King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

College of Computer Sciences and Engineering

Department of Computer Engineering

COE 344 Computer Networks (3-3-4)

Instructor: Dr. Tarek Sheltami

Office: 22-327

Phone: 4678

E-mail: tarek@kfupm.edu.sa

Day & Time: SMW 10-10:50am

Location: 22-410

Prerequisite: COE 341 (Data and Computer Communications)

Textbook: Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet, J. Kurose & K. Ross, Addison Wesley, 3^rd Edition, 2005.

Office Hours: SMW 11:00 PM – 12:00 PM (or by appointment)

Web Site: http//:www.ccse.kfupm.edu.sa/~tarek

Tentative Grading Policy:

• Assignments........................... 10%
• Quizzes................................... 10%
• Lab......................................... 15%
• Major Exam I.......................... 15% (Sunday March 25, 2007 from 08:00 PM to 10:00 PM)
• Major Exam II........................ 15% (Tuesday April 24, 2007 from 08:00 PM to 10:00 PM)
• Final Exam............................. 35% (Comprehensive & Common)

IMPORTANT NOTES:

· All KFUPM regulations and standards will be enforced. Attendance will be checked each class. The KFUPM rule pertaining to a DN grade will be strictly enforced (i.e. > 9 absences will result in a DN grade).

· You are required to check your email address regularly.

· If you are late to the class for more than 5 minutes (i.e. arrive after 10:05 AM), you will NOT be allowed to enter the classroom and you will be considered absent for that class.

· Only university approved/certified excuses will be accepted.

· Assignments are to be submitted in class on the due date during the class period. Late submissions will NOT be accepted.

· You have 48 hours to object to the grade of an assignment, a quiz, or a major exam from the end of the class time in which the graded papers have been distributed back. If for some reason you cannot contact me within this period, send me an email requesting an appointment. The email should be sent within the 48-hour time period.

· NO make up exams. ALL homeworks and quizzes will be counted towards your grade.

· Final exam is comprehensive & common.

Tentative schedule

Week		Topic	Lab Experiments
1	Introduction (Chapter 1)	What is the Internet, What is a protocol? Network Edge, Network Core, and Network Access & Physical Media Delay and Loss in Packet-Switched Networks Protocol Layers and Their Service Models Internet Backbones, NAPs and ISPs Brief History of Computer Networking and the Internet	Introduction: Lab setting, Network devices, etc.
2	Application Layer (Chapter 2)	Principles of Application Layer Protocols The World Wide Web: HTTP File Transfer: FTP	Lab1: Networking Tools - OS and LAN implementation
3		Electronic Mail in the Internet The Internet's Directory Service: DNS	Lab2: Application Layer - Web, FTP, and TFTP Services
4		P2P File Sharing	Lab3: Application Layer - DNS, SMTP, and POP3
5	Transport Layer (Chapter 3)	Transport-Layer Services and Principles Multiplexing and Demultiplexing Applications	Lab4: Application and Transport Layers - Socket Programming
6		Connectionless Transport: UDP Principles of Reliable of Data Transfer: TCP case study Principles of Congestion Control Major Exam I (Sunday March 25^th, 2007)	Lab5: Transport Protocol Analysis - TCP
7		Principles of Congestion Control	Lab6: Transport & Network Protocol Analysis - UDP, IP
		Midterm Break (April 15^th, 2007)
8	Network Layer (Chapter 4)	Introduction and Network Service Models What is Inside a Router? IP: the Internet Protocol	Lab7: IP Address Assignment: Static and Dynamic using DHCP
9		Routing Algorithms Hierarchical Routing Routing in the Internet	Lab8: IP Address Subnetting, CIDR, and VLSM
10	Link Layer & LANs (Chapter 5)	Link Layer: Introduction & Services Multiple Access Protocols and LANs Major Exam II (Tuesday April 24^th, 2007)	Lab9: IP Address Assignment in LANs and Inter-networked LANs
11		LAN Addresses and ARP Ethernet Hubs, Bridges and Switches	Lab10: Dynamic Routing Protocols: RIP, and RIPv2
12		PPP: the Point-to-Point Protocol Link Virtualization: ATM	Lab11: Network Protocol Analysis - IEEE 802.3, ARP, and ICMP
13	Wireless & Mobile Net (Chapter 6)	Wireless Links & Network Characteristics, CDMA Wireless LANs: IEEE 802.11 WPAN & Bluetooth Mobile networking (introduction)	Lab12: Wireless LAN
14	Multimedia Networking (Chapter 7)	Multimedia Networking Applications Streaming Stored Audio and Video
15		Making the Best of the Best-Effort Service: An Internet Phone Example Protocols for Real-Time Interactive applications	Final Lab Exam

* Week 1 begins on February 17, 2007

Course Learning Outcomes

Course Learning Outcomes	Outcome Indicators and Details	Assessment Methods and Metrics	Min. Weight	ABET 2000 Criteria
Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, probability, and statistics to model and analyze some networking protocols.	· Packet and circuit switching modeling, analysis, and comparison. · Modeling of some MAC protocols.	· Assignments · Quizzes · Exams	18%	A (M)
2. Ability to design, implement, and analyze simple computer networks.	· Experiments on LAN design and implementation. · Protocol analysis. · Use of networking tools.	· Lab assignments · Lab work	6%	B (L)
3. Ability to identify, formulate, and solve network engineering problems.	· Identify and solve reliable data transfer problems over IP Networks. · Identify and solve network addressing problems. · Identify, compare, and contrast different routing protocols.	· Assignments · Quizzes · Exams · Lab work	35%	E (H)
4. Knowledge of contemporary issues in computer networks.	· Contemporary networking technologies.	· Assignments	5%	J (L)
5. Ability to use techniques, skills, and modern networking tools necessary for engineering practice.	· Setup networking services. · Setup and basic configuration of networking devices. · Networking tools. · Traffic analyzers. · Troubleshooting network problems. · Different operating systems.	· Lab work	9%	K (L)