CPSC 363: Networks

Professor: Ellen L. Walker

Administrative links

• Syllabus

Resources on the Internet

• Textbook: Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet (3 ed), by James F. Kurose and Keith W. Ross
• Metric Prefixes (Gives powers of 10 for micro, nano, mega, giga, etc.)
• Some Links for Network Programming in Java
  • Sun's Java Tutorial - All about Sockets
  • Another Socket Tutorial from JavaWorld (A bit old...)
  • Java 5.0 Documentation from Sun -- go to "java.net" for documentation on sockets, etc.
• Star Wars in Telnet! Article and direct link to site
• ACM Digital Library (This requires logging in, though some browsing is free. Go through OhioLink (Databases by Subject, computer science) for off-campus access.
• OhioLINK (When using this from off-campus, you will have to log in with your name and barcode. Make sure this is activated at the library). Either go to the Electronic Journal Center and browse Journals by Subject (Computer Science), or click Databases by Subject and choose Computer Science. In addition to ACM, ArticleFirst and Compendex are good indexes to try.
• The Collection of Computer Science Bibliographies
• The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority provides many good links on Internet Standards, such as domain names, port numbers, etc. From this site, "Links to Community Members" includes major Internet organizations and the "RFC Editor," allows you to search through RFCs.

Class Notes

• Chapter 1 : Introduction
• Chapter 2, Sections 2.1-2.6: The Application Layer, including example applications
• Chapter 2, Sections 2.7-2.9: Network Programming with Sockets
• Chapter 3: The Transport Layer
• Chapter 4: The Network Layer (I)
  • Distance Vector Algorithm Example -- This is the fully worked out example from slide 21. It is 11 pages long!
• Chapter 4: The Network Layer (II)
• Chapter 5, Link Layer
• Chapter 6, Wireless and Mobile Networks [copyright 1996-2006 J.F Kurose and K.W. Ross]
• Chapter 8: Security (part 1)
• Chapter 8: Security (part 2)
• Chapter 7, Multimedia Networking [copyright 1996-2006 J.F Kurose and K.W. Ross]

Homework Assignments

• Homework 1, due Sept 17, 2006
• Homework 2, due Sept 24, 2006
• Homework 3&4, due Oct 22, 2006
• Paper presentation assignment, due Oct 28, 2006

Exams

• Test 1, September 29, 2006 -- Covers Chapters 1-3. You are not responsible for Section 1.8 (History), 2.9 (details of the web server), 3.5.3 (Estimating RTT and timeout), 3.6 (Principles of congestion control), 3.7.1 and 3.7.2 (Fairness and delay modeling). In addition to homeworks 1 and 2, study all review problems in all 3 chapters (except those pertaining to the sections listed above) and chapter 3 Problems 2, 3, 7, 10, 16, 20, 27.
• Test 2, October 30, 2006 -- Covers Chapters 4-6. You are not responsible for Sections 4.3 (What's Inside a Router), 4.7 (Broadcast and Multicast Routing), 5.7 (PPP), 5.8 (Link Virtualization), 6.4.2 (Cellular standards and technologies). Study homework 3 and all review problems in all 3 chapters (except those pertaining to the sections listed above). In Chapter 6, also look at problems 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8.
• Final exam, Nov 20, 2006 (6pm) -- The final exam is comprehensive, covering all material from Tests 1 and 2, plus Chapters 7 and 8. Study the review questions in both chapters. In Chapter 7, also look at problems 6, 7, 10, 14, and 18. In Chapter 8, also look at problems 3, 9, and 12.