4003-420-01/4005-740-01 Data Communications and Networks I
Course Schedule and Topics

Time: Mondays and Wednesdays, 12:00pm-1:50pm, Room 70-3560

Final Exam: Friday, 16-Nov-2012, 10:15am-12:15pm, Room 70-3560

Sun	Mon -- CONCEPTS	Tue	Wed -- NETWORK APP DESIGN	Thu	Fri	Sat
Sep. 2	Sep. 3 Introduction; Module 1. Protocol Architectures Team Project assigned	Sep. 4	Sep. 5 Module 8. Basics	Sep. 6	Sep. 7	Sep. 8
Sep. 9 Drop/ add*	Sep. 10 Module 2. Data Transmission	Sep. 11	Sep. 12 Module 8. Event-Driven Programming	Sep. 13	Sep. 14	Sep. 15
Sep. 16	Sep. 17 Module 3. Packet Transmission Team Formation due	Sep. 18	Sep. 19 Module 8. TCP Proxies and Messages Module 8. Single-Client Multi-Session Programming Projects 1 & 2 assigned	Sep. 20	Sep. 21	Sep. 22
Sep. 23	Sep. 24 Module 4. Network Layer	Sep. 25	Sep. 26 Module 8. Multi-Client Single-Session	Sep. 27	Sep. 28	Sep. 29
Sep. 30	Oct. 1 Module 5. Transport Layer	Oct. 2	Oct. 3 Midterm Exam	Oct. 4	Oct. 5	Oct. 6
Oct. 7	Oct. 8 Module 6. Internet Applications Programming Project 1 due	Oct. 9	Oct. 10 Module 8. Multi-Client Multi-Session Module 8. UDP Proxies and Messages	Oct. 11	Oct. 12 Final exam conflicts**	Oct. 13
Oct. 14	Oct. 15 Module 6. Internet Applications	Oct. 16	Oct. 17 Module 8. Peer-to-Peer Module 8. IP Multicasting	Oct. 18	Oct. 19	Oct. 21
Oct. 21	Oct. 22 Module 7. Network Security Programming Project 2 due	Oct. 23	Oct. 24 Module 8. Logical Clocks Module 8. Fault Tolerance	Oct. 25	Oct. 26 Withdraw ***	Oct. 27
Oct. 28	Oct. 29 Module 7. Network Security	Oct. 30	Oct. 31 Module 9. Support Protocols Team deliverables due (all teams)	Nov. 1	Nov. 2	Nov. 3
Nov. 4	Nov. 5 Team Presentations Teams U1, U2, U3, U4, U5, U6	Nov. 6	Nov. 7 Team Presentations Teams U7, U8, U9, U10, G1	Nov. 8	Nov. 9 Resubmit ****	Nov. 10
Nov. 11	Nov. 12 Finals	Nov. 13 Finals	Nov. 14 Finals	Nov. 15 Finals	Nov. 16 Final Exam 10:15-12:15	Nov. 17

*Last date to drop/add courses: Sunday 09-Sep-2012
**Last date to request final exam rescheduling due to scheduling conflicts: Friday 12-Oct-2012
***Last date to withdraw with a grade of W: Friday 26-Oct-2012
****Programming project resubmission deadline: 11:59pm Friday 09-Nov-2012

Introduction

Topics Course introduction Course policies Course schedule

Reading Course Description and Objectives Course Grading and Policies Course Schedule

Module 1. Network Protocol Architectures

Topics Protocols and layering Internetworking: Concepts, architecture, and protocols

Required Reading Module 1 Lecture Notes Comer, Chapters 1, 2

Module 2. Data Transmission

Topics The Physical Layer Transmission media Modems Multiplexing Access technologies Physical layer issues affecting network application design

Required Reading Module 2 Lecture Notes Comer, Chapters 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12

Module 3. Packet Transmission

Topics The Data Link Layer Packets, frames, and error detection Local area network technologies -- wired, wireless Hardware addressing and frame type identification Data link layer issues affecting network application design

Required Reading Module 3 Lecture Notes Comer, Chapters 8, 13, 14, 15, 16 The Hamming Code Supplemental Reading Comer, Chapters 17, 19

Module 4. Network Layer

Topics The Network Layer Routing IP: Internet protocol addresses IP datagrams and datagram forwarding IP encapsulation, fragmentation, and reassembly Network layer issues affecting network application design

Required Reading Module 4 Lecture Notes Comer, Chapters 18, 20, 21, 22 Supplemental Reading Comer, Chapters 24, 27

Module 5. Transport Layer

Topics The Transport Layer UDP: Datagram transport service TCP: Reliable transport service Transport layer issues affecting network application design

Required Reading Module 5 Lecture Notes Comer, chapters 25, 26

Module 6. Internet Applications

Topics The Application Layer Remote login Naming with the Domain Name System Electronic mail representation and transfer World Wide Web pages and browsing

Required Reading Module 6 Lecture Notes Comer, Chapter 4 Supplemental Reading Comer, Chapters 28, 29, 31, 32

Module 7. Network Security

Topics Security issues affecting network application design Security goals: Confidentiality, integrity, authentication, non-replay Secure communication channel Key establishment Network attacks

Required Reading Module 7 Lecture Notes Comer, Chapter 30

Module 8. Network Application Design

Topics Basics Event-driven programming Proxies and messages with TCP Client-server applications, single client, multi-session Client-server applications, multi-client, single-session Client-server applications, multi-client, multi-session Proxies and messages with UDP Peer-to-peer applications IP multicasting Logical clocks Fault tolerance

Required Reading Module 8 Lecture Notes Comer, Chapter 3

Module 9. Support Protocols

Topics Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Network Address Translation (NAT) Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)

Required Reading Module 9 Lecture Notes Comer, Chapter 23

Team Presentations

• Monday, 05-Nov-2012
  • U1. Team Reversi
  • U2. Team It Shall Not Be Named
  • U3. Team Valkyrie
  • U4. Team Brainilingus
  • U5. Team Flying Wombats
  • U6. Team JJ

• Wednesday, 07-Nov-2012
  • U7. Team Natsu
  • U8. Team Aces & Eights
  • U9. Team A
  • U10. Team Abalone
  • G1. Team CDNetworks

Data Communications and Networks I • 4003-420-01/4005-740-01 • Fall Quarter 2012

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