COE 444 - Internetwork Design and Management

UPDATES

Jan 15, 2005:
- Final letter grades are posted on WebCT.

Lecture Notes: Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6

KFUPM Enterprise Network Presentation by Mr. Mohammed Asif Sayani (December 2, 2003)

Office hours: SMW: 12:10-1:00PM and SM: 8:00PM-8:30PM

Useful links (September 11, 2004)

Course Syllabus

Course Information & Rules

Project

Jan 11: Project Final Report Grades

    Dec 22: Schedule of presentations:
        Wednesday December 29, 2004: G2, G3, & G4
        Saturday January 1, 2005: G5, G1, & G7
        Monday January 3, 2005: G6, & final discussion.

Dec 22: Project Progress Report Grades

Dec 16: Project FAQs

Oct 26: Project Guidelines for the Response to the RFP

Oct 25: Sample Traffic Requirements Analysis (G11)

Oct 23: Sample Action Plans (G2 - G7 - G11)

Oct 20: Project Statement (RFP)

Oct 18: "Algorithms and Models for Network Analysis and Design" by R. G. Addie, November 4, 2002 (Reference)
Read Chapter 1 (Overview of Network Design and Analysis), Chapter 6 (Requirements Analysis), Chapter 8 (Equipment choice)onnd Chapter 9 (Design).

Oct 18: "Internetwork Planning and Design" by Markus A. Boeing, January 1998 (Reference)
Read section on "Best Practices" (pages 34-50), and check links in the section on "Support Material" (pages 51-62)

Oct 18: OPNET Starting Session (From H239 Telecommunication Systems) (Reference)

Oct 18: OPNET Tutorial, Prepared by Mr. Hakim Adiche (Reference)

Oct 18: Lab: LAN - First OPNET from scratch, Prepared by Mr. Hakim Adiche (Reference)

Oct 18: Lab: OPNET Modeler M/M/1 Queue, Prepared by Mr. Hakim Adiche (Reference)

Oct 6: OPNET IT Guru Academic Edition (Reference)

Oct 6: Configuration for starting OPNET on CCSE Unix workstations (Reference)

Case Studies

Case Study 2: Simple Minds (Cisco Internetwork Design): Nov 1, 2004

Case Study 1: Project Statement (RFP): Oct 18, 2004

Reading Assignments

Dec 13: Handout from "Network Management - Principles and Practice" by Mani Subramanian, 2000. (Read 3.1 and 3.9 from Chapter 3 "Basic Foundations of Network Management: Standards, Models, and Language") Due on Dec 20, 2004.

Dec 1: Handout from "Telecommunications Network Design Algorithms" by Aaron Kershenbaum, 1993. (Read pages 219-225 "Concentrator Location") Due on Dec 6, 2004.

Nov 20: Handout from "LAN Technologies Explained" by Miller and Cummins (Read 39.6, 39.8, and 39.11.1). Due on Nov 24, 2004.

Oct 20: Handout from "Cisco Internetwork Design" by Cisco Systems (Chapter 3 [pages 35-44]). Due on Oct 23, 2004.

Oct 13: Documenting Your Network Design - Chapter 13 of "Top-Down Network Design" by Priscilla Oppenheimer, Cisco Press, 2001. Due on Oct 16, 2004.

Oct 2: Principles of LAN Switches [Sections 4.1 and 4.2, and Table 4.1] (handout from "The Switch Book" by Seifert) - Due on Oct 6, 2004.

References

Dec 22: Handout from "Network Management - Principles and Practice" by Mani Subramanian, 2000. (Read Chapter 5 "SNMPv1")

Dec 19: Handout from "Network Management - Principles and Practice" by Mani Subramanian, 2000. (Chapter 3 "Basic Foundations of Network Management: Standards, Models, and Language")

Dec 13: Handout from "Telecommunications Network Design Algorithms" by Aaron Kershenbaum, 1993. (Read pages 330-339 "Network Reliability")

Dec 11: Queuing Analysis by William Stallings

Dec 11: Handout from "Telecommunications Network Design Algorithms" by Aaron Kershenbaum, 1993. (Read pages 200-219 "Terminal Assignment")

Dec 1: Handout from "Telecommunications Network Design Algorithms" by Aaron Kershenbaum, 1993. (Chapter 4 and 5)

Nov 20: Handout from "LAN Technologies Explained" by Miller and Cummins.

Nov 20: Handout from "Cisco Internetwork Design" by Cisco Systems (Chapter 5)

Oct 23: Handout from "Cisco Internetwork Design" by Cisco Systems (Chapters 3 & 4)

Oct 16: Handout from "Cisco Internetwork Design" by Cisco Systems (Chapter 2)

Oct 9: The Network Development Life Cycle - Chapter 12 of "Applied Data Communications - A Business-Oriented Approach" by James E. Goldman, 1998.

Oct 6: LAN Switching and VLANs (handout from "Managing Switched Local Area Networks - A Practical guide")

Oct 2: Principles of LAN Switches [4.3 - 4.4] (handout from "The Switch Book" by Seifert) -

Sep 16: Bridge Operation [12.1 - 12.4] (handout from "Local & Metropolitan Area Networks" by Stallings, Sixth Edition)

Sept. 11: Introduction ( "Computer Networks" by Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Fourth Edition)

Homeworks

Homework 8 : Dec 26, 2004 (Solution)

Homework 7 : Dec 11, 2004 (Solution)

Homework 6 : Dec 1, 2004 (Solution)

Homework 5 : Nov 25, 2004 (Solution)

Homework 4 : Oct 23, 2004 (Solution)

Homework 3 : Oct 4, 2004 (Solution)

Homework 2 : Sep 25, 2004 (Solution)

Homework 1 : Sep 16, 2004

Quizzes

Quiz 4: December 27, 2004 (Solution)

Pop Quiz 3: December 22, 2004

Quiz 3: December 15, 2004 (Solution)

Quiz 2 : October 30, 2004

Pop Quiz 2 : October 23, 2004 (Solution)

Quiz 1 : September 29, 2004 (Solution)

Pop Quiz 1 : September 22, 2004 (Solution)

Exams

    Major Exam 1
       Room: 24-174
       Date: Tuesday, October 12, 2004
       Time: 6:00-8:00 PM

    Major Exam 2
       Room: 24-174
       Date: Tuesday, December 7, 2004
       Time: 6:00-8:00 PM

    Final Exam
       Room: 22-119
       Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2005
       Time: 12:30-3:00 PM