CMSC 417

CMSC 417 Computer Networks - Fall 2014 - Section 0201

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Instructor: Ibrahim Korpeoglu
Email: korpe AT cs.umd.edu
Web: http://www.cs.umd.edu/~korpe Office: AVW 3217
Phone: 301-4052774
Office Hours: Tue-Thr 1:30pm-3:00pm (in my office)
Class Meets: Tue-Thr 3:30pm - 4:45pm; in room CSI 2107

Teaching Assistant: Amit Chavan
Email: amitc AT cs.umd.edu
Office: AVW 4103
Office Hours: Mon-Wed 10:00am-11:30am

Reading

Required Textbooks:
- Computer Networks: A Systems Approach, by Larry L. Peterson and Bruce S. Davie, 5th Edition, Morgan Kaufmann, 2011, ISBN: 9780123850591.
- TCP/IP Sockets in C: A Practical Guide for Programmers, by Michael J. Donahoo and Kenneth L. Calvert, 2nd Edition, Morgan Kaufmann, 2009, ISBN: 9780123745408.
Recommended Books:
- Computer Networking, A Top Down Approach Featuring the Internet, by Jim Kurose and Keith Ross, 6th Edition, Addison-Wesley, 2012, ISBN: 0132856204.
- Computer Networks, by Tanenbaum and Wetherall, Prentice Hall, 5th Edition, 2011, ISBN 0-13-212695-8.
- TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1, by W. Richard Stevens, Addison-Wesley, ISBN: 0-201-63346-9.

Grading Policy

Midterm Exams: 30%. 2 midterm exams.
Final Exam: 20%.
Projects: 35%. 5 projects.
Homeworks: 5%. 3 homeworks.
Quizes: 10%. 5 pop-up quizes (worst is not counted).

Description: Computer networks and architectures. The OSI model including discussion and examples of various network layers. A general introduction to existing network protocols. Communication protocol specification, analysis, and testing.
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in CMSC351 and CMSC330; and permission of CMNS-Computer Science department. Or must be in the (Computer Science (Doctoral), Computer Science (Master's)) program.

Topics

Introduction, Foundations, Implementation and Performance Basics.
Getting Connected, Link layer, Encoding, Framing, Error Detection, Reliable Transmission, Ethernet, MAC, Wireless.
Internetworking, Switching and Bridging, Basic Internetworking, IP, Addressing, Routing, Distance-Vector, Link-State, Switch and Router Implementation.
Advanced Internetworking, BGP, IPv6, Mobile IP.
End-to-end Protocols, Transport Protocols, UDP, TCP, Sliding Window, Connection Establishment, RTP.
Congestion Control and Resource Allocation, TCP Congestion Control, Congestion Avoidance, Quality of Service.
Applications, Traditional Applications, SMTP, IMAP, HTTP, Multimedia Applications, SIP, Infrastructure Services, DNS, SNMP, Overlay Networks, CDNs, P2P.
Network Security.

Lectures
We will basically use the textbook slides. We can add new material and examples over them.

Projects
Both sections of the course will assign the same projects.

Homeworks

Schedule (tentative - may change and be updated over time)

W01. Sep 01 Ch1 (Foundation, requirements, network architecture)

W02. Sep 08 Ch1 (Network Software, Sockets; Performance; Bandwidth and Latency)

W03. Sep 15 Ch2 (Link Layer, Framing, Error Detection, CRC)

W04. Sep 22 Ch2 (Reliable Tranmission; Sliding Window; Ethernet; Media Access Control)

W05. Sep 29 Ch2 (Wireless; 802.11, CSMA/CA);
Ch3 (Internetworking; Switching/Forwarding, Datagram/Circuit Switching, Bridges/LAN-Switches, Spanning Tree Algorithm)
W06. Oct 06 Ch3 (Internetworking, IP, Fragmentation, IP Addressing, IP Forwarding, Subnetting, CIDR, ARP)
W07. Oct 13 Ch3 (DHCP, Routing, Distance-Vector, RIP);
Midterm 1 (Oct 16)
W08. Oct 20 Ch3 (Link-State routing, Dijkstra' short-path algorithm, OSPF);
Ch4 (Interdomain Routing, BGP; IPv6)
W09. Oct 27 Ch4 (IP Multicasting, DVMRP, PIM; Mobile IP);
Ch5(End-to-end Protocols, Transport Protocols, UDP, TCP)
W10. Nov 03 Ch5 (TCP, connection establishment, sliding window, reliable byte stream, flow control);
Ch6 (Congestion Control and Resource Allocation; Queuing, FIFO, Fair Queuing)
W11.Nov 10 Ch6 (TCP Congestion Control);
Midterm 2 (Nov 11)
W12.Nov 17 Ch9 (Applications and Application Protocols; Email, SMTP, IMAP; Web, HTTP
W13.Nov 24 Ch9 (Applications; Web Services, SOAP, REST; Multimedia Applications, SIP, SDP; DNS);
Thanksgiving Holiday
W14.Dec 01 Ch9 (Applications; SNMP, Overlay Networks, P2P Applications, Bittorrent, CDNs);
Ch8 (Network Security; Public-Key and Symmetric Key Encryption)
W15.Dec 08 Ch8 (Network Security; Cryptographic Hash Functions; Authenticators; Authentication Protocols)

Important Dates (may have some updates)

Classes start Tuesday, Sep. 2 and go through Dec. 12.
Midterm Exam 1: Oct 16, 2014, Thursday.
Midterm Exam 2: Nov 11, 2014, Tuesday.
Final Exam: December 20, 2014, 10:30am-12:30pm. Room: CSI 2107. Final exam dates are available at http://www.registrar.umd.edu/current/registration/exam%20tables%20fall.html

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W01. Sep 01	Ch1 (Foundation, requirements, network architecture)
W02. Sep 08	Ch1 (Network Software, Sockets; Performance; Bandwidth and Latency)
W03. Sep 15	Ch2 (Link Layer, Framing, Error Detection, CRC)
W04. Sep 22	Ch2 (Reliable Tranmission; Sliding Window; Ethernet; Media Access Control)
W05. Sep 29	Ch2 (Wireless; 802.11, CSMA/CA); Ch3 (Internetworking; Switching/Forwarding, Datagram/Circuit Switching, Bridges/LAN-Switches, Spanning Tree Algorithm)
W06. Oct 06	Ch3 (Internetworking, IP, Fragmentation, IP Addressing, IP Forwarding, Subnetting, CIDR, ARP)
W07. Oct 13	Ch3 (DHCP, Routing, Distance-Vector, RIP); Midterm 1 (Oct 16)
W08. Oct 20	Ch3 (Link-State routing, Dijkstra' short-path algorithm, OSPF); Ch4 (Interdomain Routing, BGP; IPv6)
W09. Oct 27	Ch4 (IP Multicasting, DVMRP, PIM; Mobile IP); Ch5(End-to-end Protocols, Transport Protocols, UDP, TCP)
W10. Nov 03	Ch5 (TCP, connection establishment, sliding window, reliable byte stream, flow control); Ch6 (Congestion Control and Resource Allocation; Queuing, FIFO, Fair Queuing)
W11.Nov 10	Ch6 (TCP Congestion Control); Midterm 2 (Nov 11)
W12.Nov 17	Ch9 (Applications and Application Protocols; Email, SMTP, IMAP; Web, HTTP
W13.Nov 24	Ch9 (Applications; Web Services, SOAP, REST; Multimedia Applications, SIP, SDP; DNS); Thanksgiving Holiday
W14.Dec 01	Ch9 (Applications; SNMP, Overlay Networks, P2P Applications, Bittorrent, CDNs); Ch8 (Network Security; Public-Key and Symmetric Key Encryption)
W15.Dec 08	Ch8 (Network Security; Cryptographic Hash Functions; Authenticators; Authentication Protocols)