Tel Aviv University , School of Computer Science

Communication Networks (0368 - 3030) Fall 2010 Lecturer: Yishay Mansour

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General Information |  Assignments

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Course Summary

This course provides an introduction to fundamental concepts in the design and implementation of computer communication networks, their protocols, and applications. Topics to be covered include: overview of network architectures, applications, network programming, transport, congestion, routing, and data link protocols, addressing, local area networks, and some advanced topics.

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Announcements

10.1.2010	Programming assignment 3 submission postponed to 20.1.2010.
6.1.2010	Theoretical assignment 4 has been published. Submission due 20.1.2010.
22.12.2009	A Standard Linux TFTP client and its man page.
22.12.2009	Programming assignment 2 grades. Here is a short explanation of how the grades were calculated.
21.12.2009	Theoretical assignment 3 has been published. Submission due 6.1.2010.
14.12.2009	Programming assignment 3 has been published. Submission due 13.1.2010.
3.12.2009	From the grader: Programming assignment 2 checking examples.
1.12.2009	Programming assignment 1 grades. Here is a short explanation of how the grades were calculated.
30.11.2009	Theoretical assignment 2 has been published. Submission due 23.12.2009.
18.11.2009	Programming assignment 2 has been published. Submission due 9.12.2009.
10.11.2009	Theoretical assignment 1 has been published. Submission due 25.11.2009.
25.10.2009	Programming assignment 1 has been published. Submission due 11.11.2009.
25.10.2009	The lecture on Sunday Nov 15 2009 is canceled. A make-up lecture would be given Friday, Dec 11, 2009.
18.10.2009	Welcome to Communication Networks course.

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Slides

Week	Lectures	Recitations
1	Introduction and Layering	TCP/IP Socket Programming
2	Data Link Layer	TCP/IP Socket Programming Cont.
3	Hubs, Bridges and Switches	Bridges and Spanning Trees
4	Scheduling: Buffer Management	Scheduling and Drop Policies
5		DNS and ARP
6	Switching Units	Routing
7	Network Layer: Routing	Input Queuing Scheduling & Combined Switches
8	Routing (part 2)	Lookups
9	Reliable Data Transfer	RDT
10	End to End Protocols	ARQ Protocols & Performance
11	Congestion Control	Fairness & TCP Congestion Control
12	Quality of Service	Quality of Service
13	Security	Security
14	Security Applications	TCP Rehearsal
15	Multimedia	Multicast Routing
	Rehearsal	Rehearsal

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Administrative Information

Lectures: Sun 16:00-19:00 Orenshtein 111

Recitations: Wed 11:00-12:00 Super Centers 315. Wed 12:00-13:00 Super Centers 315.

Teaching assistant: Hillel Avni e-mail.

Grader: Eran Cohen

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Textbooks

An Engineering Approach to Computer Networking, by S. Keshav.

A Top-down Approach to Computer Networking, by J.F. Kurose and K.W. Ross.

Resources

Sockets Information

Beej's Guide to Network Programming (strongly recommended)

Unix Socket Programming

You can use the following client/server example as a basis for your program socket-faq-examples.tar.gz.

Past Exams

Spring 2000, A+B Another version of these exams 2000, Software Engineering

Spring 2001 A Spring 2001 B

Fall 2002/3 A Fall 2002/3 B

Fall 2003/4 A Fall 2003/4 B

Fall 2005/6 A Fall 2005/6 B

Fall 2006/7 A Fall 2006/7 + Solutions Fall 2007/7 B

Note that some exams include material not covered in this semester, such as queueing theory

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Coursework

There will be theoretical/programming assignments and exam.

Assignments are mandatory and should be done alone or in pairs.

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Policies

The grade weighting for the semester will be:

Final exam:	60%
Programming Assignments:	20%
Theoretical Assignments:	20%

These weights are subject to minor adjustments.

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