Course schedule
Exam dates are not subject to change.
The order of topics, homework and project deadlines are tentative and are subject to change.
Reading is based on the 6th edition of the textbook, and papers listed on the Readings tab.
You must submit your written commentary on the assigned paper readings on Blackboard by midnight the day before class.
| Week | Date | Lecture topic | Reading | Homework | Projects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction | |||||
| W1 | 08/27 | Class overview. Internet evolution and architecture. | 1.2, 1.3, [Clark88] | ||
| 08/29 | Delay, packet loss and throughput. Applications. | 1.4, 2.1, 2.2 | |||
| W2 | 09/03 | No class. Labor day | HW1 assigned | ||
| 09/05 | Internet architecture. Layering. The end-to-end argument. | [Saltzer+84], [Clark88] | |||
| Application Layer | |||||
| W3 | 09/10 | No class. Rosh Hashanah | |||
| 09/12 | WWW and HTTP. | 2.2 | HW1 due. | ||
| W4 | 09/17 | DNS | 2.5, [Duan+12], [Anonymous14] | HW2 assigned | |
| 09/19 | No class. Yom Kippur | ||||
| W5 | 09/24 | Peer-to-Peer. | 2.6, [Lian+07], [Damiani+02] | ||
| 09/26 | Wrap up application layer. Socket programming. | 2.7 | |||
| Transport Layer | |||||
| W6 | 10/01 | Intro to transport layer. Connectionless transport (UDP). | 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 | HW2 due. | Project 1 assigned. |
| 10/03 | Principles of reliable transport. | 3.4 | HW3 assigned. | ||
| W7 | 10/08 | Pipelined protocols. TCP. | 3.5, [Cerf+87] | ||
| 10/10 | TCP contd. Intro to congestion control. | 3.6 | |||
| W8 | 10/15 | TCP congestion control. | 3.7, [Jacobson88], [Chiu+89] | ||
| 10/17 | Exam 1 review | Chapters 1, 2 and 3 and the assigned papers. | HW3 due 10/20 | ||
| W9 | 10/22 | Exam 1 | Chapters 1, 2 and 3 and the assigned papers. | ||
| 10/24 | No class. Conference travel. | Project 1 due on Friday, 10/26. | |||
| Network Layer | |||||
| W10 | 10/29 | Intro to networking. Virtual circuits vs. datagram networks. | 4.1, 4.2 | HW4 assigned | Project 2 assigned |
| 10/31 | Project 2. | Project 2 assignment. | |||
W11 |
11/05 | Routing behavior on the Internet. | [Paxon+96] | ||
| 11/07 | Router design. Packet scheduling and Active queue management. | 4.3, [Floyd+93], [Demers+89] | |||
W12 |
11/12 | Internet Protocol (IP). IP addressing. NAT. ICMP. IPv6. | 4.4 | ||
| 11/14 | Routing algorithms. Data analysis for Project 2. | 4.5 | |||
W13 |
11/19 | Routing in the Internet. | 4.6 | HW4 due | |
| 11/21 | No class. Thanksgiving break | ||||
| Data Link Layer | |||||
W14 |
11/26 | Intro to Data Link Layer. Error detection and correction. | 5.1, 5.2 | HW5 assigned | |
| 11/28 | Multiple access links and protocols. | 5.3 | Project 2 due | ||
W15 |
12/03 | Exam 2 review | Chapters 4, 5 and the assigned papers. | ||
| 12/05 | Exam 2 | Chapters 4, 5 and the assigned papers. | |||
| W16 | 12/10 | Switched LAN. Datacenters. | 5.4, 5.6 | HW5 due | |