CSCI 4760/6760 - Computer NetworksSpring 2016 |
| 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 |
| 1/11 |
Syllabus Introduction |
CSCI-4760/6760 Syllabus [slides] |
|
| 1/12 |
Introduction |
Chapter 1.1 - 1.3 |
|
| 1/14 |
Introduction |
Chapter 1.3 - 1.5 |
|
| 1/19 |
Internet - Intro to Network Security | Chapter 1.5 - 1.6 [slides] | |
| 1/21 |
Application Layer |
Chapter 2.1 |
Assignment 0 |
| 1/25 |
HTTP |
Chapter 2.2 | Assignment 1
(deadline 2/5) |
| 1/26 |
HTTP |
Chapter 2.2 | |
| 2/1 | HTTP |
Chapter 2.2 |
Project 1 (deadline 2/12) |
| 2/2 |
FTP, SMTP |
Chapter 2.3, 2.4 | |
| 2/4 |
SMTP, DNS |
Chapter 2.4, 2.5 |
|
| 2/8 |
DNS, P2P |
Chapter 2.5, 2.6 [slides] |
Project 2 (deadline 3/5) |
| 2/15 |
P2P, Sockets |
Chapter 2.6 - 2.8 |
|
| 2/16 |
Sockets |
Chapter 2.7, 2.8 |
|
| 2/18 |
Transport
Layer |
Chapter
3.1, 3.2 |
|
| 2/22 |
Traffic
Analysis |
Wireshark |
|
| 2/23 |
IP |
Preview of IPv4, DHCP, NAT |
|
| 2/25 |
Security |
Intro to security and
applied crypto |
|
| 2/29 |
Review |
Review of lectures material
and Project 2 |
|
| March 1 |
1st
MIDTERM EXAM (during normal class time) |
||
| 3/3 |
Transport Layer |
Chapter 3.3, 3.4 |
Project
3 (deadline 3/18) |
| 3/14 |
Midterm exam solutions |
||
| 3/15 |
Transport Layer | Chapter 3.3, 3.4 | |
| 3/17 |
Transport Layer | Chapter 3.4, 3.5 |
|
| 3/21 |
TCP |
Chapter 3.5 - 3.7 | |
| 3/22 |
TCP, Congestion Control |
Chapter 3.5 - 3.7 | Project
4 (deadline 4/8) |
| 3/24 |
TCP, Congestion Control | Chapter 3.5 - 3.7 | |
| 3/28 |
TCP, Congestion Control | Chapter 3.7 [slides] | |
| 3/29 |
Network Layer |
Chapter 4.1 |
|
| 3/31 |
IP addressing and fragments |
Chapter 4.4 |
|
| 3/4 |
IP addressing and fragments |
Chapter 4.4 |
|
| 4/5 |
DHCP |
Chapter 4.4 | |
| 4/7 |
NAT |
Chapter 4.4 |
Assignment 2 (deadline 4/21) |
| 4/11 |
ICMP, IPv6 |
Chapter 4.4 [slides] | |
| 4/12 |
Link Layer |
Chapter 5 | |
| April 14 |
2nd MIDTERM EXAM (during normal class time) | ||
| 4/18 |
Link Layer | Chapter 5.3 - 5.4 | |
| 4/19 |
Link Layer | Chapter 5.4 - 5.5 | |
| 4/21 |
Link Layer | Chapter 5.5 -5.6, 5.9 [slides] | |
| 4/25 |
Intro to Network Security |
Chapter 8 |
|
| 4/26 |
Intro to Network Security |
Chapter 8 | |
| 4/28 |
Intro to Network Security |
Chapter 8
[slides] |
5/2 |
Course Content Review | Student Course Evaluation Survey (closes May 3, at 11:59 pm) |
| May 10 |
FINAL EXAM - 12-3pm, Boyd GSRC 208 |