| Catalog description: | Computer Communication Networks: Network models. Media access protocols. Data link control. Routing and flow control. Internetworking. Current architectures and protocols: OSI, ethernet, token, ring, FDDI, HSLC, X.25, etc. |
| 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/EEL4781_Spring2011/index.html
The assignments and the other announcements will be posted on the course web site. Exam and homework grades with be posted on MyUCF - Grades. |
| Classroom: | HEC 104 |
| Class Hours: | Tuesday, Thursday 13:30 - 14:45 |
| Office Hours: | Tuesday 10:00 - 12:00, Thursday 10:00 - 12:00 |
| Pre-requisites: | EEL 4767C and STA 3032 |
| Textbook: | Andrew S. Tanembaum, Computer Networks, 4th ed, Prentice Hall. |
| Grading: |
Homework: 45% Two midterm exams: 15% each Final: 25% Standard 90/80/70/60 scale will be used for final grades (curved if necessary) |
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Lecture Notes, Readings, Homeworks |
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Jan. 11 |
Introduction |
[slides] Introduction - the internet |
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Jan. 13 |
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Jan. 18 |
-Internet access |
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Jan. 20 |
-Layering, OSI model |
[slides] Layering
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Jan. 25 |
The physical layer -wired connections |
[slides] The physical layer
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Jan. 27 |
-physical layer (cont'd) |
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| Feb. 1 |
-physical layer (cont'd) |
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Feb. 3 |
The data link layer
-packet framing -error detection and correction |
[slides] The data link layer
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Feb. 8 |
-simple data link protocols |
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Feb. 10 |
-PPP |
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Feb. 15 |
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Feb. 17 |
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Feb. 22 |
Midterm 1 - covering hardware and data link layer |
Sample midterm (from 2009)
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Feb. 24 |
Sliding window, Go-Back-N, Selective retransmission |
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Mar. 1 |
Medium Access Control
-ALOHA, CSMA-CD -Collision avoidance, CSMA-CA |
[slides] Medium access control
Homework 1 - due April 5th |
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Mar. 3 |
-Ethernet |
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Mar. 8 |
Spring break |
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Mar. 10 |
Spring break |
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Mar. 15 |
-wireless local area networks (WiFi) |
[slides] Wireless local area networks
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Mar. 17 |
Network layer -connectionless / connection-based service -link state routing, Djikstra's algorithm -distance vector routing, the distributed Bellman-Ford algorithm |
[slides] Network layer |
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Mar. 22 |
-the IP protocol -addressing models -network address translation |
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Mar. 24 |
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Mar. 29 |
Midterm 2. - covering MAC and network layer |
Sample midterm from Fall 2010 |
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Mar. 31 |
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Apr. 5 |
Transport layer
-introduction -UDP |
[slides] Transport layer
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Apr. 7 |
-TCP congestion control |
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Apr. 12 |
Application layer |
HW2 - due April 26, 2011, by e-mail to lboloni@eecs.ucf.edu
[slides] Application layer
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Apr. 14 |
-FTP -remote login (Telnet, SSH) |
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Apr. 19 |
-world wide web |
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Apr. 21 |
Final exam review |
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April 26 |
Final exam: April 26, 1:00 - 3:50pm |
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