [pdf] [ppt] |
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| 10 | Thu 04/04 | Guest lecture by Haoxian Chen |
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| 11 | Thu 04/11 | Routing in the wild [pdf] [key] |
Homework 5 due 04/18 5:30pm, Submit in class | Homework 5 |
| 12 | Thu 04/18 | Link Layer and LANs [pdf] [pptx] |
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| 13 | Thu 04/25 | MPLS [pdf] [key] |
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| Thu 05/02 | final exam, 5:45-7:45, in the regular classroom (401A) |
Exam schedule | ||
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