Schedule
Course Schedule, Slides, and Homeworks
Note on the readings: the section (§) symbol refers to chapters from the online version of Computer Networks: A Systems Approach (v6.2-dev).
| Week of | Slides | Readings | Homework | Projects & Exams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 2 | Intro, History | §1.1-1.6, 2.1-2.3, Socket Programming HOWTO, Beej’s Guide | ||
| Sept. 9 | Architecture, Physical Layer | §2.4-2.8 | Proj. 1 due Sept. 12 | |
| Sept. 16 | Data Link Layer | §3.1, 3.4 | Hw. 1 due Sept. 22 | |
| Sept. 23 | Bridging and Switching, Network Layer | §3.2-3.3 | Hw. 2 due Sept. 29 | Proj. 2 due Sept. 26 |
| Sept. 30 | Intra-domain Routing | §4.1 | Hw. 3 due Oct. 6 | |
| Oct. 7 | Inter-domain Routing, Transport Layer | §5.1-5.2, 6.1-6.4 | Proj. 3 due Oct. 10 | |
| Oct. 14 | Transport Layer | |||
| Oct. 21 | Congestion Control, NAT | §9.1, 9.3, 9.4; | Hw. 4 due Oct. 27 | Proj. 4 due Oct. 24 |
| Oct. 28 | DNS | |||
| Nov. 4 | DHCP and ARP, Web | How the cookie became a monster | Hw. 5 due Nov. 10 | Proj. 5 due Nov. 7 |
| Nov. 11 | Transport Layer Security | Hw. 6 due Nov. 17 | ||
| Nov. 18 | DNS Security | Hw. 7 due Nov. 24 | ||
| Nov. 25 | Catch Up or Overlay Networks | |||
| Dec. 2 | Catch up or Data Centers?? | Hw. 8 due Dec. 3, Hw. 9 due Dec. 8 (NO submissions of HW9 accepted after Dec 8.) | Proj. 6 due Dec. 5 (NO submissions accepted after Dec. 5.) | |
| Dec. 9 | Finals Week |