Program Overview

Introduction to Computer Networks

The goal of this course is to provide students with a sound understanding of fundamental concepts and problems in networking and hands-on experiences in network programming.

Overview

Resources for programming assignments will include Berkeley socket programming and TCP protocol implementation on KENS.

Lecture Information

• Lecture Time: Tue/Thu 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
• Lecture Room: Streaming, Recorded Video
• TA Office Hours: Mon-Thu: 7~10 pm

Textbook and Materials

• Main Textbook: Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach, 7th Edition (by James F. Kurose and Keith Ross)
• Supporting Materials:
  • Computer Networks: A Systems Approach, 4th Edition (by Larry L. Peterson and Bruce S. Davie)
  • TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume I: the Protocols (by W. Richard Stevens)
  • TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume II: the Implementation (by Gary R. Wright and W. Richard Stevens)
  • TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume III: TCP for Transactions, HTTP, NNTP, and the UNIX Domain Protocols (by W. Richard Stevens)
  • Web Protocols and Practice: HTTP/1.1, Networking Protocols, Caching, and Traffic Measurement (by Balachander Krishnamurthy and Jennifer Rexford)
  • Computer Networks, 5th Edition (by Andrew S. Tanenbaum and David Wetherall)

Course Description

There will be 5 programming projects: 1 on socket programming, 2 on KENS, 1 on routing, and 1 on network security. For each project, a tutorial session will be held during the lab time slot.

Programming Projects

• Project 1: Http protocol
• Project 2: KENS part I, II
• Project 3: KENS part III, IV
• Project 4: Routing
• Project 5: TBD

Grading Policy

• Programming Assignments: 30% (5 times * 6pt)
• Homework: 20%
• Final Exam: 30%
• PA discussion: 16% (4 times * 4pt)
• Attendance: 4%
• Total: 100%

Tentative Schedule