COE 344 - Computer Networks

 

Catalogue Description

This course will be taught using TCP/IP top-down approach. Topics covered include introduction to computer networks. Application layer design issues and protocols are discussed. Then, Transport layer design issues, protocols as well as congestion control mechanisms are presented. Socket programming is explained. An in-depth analysis is presented of the Network layer design issues, and internetworking. MAC layer design issues and protocols are presented. Finally, multimedia network applications are explored.

Announcements

  • 23 Feb.: Quiz#1 will be during class, March 2, 2011
  • 9 March: The Solution for Quiz#1 is posted
  • 12 March: Quiz#2 will be during class, March 16, 2011
  • 12 March: Homework#2 is posted and is due in March 19, 2011

Course Syllabus [pdf]

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Class Presentations

  • Chapter 1 [pdf]
  • Chapter 2 [pdf]
  • Chapter 3 [pdf]
  • Chapter 4 [pdf]
  • Chapter 5 [pdf] .. more slides about ATM [pdf]
  • Chapter 6 [pdf]

Online Resources

RFCs for the Application Layer

  • RFC 1034: Domain Name System: Concepts and Facilities
  • RFC 2136: Dynamic Updates in the Domain Name System (DNS UPDATE)
  • RFC 1939: Post Office Protocol - Version 3 (POP3)

RFCs for the Transport Layer:

  • RFC 768: User Datagram Protocol
  • RFC 793: TCP Specification [Updated by RFC 1122, RFC 1349, RFC 4379, and RFC 3168]
  • RFC 1191 [sec.7]: Determination of the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU)
  • RFC 2581: TCP Congestion Control
  • RFC 2018: TCP Selective Acknowledgement Options
  • RFC 2998: Computing TCP's Retransmission Timer
  • RFC 3390: Increasing TCP's Initial Window
  • RFC 1323: TCP Extensions for High Performance

RFCs for the Network Layer:

Protocol Alternatives to TCP and UDP:

  • RFC 4340: Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) [Updated by RFC 5595 and RFC 5596]
  • RFC 2960, RFC 3286: Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) [Updated by RFC 3309]
  • RFC 5348: TCP-Friendly Rate Control (TFRC)
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