Schedule

Module 0: Course Overview

Week	Date	Topic	Readings	Notes
1	8/22	Hello world!
1	8/24	git primer	tutorial
1	8/26	TCP/IP Layering model, end-to-end argument	1.1, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1	paper

Module 1: Application layer

Week	Date	Topic	Readings	Notes
2	8/29	Network performance, HTTP	2.2
2	8/31	HTTP and Web Caches, Email	2.2, 2.4
2	9/2	DNS	2.5
3	9/5	Holiday!
3	9/7	DNS (cont.)	2.5
3	9/9	Distributed Hash Table	2.6.2	paper
4	9/12	Distributed Hash Table (cont.), sockets	2.6.2

Reference: Socket programming primer

Module 2: Transport Layer

Week	Date	Topic	Readings	Notes
4	9/14	Sockets, UDP	3.3
4	9/16	UDP	3.3
5	9/19	Reliable Transport	3.4
5	9/21	TCP	3.5
5	9/23	TCP congestion control	3.6
6	9/26	TCP congestion control (cont.)	3.7

Module 3: Network Layer

Week	Date	Topic	Readings	Notes
6	9/28	Routing vs. Forwarding, Circuit vs. Packet Switching	4.1, 4.2
6	9/30	Router Architecture	4.3
7	10/3	Router Architecture (cont.)	4.3
7	10/5	IP addressing	4.4
7	10/7	NAP, IPv6	4.4
8	10/10	Routing: OSPF	4.5
8	10/12	Routing: Distance Vector	4.4
8	10/14	Hierarchical routing	4.6
9	10/17	Hierarchical routing (cont.)	4.6
9	10/19	Border Gateway protocol	4.6	paper
9	10/21	Midterm Review

Module 3.5: Recent Advances

10	10/24	Midterm Exam
10	10/26	Traffic Management
10	10/28	DCTCP		paper

Module 4: Link Layer

11	10/31	Link Layer	5.1, 5.2
11	11/2	Media Access Control	5.3
11	11/4	Guest Lecture by Prof. Kanich
12	11/7	Ethernet and LAN	5.4
12	11/9	Transparent Bridges	5.4
12	11/11	Spanning Tree Protocol	Notes
13	11/14	VLANs, MPLS	5.4.5, 5.5
13	11/16	Datacenters	5.6
13	11/18	Odds and end	notes