Computer communication networks are among the most important and influential global infrastructures that humanity has created. The goal of this course is to provide a foundational view of communication networks: the principles upon which the Internet and other computer networks are built; how those principles translate into deployed protocols; and hands-on experience solving challenging problems with network protocols.
Topics will include link-layer technology; switching; routing; the Internet Protocol; reliability, flow control, congestion control, and their embodiment in TCP; quality of service; and network security. The course will involve a significant amount of Unix-based network programming using the C language. Students who are not already familiar with ANSI C should learn it quickly.
| Lectures | 11:00-12:15pm, W&F, Siebel Center 1109 |
|---|---|
| Instructor | Prof. Robin
Kravets, rhk@illinois.edu SC 3114 Office Hours: M: 10:00a - 12:00a |
| TA | Riccardo Crepaldi: rcrepal2
at illinois.edu Muntasir Rahman: mrahman2 at illinois.edu |
| TA office hrs |
T: 4:30p - 6:00p W: 4:30p - 6:00p Th: 4:30p - 6:00p F: 2:00p - 3:30p TA office hours will be held in room 3109SC During the same times I2CS students can contact the TA using Skype (Instructions on Piazza) |