Catalog description: | Computer Communication Networks: Network models. Media access protocols. Data link control. Routing and flow control. Internetworking. Current architectures and protocols: OSI, ethernet, token, ring, FDDI, HSLC, X.25, etc. |
Instructor: | Dr. Lotzi Bölöni |
Office: | HEC - 319 |
Phone: | (407) 243-8256 (use only in last resort!) |
E-mail: | lboloni@eecs.ucf.edu preferred communication method |
Web Site: |
http://www.eecs.ucf.edu/~lboloni/Teaching/EEL4781_Fall2008/index.html
The assignments and the other announcements will be posted on the course web site |
Classroom: | HEC 103 |
Class Hours: | Tuesday, Thursday 1:30 - 2:45 |
Office Hours: | Tuesday, Thursday 3:00 - 5:00 |
Pre-requisites: | EEL 4767C and STA 3032 |
Textbook: | Andrew S. Tanembaum, Computer Networks, 4th ed, Prentice Hall. |
Grading: |
Homework: 45% Two midterm exams: 15% each Final: 25% Standard 90/80/70/60 scale will be used for final grades (curved if necessary) |
Date |
Topic |
Lecture Notes, Readings, Homeworks |
Aug. 25 |
Introduction |
[slides] Introduction
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Aug. 26 |
Protocol hierarchies |
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Sept. 1 |
OSI model |
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Sept. 3 |
ATM |
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Sept. 8 |
The physical layer
-wired connections |
[slides] The physical layer
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Sept. 10 |
-wireless connections |
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Sept. 15 |
-wireless telephony |
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Sept. 17 |
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[slides] The data link layer
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Sept. 22 |
The data link layer
-packet framing -error detection and correction |
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Sept. 24 |
-simple data link protocols -PPP |
Homework 1 - due October 9th
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Sept. 29 |
Midterm 1 - covering hardware and data link layer |
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Oct. 1 |
Medium Access Control
-channel allocation -ALOHA, CSMA-CD -Collision avoidance, CSMA-CA |
[slides] Medium access control
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Oct. 6 |
-Ethernet |
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Oct. 8 |
802.11 (WiFi) |
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Oct. 13 |
Bluetooth |
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Oct. 15 |
Network layer
-connectionless / connection service -routing |
[slides] Network layer
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Oct. 20 |
-IP. |
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Oct. 22 |
-the IP protocol -addressing models -network address translation |
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Oct. 27 |
Transport layer
-elements of transport protocols |
Homework 2 - due November 10th [slides] Transport layer |
Oct. 29 |
Midterm 2. - covering MAC and network layer |
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Nov. 2 |
-UDP and TCP -TCP congestion control |
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Nov. 4 |
Application layer
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[slides] Application layer
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Nov. 10 |
Veteran's day |
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Nov. 12 |
-World wide web pages and browsing (HTTP, HTML) |
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Nov. 17 |
-FTP -remote login (Telnet, SSH) |
Homework 3 - due Dec 3rd |
Nov. 19 |
TBD |
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Nov. 24 |
TBD |
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Nov. 26 |
Thanksgiving. |
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Dec. 1 |
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Dec. 3 |
Final exam review |
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TBD |
Final exam: covering transport, application layer and security + 2 questions on previous topics |
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