COMP/ELEC 429 - Introduction to Computer Networks
Rice University
Spring 2006


Course Schedule

Class
Date
Day
Topic
Notes
Reading
Assignment
Comment
1
1/12
Thu
Course overview

1 intro - 1.2, 1.5


2
1/17
Tue
Internet as seen by applications




3
1/19
Thu Creating a network application
Sample C programs
1.4
Proj 1 out
4
1/24
Tue Fundamental network design issues
lecture4.ppt

HW 1 out

5
1/26
Thu Internet architecture
lecture5.ppt
1.3, end-to-end argument paper

6
1/31
Tue Datalink layer problems
lecture6.ppt
2 intro - 2.3


7
2/2
Thu Ethernet/Wi-Fi media access control
lecture7.ppt
2.6, 2.8
HW 1 due
HW 1 solution

8
2/7
Tue Bridging
lecture8.ppt
3.1 - 3.2


9
2/9
Thu IP
lecture9.ppt
4 intro - 4.1, 4.3.1 - 4.3.2
Proj 1 due

10
2/14
Tue Intra-domain routing lecture10.ppt
4.2.1 - 4.2.4
Proj 2 out

11
2/16
Thu Inter-domain routing lecture11.ppt
4.3.3 - 4.3.4
HW 2 out

12
2/21
Tue Reliability
lecture12.ppt
2.4 - 2.5


13
2/23
Thu TCP
lecture13.ppt
5 intro - 5.2


14
2/28
Tue Midterm review

HW 2 due
HW 2 solution

15
3/2
Thu Congestion control I
lecture15.ppt
6.3
Midterm exam out

16 3/7
Tue Congestion control II lecture16.ppt
6.4 intro - 6.4.2, p.519 - 520

17 3/9
Thu DNS lecture17.ppt
9.1 Midterm exam due
Midterm solution


3/14
Tue



Spring break

3/16
Thu



Spring break
18
3/21
Tue Quality of service I
lecture18.ppt
6 intro - 6.2
Proj 2 due / Proj 3 out

19 3/23 Thu Quality of serivce II

6.5.1 - 6.5.2 HW 3 out

20 3/28 Tue Quality of service III




21 3/30 Thu Multicast routing I lecture21.ppt
4.4

22
4/4
Tue Multicast routing II


HW 3 due
HW 3 solution


4/6 Thu



Spring recess
23 4/11 Tue Overlay networks
lecture23.ppt
9.4 HW 4 out

24 4/13 Thu Network security I
lecture24.ppt
8


25 4/18 Tue Network security II



 
26 4/20 Thu IPv6 and NAT
lecture26.ppt
4.1.8, 4.3.5, p.353 - 354 HW 4 due
HW 4 solution
Final exam out

27 4/25 Tue Review (TCP, Congestion control, DNS, QoS)


Proj 3 due

28
4/27
Thu
Review (QoS, Multicast, Overlay, Security)





4/28
Fri



Final exam due