Instructor: Balajee Vamanan
Lecture hours: MWF 3-3:50 PM Thomas Beckham Hall 180G
Office hours: M 4-5 PM, W 1-2 PM at SEO 1310
TA: Muhammad Usama Chaudhry
Office hours: TW 12-1 PM at SEO 1232
Textbook: Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach by Kurose and Ross, 6th or 7th edition
The goal of this course is to give you a good understanding of the various layers of the network protocol stack. Being a hands-on course, you will get exposure to a few network diagnostic tools and simulators. We will also breifly explore recent trends in networking research which would help those interested in networking research.
The course would cover the following topics:
A substantial portion of this class involves programming; please be prepared to write and debug a lot of code.
These are the weights of the individual components.
Component | Weightage |
Programming assignments | 40% |
Midterm exam | 25% |
Final exam | 35% |
Think of these as take-home exams. The problems would test deeper understanding of the subject and will help in preparing for exams. I plan to distribute three to five sets after each major topic.These are not graded and serve to enhance the understanding of course material.
Participation is incredibly important!
Discussion with your peers is encouraged. However, copying code is plagiarism. If you don’t know how the code that you implemented for an assignment works, then its likely a problem. To be safe, please cite your your sources in all your turn-ins. When in doubt, please ask the instructor or the TA.