| Catalog description: | Network types and network protocols. Design of networks and analysis of their performance. |
| Instructor: | Dr. Lotzi Bölöni |
| Office: | HEC - 319 |
| Phone: | (407) 243-8256 (use only in last resort!) |
| E-mail: | lboloni@eecs.ucf.edu preferred communication method |
| Web Site: |
http://www.eecs.ucf.edu/~lboloni/Teaching/EEL6785_Fall2010/index.html
The assignments and the other announcements will be posted on the course web site |
| Classroom: | BA 216A |
| Class Hours: | Tuesday, Thursday 10:30 - 11:45 |
| Office Hours: | Tuesday 9:00 - 10:30, Thursday 9 - 10:30, Friday 9:00 - 12:00 |
| Pre-requisites: | -undergraduate programming course is helpful |
| Textbook: |
1. Kurose and Ross, Computer Networking, A top down approach featuring the Internet, 5th ed. Addison-Wesley. 2. Dmitri Bertsekas and Robert Gallager, Data Networks, 2nd ed. Prentice Hall. |
| Grading: |
Assignments (1 programming + 3 theory): 40%, Mid-term: 30% and Final exam: 30%.
All assigments and exams will be graded by the instructor. |
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Lecture Notes, Readings, Homeworks |
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Aug. 24 |
Introduction to the course |
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Aug. 26 |
Overview, circuit / packet switching |
[slides] Introduction |
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Aug. 31 |
-circuit/packet switching cont'd |
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Sept. 2 |
-introduction cont'd |
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Sept. 7 |
-introduction cont'd |
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Sept. 9 |
[Recorded lecture] Transport layer |
[slides] Transport layer |
| Sept. 14 | [Recorded lecture] Transport layer (cont'd) |
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Sept. 16 |
TCP
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[slides] TCP |
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Sept. 21 |
-TCP cont'd |
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Sept. 23 |
-Congestion window |
[example] Congestion window |
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Sept. 28 |
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Sept. 30 |
Network layer |
[slides] Network layer Homework 1: due Nov 2nd |
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Oct. 5 |
-IP |
[slides] IP |
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Oct. 7 |
-IP cont'd |
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Oct. 12 |
Review for midterm |
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Oct. 14 |
Midterm |
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Oct. 19 |
Random variables, PDF, CDF |
[notes] Random variables [slides] Random variables |
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Oct. 21 |
Queuing models. Little's law. |
[reading] An introduction to queueing theory [slides] Queueing theory |
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Oct. 26 |
Proof of Little's law. M/M/1 |
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Oct. 28 |
M/M/1 cont'd |
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Nov. 2 |
Markov chains |
Homework 1 - due! |
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Nov. 4 |
Problem solving |
Homework 2: due Nov 22nd |
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Nov. 9 |
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Nov. 11 |
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Nov. 16 |
MAC protocols |
[slides] MAC protocols |
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Nov. 18 |
Content distribution networks. P2P |
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Nov. 23 |
Wireless networks |
[slides] Wireless networks |
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Nov. 25 |
Thanksgiving holiday - no class |
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Nov. 30 |
-wireless networks cont'd |
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Dec. 2 |
Final exam review |
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Dec. 7 |
Final exam (Tuesday, December 7, 10:00 - 12:50, BA 216A) |
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