CS/ECE 438 SP12 — Lecture Schedule

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All topics scheduled for the future are subject to change.

Date

Lecture

Video

Topic

Readings

Notes

Jan 18


Overview

P&D, Chapter 1

MP0 Assigned

Jan 20


Network Programming

Stevens, Ch. 1-6
Beej's Guide to Network Programming


Jan 25


Probability Refresher
Direct Links: Encoding

P&D, Chapter 2.1, 2.2

MP1 Assigned

Jan 27


Direct Links: Encoding
Direct Links: Framing

P&D, Chapter 2.2, 2.3

PS1 assigned

Feb 1


Direct Links: Error detection and correction
Shared media: Ethernet

P&D, Section 2.4
P&D, Section 2.6


Feb 3


Shared media: Ethernet
Shared media: Wireless

P&D, Chapter 2.7


Feb 8


Shared media: Wireless



Feb 10


Shared media: Token Ring


MP1 due
MP2 assigned

Feb 15


Shared media: Examples
Switched networks

P&D, Section 3.1

PS1 due; solutions
PS2 assigned  PDF - DOC

Feb 17


Switched networks
Switch architecture

P&D, Sections 3.4


Feb 22


Switch architecture


4th credit proposal due
Midterm Study Guide

Feb 24


Routing

P&D, Sections 3.1.3, 3.2, 3.3

 

Feb 29


Routing

P&D, Section 3.3, 4.2


Mar 2


Internetworking

P&D, Section 4.0, 4.1


Mar 4




PS2 due; solutions

Mar 7


In Class Midterm Review


Midterm solutions - In class

Midterm solutions - Onine


7:00 - 9:00 pm Midterm Exam -
1320 DCL



Mar 9


No lecture: Engineering Open House



Mar 14


Internetworking

PS3 assigned PDF - DOC

Mar 16


The Global Internet
DNS

P&D Section 4.3, 4.4


Spring Vacation, March 19-23

Mar 28


End-to-End Communication

P&D Section 2.5


Mar 30


(Class is postponed and will be rescheduled shortly) Transport layer

P&D Section 5.0, 5.1

MP2 due
MP3 assigned

Apr 4


Reliabile Transmission
TCP

P&D Section 5.2


Apr 6


TCP


 

Apr 9


(Make-up Class) TCP
Congestion Control


 

Apr 11


Congestion Control

P&D, Chapter 6


Apr 13


Congestion Control
Congestion Avoidance


PS3 due; solutions
PS4 assigned - DOC

Apr 18


QoS
Performance



Apr 20


Performance


Final Study Guide

Apr 25


Network Security

P&D Chapter 8


Apr 27


Network Security


MP3 due

May 2


The future of networking

 

4th credit paper due (May 9th)
PS4 due; solutions

TBD


Review session



May 9


Final Exam, 8:00-11:00 a.m., location TBD