CSCI 4760/6760 - Computer Networks

Spring 2014

This is the course calendar for the Spring 2014 semester. Please notice that the schedule is not definitive and will be updated as the course progresses. Students are responsible for visiting this page often to stay informed on the latest reading assignments and other information. Of course, I will also inform you of significant changes during the lectures, but this page is the one place you should refer to for all the details.

Date
Topic
Lecture
Assignments
1/6
Syllabus
Introduction
CSCI-4760/6760 Syllabus [slides]

Assignment 0 (mailing list)
1/7
Introduction
Chapter 1.1 - 1.3
Project 1 (deadline 2014-01-18, 11:59pm)
1/9
Introduction
Chapter 1.3 - 1.5

1/13
WireShark
[slides]

1/14
Intro to HTTP
Chapter 2.2

1/16
Internet
Chapter 1.5

1/21
Intro to Network Security
Chapter 1.6 [slides]

1/23
Application Layer
Chapter 2.1
Assignment 1 (deadline 2014-02-08, 11:59pm)
1/27
HTTP
Chapter 2.2
1/28
HTTP
Chapter 2.2
2/3
FTP, SMTP
Chapter 2.3, 2.4
2/4
SMTP, DNS
Chapter 2.4, 2.5

2/6
DNS, P2P
Chapter 2.5, 2.6 [slides]
Grad Papers Assignments (deadline 2014-02-13)
2/10
P2P, Sockets
Chapter 2.6 - 2.8
Project 2 (deadline 2014-03-01)
VM help
2/17
Sockets
Chapter 2.7, 2.8

2/18
Transport Layer
Chapter 3.1, 3.2

2/20
Transport Layer
Chapter 3.1, 3.2
Project 3 (deadline 2014-03-10)
2/24
Guest speaker
Babak Rahbarinia - P2P Traffic Classification

2/25
Guest speaker
Career Development (Laura Ledgerwood, UGA Career Center) [slides]

2/27

1st MIDTERM EXAM (covers all lectures from Chapters 1 and 2)

3/3
Transport Layer
Chapter 3.3, 3.4

3/4
Transport Layer Chapter 3.3, 3.4
3/6
Transport Layer Chapter 3.4, 3.5 [slides]
3/17
TCP
Chapter 3.5 - 3.7
3/18
TCP, Congestion Control
Chapter 3.5 - 3.7
3/20
TCP, Congestion Control Chapter 3.5 - 3.7
3/24
TCP, Congestion Control Chapter 3.7 [slides] Project 4 (deadline 2014-04-18)
3/25
Network Layer
Chapter 4.1

3/27
IP addressing and fragments
Chapter 4.4
Assignment 2 (deadline 2014-04-08)
3/31
DHCP
Chapter 4.4
4/1
NAT
Chapter 4.4

4/3
ICMP, IPv6
Chapter 4.4 [slides]
4/7

Grad Student Presentation - "Vanish: Increasing Data Privacy with Self-Destructing Data" (William Richardson)
4/8
Routing, Link State
Chapter 4.5

4/10
Routing, Distance Vector
Chapter 4.5 Assignment 3 (deadline 2014-04-20)
4/14

Grad Student Presentation - "Reverse traceroute" (David Millard)

4/15
Routing, BGP
Chapter 4.6 [slides]

4/17

2nd MIDTERM EXAM (covers all lectures from Chapters 3 and 4, up to Section 4.4 included)
4/21
Link Layer
Chapter 5
Course evaluation survey (deadline April 29, 11:59pm)
4/22
Link Layer Chapter 5.3 - 5.4
4/24
Link Layer Chapter 5.4 - 5.5
4/28
Link Layer Chapter 5.5 -5.6, 5.9 [slides]
5/6

FINAL EXAM: May 6, 12-3pm (Location: Bio Sciences, 404A)