King
Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Department of Computer
Engineering
COE 540/ICS 570:
Computer Networks (3-0-3)
Textbook:
References:
Instructor: Dr. Ashraf S. Mahmoud (Room 22-148-3, Ext 1724,
email: ashraf@kfupm.edu.sa)
Class Time/Place: UT 5:00-6:15 pm – Building 22, Room 130.
Office Hours: UT
11:30-12:50 (excluding prayer time) and 3:30-4:30 or by appointment.
Catalog Description:
Computer Networking concepts.
Basic Terminology; Protocols; Communication Architectures; OSI Reference Model,
Protocol suites. Data Link Layer; ARQ Strategies; Analysis of ARQ Strategies.
Multi-access communication. Introduction to ATM Delay Models in Data Networks;
Introduction to performance analysis; Little’s Theorem; Single queue models;
Network of queues. Network layer. Routing in Data Networks. Flow and Congestion
Control. Transport layer. Application Layer.
Tentative Grading Policy: Tentative
Date
• Quizzes/Homeworks: 17%
• Major Exam: 18%
Tues Nov 20th
or Thurs Nov 22nd
• Final Exam: 35%
(Comprehensive) Scheduled by
Registrar
• Project* 30%
_____
Total 100%
* A separate
handout will be distributed describing the offered projects and the respective
deadlines and subweights.
TENTATIVE Weekly Course Schedule
|
Week/Date |
Topic |
Textbook
Section+ |
|
1 (Sept 9th) |
Introduction and Layered Network
Architecture – Lecture Notes |
Chapter
1 (Gallager) |
|
Sept 16 |
Assignment
1 – Due Date October
21st, 2007 (Class Time) |
|
|
2 (Sept
16th) |
Physical Layer (channels and Modems),
Error Detection – Lecture Notes |
Sections
2.1, 2.2 & 2.3 (Gallager) |
|
3 (Sept
23rd)* |
ARQ Strategies, Framing, Standard DLCs Sections 2.8, 2.9 and 2.10 are
designated as Reading Assignment |
Sections
2.4, 2.5, & 2.6 (Gallager) |
|
4 (Sept
30th) |
Review of Probability, Statistics and
Basics of Markov Processes |
Chapter
3 (Garcia) – preferably 4 and 5 too. |
|
5 (Oct 21st) |
Review of Probability, Statistics and
Basics of Markov Processes Introduction to Delay Models (Little’s Formula,
M/M/1 Model) |
Chapter
3 & 9 (Garcia) – preferably 4 and 5 too. |
|
6 (Oct 28th) |
Introduction to Delay Models (M/M/c and
derivative Models, basic M/G/1 formulas, Burke’s Theorem, |
Chapter
3 (Gallager) & Chapter 9 (Garcia) |
|
7 (Nov 4th) |
Multiaccess Communication (Aloha, Tree
Algorithms, CSMA, Reservation, FDMA/TDMA, CDMA, etc.) |
Sections
4.1, 4.2 & 4.3 (Gallager) + notes |
|
8 (Nov 11th) |
Multiaccess Communication (Aloha, Tree Algorithms,
CSMA, Reservation, FDMA/TDMA, CDMA, etc.) |
Sections
4.1, 4.2 & 4.3 (Gallager) + notes |
|
9 (Nov 18th) |
Application Layer (Principles, Web/HTTP,
FTP, Email, DNS) |
Sections
2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 (Kurose) |
|
Midterm
Exam (Week of Nov 17th – to be decided in class) |
||
|
10 (Nov
25th) |
Transport Layer (Multixplexing,
Demultiplexing, Connectionless (UDP)/ Connection-Oriented (TCP) protocols) |
Sections
3.1, 3.2, 3.3 and 3.5 (Kurose) |
|
11 (Dec 2nd) |
Transport Layer (Congestion Control, TCP
Congestion Control) |
Sections
3.6, 3.7, & 3.8 (Kurose) |
|
12 (Dec 9th) |
Network Layer (Routing Principles,
Hierarchical Routings, Internet Protocol) |
Sections
4.1, 4.2, 4.3 & 4.4 (Kurose) |
|
13 (Dec
30th) |
Network Layer (Routing in the Internet, Router
Operation, IPv6, etc.) |
Sections
4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, … (Kurose) |
|
14 (Jan 6th) |
Presentation of Projects |
|
|
15 (Jan
13th) |
Presentation of Projects |
|
|
Final
Exam (Comprehensive – Scheduled by Registrar) |
||
* Sept 23rd is
a National
+ Students will be responsible for material covered in
class or material that is designated as part of the self-learning component of
the course.