Calendar Objective/Description

Topics

• [[Introduction: Overview; Network types; Protocol layering; History of the Internet]]

• [[Network Applications: Principles of network applications and protocols; Sample applications: HTTP, DNS; Socket programming]]

• [[Transport Layer: Transport-layer services; Connectionless Transport (e.g., UDP); Connection-oriented Transport (e.g., TCP); Flow and congestion control]]

• [[Network Layer: Routing algorithms (e.g., OSPF, RIP, BGP); Forwarding and addressing in the Internet (IP); Router design]]

• [[Link Layer and Local Area Networks: Contention resolution and multiple access protocols; Error detection and correction; Ethernet; Bridges and switches]]

• [[Network Security: Principles of cryptography; Public key encryption; Firewalls]]

Marks Distribution

• HWK, Labs, Project 25%
  • 5 assignments (3% each)
  • 2 Labs or Projects (5 % each)
• Midterm Exam (1.5 hour) 25% Mark
  • Date: JUNE 24th 2015
  • Final Examination 50%
    • August 19: 7pm-10pm (3 hours)
    • Location - AQ3182

Office Hours

Wednesday 4pm-500pm and 830pm-930pm Office: TASC-9425 email: balbirg@sfu.ca

TA

Sahba Etezad email: setezad@sfu.ca Office: ASB 9804, Office Hours: Wednesdays 4-5 pm.

Lecture Notes

• Notes1pdf
  • Notes1ppt
• Notes2pdf
  • Notes2ppt
• Notes3pdf
  • Notes3ppt
• Notes4pdf
  • Notes4ppt
• Notes5pdf
  • Notes5ppt
• Notes6pdf
  • Notes6ppt
• WirelessLanpdf
  • WirelessLanppt
• Notes8pdf
  • Notes8ppt

Assignments Labs and Projects - Coming Soon

HWK1_Sol

HWK2_Sol

HWK3_Sol

HWK4_Sol

HWK5

Labs

Practice Labs NOT to be handed in

• Practice Lab
• WiresharPractice Lab
• Practice Lab 2
• Practice Lab 3

Project Labs to be handed in

• Project Lab1

• Project Lab2

Review Questions and Solutions

• Review Questions - Chapter1
  • RVW_Sol_Ch1

Textbook Website (including errata): Pearson Student Resources

• Textbook

Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach, Sixth edition, James F. Kurose and Keith W. Ross, Pearson, 2013, 9780132856201.

Textbook Website (including errata): Pearson Student Resources