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Date
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Topics
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Readings
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Remarks
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Overview,
goals, syllabus, project, logistics
Course Syllabus
Sample Projects
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Chapter
1
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Introduction to Network Protocols, The Internet, Edge and Core Networks, Nuts and Bolts of
the Internet, Client-Server, Peer-to-Peer, Connection-Oriented, and Connectionless
Services.
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Chapter
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Continue
with Circuit Switching: TDM, FDM; Packet Switching: Datagram Networks,
Virtual Circuit Switching; Packet Loss and Latency
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Chapter
1
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Access Networks: Dialup Modems, ADSL, Cable
Modem, ETHERNET, WIFI (IEEE802.11b/g), Cellular Networks. Physical Media:
Twisted Pair, Coaxial cable, fiber optic cables, radio channels.
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Chapter
1
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Internet structure and ISPs, packet loss and
delay in packet switched networks. TCP/IP protocol suites, protocol layers.
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Chapter
1
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 OSI
Reference Model, TCP/IP Protocol Suite, Encapsulation, Link Layer addressing,
IP addresses, port numbers.
Network Reference Models: OSI and TCP/IP.
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Chapter
1
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Web: Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Cookies and Web caching (web proxies)
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Chapter
2
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Continue with HTTP, Cookies and Web Proxies.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
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Chapter
2
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Email: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP),
Post Office Protocol (POP), and Internet Mail Access Protocol (IMAP)
Detailed discussion of how Local Area Networks (LANs) work. The role of the
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) and the Domain Name System (DNS).
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Chapter
2
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Domain Name System (DNS)
Demo of ETHEREAL
http://www.dnsstuff.com
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Chapter
2
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Peer-2-peer File Sharing (P2P)
BitTorrent vs. Napster vs. Gnutells vs. KaZaA vs. CHORD
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Chapter
2
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BitTorrent vs. Napster vs. Gnutells Vs. KaZaA vs. CHORD
UDP Sockets Programming
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Chapter
2
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WireShark: Network traffic sniffing tool
TCP Sockets Programming
Review Chapters 1 & 2
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Finish
Chapter
2
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White
Paper: Virtualization Overview
Virtualization Technology Under
the Hood
Seattle
Overview (p2p Computing)
Seattle:
Open Peer-to-Peer Computing Platform
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IMPORTANT
READING
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Transport Layer Protocols:
Connection-oriented vs. connectionless, multiplexing/de-multiplexing.
User Datagram Protocol (UDP).
Principles of
Implementing Reliable Data Transfer Protocols
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Chapter
3
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Continue with Principles of Reliable Data Transfer
Go Back N and Selective Repeat
Performance of Pipelined Transport Protocols
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Chapter
3
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Transmission Control Protocol
(TCP)
TCP Flow Control
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Chapter
3
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Continue with TCP Flow Control
TCP Connection Management (establishment and termination)
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Chapter
3
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Principles of Congestion
Control
TCP Congestion Control
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Chapter
3
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Review of Transport Layer Protocols (UDP, TCP)
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Chapter
3
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Network Layer (IP Protocol)
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Sections
4.1, 4.3, 4.4
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Continue with IP Addressing, Subnetting, IP Fragmentation
IP Protocol Header
Network Address Translation (NAT)
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Section
4.4
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Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
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Section
4.4
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Continue with the IP protocol
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Section
4.4
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Routing in Practice
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Section
4.4
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Link Layer Protocols:
Medium Access Control (MAC), Ethernet, Wi-Fi, data Link Layer Addressing, and
link layer Error Control (CRC)
Course Evaluation
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Sections
5.4 & 5.5, and 5.6
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Link Layer Encapsulation: Ethernet and PPP
Link Layer Error Control, Switches Vs. Hubs, Self-Learning
Algorithm of Switches
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Sections
5.4 & 5.5, and 5.6
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Security Overview:
Confidentiality, Integrity, Authentication
Symetric and Asymetric keys
Key Distribution
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Chapter
8
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Project Presentations
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