COE-540 Computer Networks
Semester 071
Click here for course syllabus.
Exam dates are:
Students are responsible for the material in the textbook(s) and that in the handouts, if any. The class notes and slides are just "notes"; they may not cover all required material. The book is the reference for the required material. Please also note that the notes are NOT finalized. They remain in a state of evolution.
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Week/Date |
Topic |
Textbook Section+ |
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1 (Sept 9th) |
Introduction and Layered Network Architecture – Lecture Notes |
Chapter 1 (Gallager) |
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2 (Sept 16th) |
Physical Layer (channels and Modems), Error Detection – Lecture Notes |
Sections 2.1, 2.2 & 2.3 (Gallager) |
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3 (Sept 23rd)* |
ARQ Strategies, Framing, Standard DLCs - Lecture Notes Sections 2.8, 2.9 and 2.10 are designated as Reading Assignment |
Sections 2.4, 2.5, & 2.6 (Gallager) |
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4 (Sept 30th) |
Review of Probability, Statistics and Basics of Markov Processes - Lecture Notes |
Chapter 3 (Garcia) – preferably 4 and 5 too. |
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5 (Oct 21st) |
Review of Probability, Statistics and Basics of Markov Processes Introduction to Delay Models (Little’s Formula, M/M/1 Model) - Refer to Examples of Little's Formula Application |
Chapter 3 & 9 (Garcia) – preferably 4 and 5 too. |
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6 (Oct 28th) |
Introduction to Delay Models (M/M/c and derivative Models, basic M/G/1 formulas, Burke’s Theorem, Jackson’s Theorem) |
Chapter 3 (Gallager) & Chapter 9 (Garcia) |
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7 (Nov 4th) |
Multiaccess Communication (Aloha, Tree Algorithms, CSMA, Reservation, FDMA/TDMA, CDMA, etc.) |
Sections 4.1, 4.2 & 4.3 (Gallager) + notes |
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8 (Nov 11th) |
Multiaccess Communication (Aloha, Tree Algorithms, CSMA, Reservation, FDMA/TDMA, CDMA, etc.) |
Sections 4.1, 4.2 & 4.3 (Gallager) + notes |
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9 (Nov 18th) |
(Introduction - covered in previous packages) Application Layer (Principles, Web/HTTP, FTP, Email, DNS) |
Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 (Kurose) |
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Midterm Exam (Week of Nov 17th – to be decided in class) |
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10 (Nov 25th) |
Transport Layer (Multixplexing, Demultiplexing, Connectionless (UDP)/ Connection-Oriented (TCP) protocols) |
Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 and 3.5 (Kurose) |
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11 (Dec 2nd) |
Transport Layer (Congestion Control, TCP Congestion Control) |
Sections 3.6, 3.7, & 3.8 (Kurose) |
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12 (Dec 9th) |
Network Layer (Routing Principles, Hierarchical Routings, Internet Protocol) |
Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 & 4.4 (Kurose) |
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13 (Dec 30th) |
Network Layer (Routing in the Internet, Router Operation, IPv6, etc.) |
Sections 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, … (Kurose) |
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14 (Jan 6th) |
Presentation of Projects |
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15 (Jan 13th) |
Presentation of Projects |
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Final Exam (Comprehensive – Scheduled by Registrar) |
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[x] N. Banerjee, W. Wu, K. Basu, S. Das, “Analysis of SIP-based mobility management in 4G wireless networks,” Elsevier Computer Communications 27 (2004) 697–707
[1] Ejaz Rahman, Junaid Jaffar, “Investigation of WLAN-Cellular Integration Architecture for Cellular Operators and Deployment Issues at King Fahd International Airport,” Senior Design Project Report, Computer Engineering Department, KFUPM, Jan 2006.
[2] Ismat Maarouf, Mohammed Aabed, “A Comparative Analysis of Different Integration Approaches Between UMTS and WLAN Networks,” COE 587 course project paper, Computer Engineering, KFUPM, May 2006.
[3] Sayed Asadullah, Ashraf S. Mahmoud, Marwan Abu-Amara, Tarek Sheltami, “Vertical Handoff Characterization for SIP and mSCTP Based UMTS-WLAN Integration Solutions,” to appear in proceedings of 4th GCC-IEEE Conference, Manama, Bahrain, Nov 2007.
Basic information:
More detailed material at:
The MathWorks website - The makers of Matlab
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