Course Lecture Plan

Notes: Reading refers to textbook KR unless denoted otherwise.

Slides of recitation by TA are here.

Date	Lecture Topics	Notes	Reading	Assignment
Wed 1/8	Class overview, Introduction to Networking (Internet, protocol, circuit- and packet-switching)	[chapter1.ppt]	Ch. 1.1-1.3, 1.8
Fri 1/10	Introduction to Networking (access networks, physical media, delay and loss, layered architecture)		Ch. 1.4-1.7	Project 1 out. Find partner (groups of up to 2).
Wed 1/15	Application Layer (Web, HTTP)	[chapter2.ppt]	Ch. 2.1-2.3	Homework 1 out.
Fri 1/17	Application Layer (Email, DNS)		Ch. 2.4-2.5
Wed 1/22	Application Layer (socket programming)		Ch. 2.7-2.8
Fri 1/24	Transport Layer (intro and multiplexing)	[chapter3.ppt]	Ch. 3.1 -3.2	Homework 1 in. Homework 2 out.
Wed 1/29	Transport Layer (reliable data transfer, TCP)		Ch. 3.3 -3.4	.
Fri 1/31	TCP (connection)		Ch. 3.5	Project 1 in. Project 2 out
Wed 2/5	TCP (congestion control)		Ch. 3.6-3.7
Fri 2/7	Review for Midterm		Homework discussion	Homework 2 in.
Wed 2/12	Midterm
Fri 2/14	Midterm grading review Network Layer (intro, virtual circuit)	[chapter4.ppt]	Ch. 4.1-4.2	Homework 3 out.
Wed 2/19	Network Layer (Internet Protocol,)		Ch. 4.2-4.4
Fri 2/21	Network Layer (routing algorithm)		Ch. 4.4-4.5
Wed 2/26	Office hours for Project 2
Fri 2/28	Network Layer (Hierarchical routing, routing in the Internet: OSPF)		Ch. 4.6	Project 2 in. Project 3 out.
Wed 3/5	Network Layer (routing in the Internet: BGP, multicast)		Ch. 4.7
Fri 3/7	Data Link Layer (intro, error detection/correction, multiple access protocols, LAN)	[chapter5.ppt]	Ch. 5.1-5.4	Homework 3 in. Homework 4 out.
Wed 3/12	Data Link Layer (Ethernet, hubs, bridges, switches)		Ch. 5.5-5.6
Fri 3/14	Review for final	[eecs354.ppt]	Ch. 8.1-8.3	Homework 4 in. Project 3 in.

Notes:

1. Most slides are adopted and modified from materials developed by J. F. Kurose and K. W. Ross.