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.
| Name | Office | Tel | Hours | |
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| Matthew Caesar | caesar AT illinois DOT edu | 3118 SC | 847-323-2968 (cell) | By appointment |
| Siting Chang | schang13 AT illinois DOT edu | Monday 9am, Friday 3pm | ||
| Fred Douglas | fed2 AT illinois DOT edu | By appointment | ||
| Lingyu Xu | lxu17 AT illinois DOT edu | Tuesday 2:30pm, Friday 10am |