CNT 4704: Analysis of Computer Communication Networks
Fall 2015
Instructor: Dr. Cliff Zou (HEC 243), 407-823-5015,
czou@cs.ucf.edu
Course Time: MoWe 9:00am – 10:15am , ENG1-384
Office Hour: MoWe 10:15am-11:45am
Course Webpage:
http://www.cs.ucf.edu/~czou/CNT4704-15/
Prerequisites:
STA 2023 and (COT 3100 or MAD 2401)
Programming knowledge on C (or C++)
Basic knowledge on Algorithms and Operating systems
Online
Video
Streaming:
We will use UCF Panopto video recording
system. You can find
the link to the Panopto video on webcourse left side main course
menu panel. Each
lecture’s video will be posted online
about two hours after the corresponding face-to-face lecture
time. We will also
use WebCourse for student discussions, questions and answers,
homework/project
assignment and submission.
Textbooks:
Computer Networking: A Top Down Approach
Featuring the
Internet (6th edition), J.F. Kurose and K.W. Ross,
Addison-Wesley Longman,
2013. (4th or 5th edition
of this book
is also OK)
Course
catalog
description and credit hours:
This 3 credit course is titled " Analysis of Computer
Communication Networks." From the University of Central Florida
Catalog:
"PR: (COT 3100C or MAD 2104) and STA 2023 each with grades of
""C"" (2.0) or better. Network design using layering.
Introduces cabling, topology, architecture, hardware and
software. Includes
performance and control issues such as congestion control, error
control,
contention resolution."
Course
Learning
Objectives:
This course introduces the fundamental
concepts in computer
communication networks, their protocols, and applications.
Examples will be
drawn from the Internet (e.g., TCP, UDP, and IP) protocol suite,
Wifi
protocols, and from many real world cases.
In current world, almost everything is
computerized and everything
is connected. Knowledge on networking becomes as indispensable
to Computer
Science students as Algorithms or Operating Systems. Network
related jobs
compose a large portion of the job market in IT industries.
Therefore, computer
networking knowledge and skill will be critical for Computer
Science students
in their future career.
Planned
Outline of
Topics:
Grading
Policy:
The final grade will use +/- policy, i.e.,
you may get A,
A-, B+, B, B- … grade. Because this class has online session,
the two exams are
open book and similar to all regular homework assignments,
except that they
have a 24-hour submission constraint.
Coursework |
Approximate amount |
approximate percentage |
|
Written homework |
3 |
27% |
|
Programming projects |
2 |
26% |
|
Lab assignments |
2 |
18% |
|
Midterm exam |
1 |
14% |
|
Final exam |
1 |
15% |
Attention
to students
who receive federal student aid: As of Fall 2014, all
faculty members are
required to document students' academic activity at the
beginning of each
course. In order to document that you began this course, please
complete the
first homework assignment on WebCourse by the end of the first
week of classes,
or as soon as possible after adding the course, but no later
than August 28. Failure to do so will
result in a delay in the
disbursement of your financial aid. This
first homework assignment will not be graded or counted in final
grading.