COE-540 Computer Networks

Semester 121

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• Final Exam - 7:00 PM Monday January 7, 2013

• Office hours: Sat/Mon: 10:00-10:45 and 12:30-13:30. Times other than those listed are available by appointment – call at x1724 or email me at ashraf@kfupm.edu.sa.

Course Syllabus:

Click here for course syllabus.

Exam Dates:

Exam dates are:

• Midterm: 10:00-12:00 pm - Nov 15th, 2012 - Rm 22-130.
• Final exam: Mon Jan 7th, 2013 - 7:00 PM - Rm ??-???.

Lecture Notes

Students are responsible for the material in the textbook(s), specifically the Tanenbaum's textbook, and that in the handouts, if any.

1. Introduction to computer networks - textbook author slides. Instructor slides.
2. Physical layer - chapter 2 - textbook author slides. Some old notes on Fourier Series Expansion.
3. Data link layer - chapter 3 - textbook author slides. Instructor slides (more details)
4. Medium access control - chapter 4 - textbook author slides. Instructor slides (up to and including Token Rings). Instructor slides on preliminary probability distributions and Markov chains. Instructor slides on basic queueing theory (variations of M/M/1 queue are not required).
5. Network Layer - chapter 5 - textbook author slides. Instructor slides.
6. Transport Layer - chapter 6 - textbook author slides. Instructor slides

Assignments:

• Reading Assignment - chapter 1 of  Tanenbaum's textbook and chapter 1 of Kurose's textbook
• Assignment 1:  Sept 8th, 2012 - Due Sat 22nd, 2012 - class time. Solution key.
• Assignment 2: Oct 9th, 2012 - Due Nov 10th, 2012 - class time. Solution key.

Quizzes and Major Exams:

• Quiz01: Sept 5th, 2012 - Due Sept 8th, 2012 - class time. Solution key.

• Quiz02: Sept 17th, 2012 - Due Sept 29th, 2012 - class time. Solution key.

• Quiz03: Oct 7th, 2012 - Due Oct 15th, 2012 - class time. Solution key.

• Quiz04: Nov 5th, 2012 - Due Sat Nov 10th, 2012 - class time. Solution key.

• Quiz05: Nov 25th, 2012 - Due Sat Dec 1st, 2012 - class time. Solution key.

• Midterm Exam: Nov 24th, 2012 - Solution key.

Check Your Status:

• For marks click here. For Midterm marks here.
• Projects Evaluation - here.

Course Projects:

• Projects were discussed in class and projects description statement distributed to students.

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