The required textbook for the course is Computer Networking - A Top Down Approach Featuring the Internet (Addison Wesley), first edition, by James Kurose and Keith Ross. It is available in the CMU Bookstore. Almost all the material that we will cover is in the textbook, although we will cover it in a different order.
There are two recommended texts which are useful references (especially if networking becomes your career). You can get the best price on them by ordering from an on-line bookstore.
| Date | Instructor | Topics | Notes | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tu 8/28 | BMM | Introduction, Network Infrastructure, Delays, Packet-Switching, Circuit-Switching PPT PDF | Chapter 1 | |
| Th 8/30 | BMM | Protocol Stacks, Layering PPT PDF | ||
| Tu 9/4 | SS | Sockets, Application layer PPT PDF | Project I assigned | 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 3.1, 3.2 |
| Th 9/6 | SS | Physical Layer, Link layer basics PPT PDF | 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 | |
| Tu 9/11 | SS | Ethernet PPT PDF | HW 1 assigned | 5.4, 5.5 |
| Th 9/13 | BMM | Bridging/Switching, 802.11, PPP PPT PDF | 5.6, 5.7, 5.8 | |
| Tu 9/18 | SS | IP forwarding tables, IP addressing, ARP PPT PDF | HW 1 due | Chapter 4 |
| Th 9/20 | SS | IP Packets, Routers PPT PDF | ||
| Tu 9/25 | BMM | Routing: Distance-Vector (RIP) PPT PDF | Project I due | |
| Th 9/27 | BMM | Routing: Link-State (OSPF) PPT PDF | HW 2 assigned | |
| Tu 10/2 | BMM | Routing: Path-Vector (BGP) PPT PDF | Project II assigned | |
| Th 10/4 | BMM | Multicast PPT PDF | 4.8 | |
| Tu 10/9 | SS | DNS PPT PDF | HW 2 due | 4.7, 2.5 |
| Th 10/11 | All TAs | Midterm review | ||
| Tu 10/16 | MIDTERM | |||
| Th 10/18 | TA | Project II question/answer session PPT PDF | ||
| Tu 10/23 | SS | Transport Layer PPT PDF | 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 | |
| Th 10/25 | SS | TCP PPT PDF | 3.4, 3.5 | |
| Tu 10/30 | SS | TCP (cont.) PPT PDF | Project II due | 3.6, 3.7 |
| Th 11/1 | BMM | Other transport issues, Attacks, Firewalls PPT PDF | Project III, HW 3 assigned | |
| Tu 11/6 | BMM | Network security: cryptography, autentication, integrity PPT PDF | 7.1-7.8 | |
| Th 11/8 | BMM | ATM, MPLS PPT PDF | 5.9 | |
| Tu 11/13 | TA | Multimedia PPT PDF | 6.1-6.4 | |
| Th 11/15 | BMM | QOS basics, Delay guarantees, Leaky buckets, WFQ PS | HW3 due | 6.5, 6.6 |
| Tu 11/20 | TA | Intserv, RSVP, Diffserv PPT PDF | 6.7 - 6.9 | |
| Th 11/22 | Thanksgiving Holiday | |||
| Tu 11/27 | SS | Mobile/Wireless PPT PDF | HW 4 assigned | |
| Th 11/29 | SS | The Web PPT PDF | ||
| Tu 12/4 | TA | The Web, Multicast challenges PPT PDF | Project III due | 4.8 |
| Th 12/6 | BMM/SS | Networking Futures/Course Overview PPT PDF | ||
| Tu
12/11 | TAs | Final Exam Review PPT PDF | HW4 due | |
| Th 12/20 | Final Exam |