Prerequisite: CSE 131 (Computer Science I) or permission of the instructor (Note: CSE 241 as indicated in the course catalog is not required.)
Textbook: J. F. Kurose and K. W. Ross, "Computer Networks: A Top-Down Approach," 7th Edition, Addison-Wesley, 2017, ISBN: 9780133594140 or 9780134296135.
Instructor: Prof. Raj Jain, jain@wustl.edu, Office: Bryan 523, Office Hours: Monday/Wednesday 11:00AM-12:00noon (By appointment)
Teaching Assistants Office Hours: |
Day | Time | Name | Room | |
Monday | 12:00noon-1:00PM | Steven Bosch | s.bosch@wustl.edu, | Jolley 323. |
Tuesday | 2:00PM-3:00PM | Siddhant Sirohi | s.sirohi@wustl.edu, | Jolley 323. |
Wednesday | 12:00noon-1:00PM | Steven Bosch | s.bosch@wustl.edu, | Jolley 323. |
Thursday | 2:30PM-3:30PM | Han Wang, | Wang.Han@wustl.edu, | Jolley 323. |
Friday | 3:00PM-4:00PM | Eric Nicholson, | nicholson@wustl.edu, | Jolley 323. |
Saturday | 1:00PM-2:00PM | Siddhant Sirohi | s.sirohi@wustl.edu, | Jolley 323. |
Sunday | 1:00PM-2:00PM | Han Wang, | Wang.Han@wustl.edu, | Jolley 323. |
Sunday | 4:00PM-5:00PM | Eric Nicholson, | nicholson@wustl.edu, | Jolley 323. |
Location: The class meets Mondays and Wednesdays at 1:00PM to 2:30PM in Louderman 458.
All question about the homeworks and mid-term exams 1 and 2 grading should be directed to TAs.
Audio/Video recordings of lectures from the last offering of this course are available on-line.
Class | Day | Date | Topic | Chapter |
1 | Monday | 8/29/2016 | Course Overview | |
2 | Wednesday | 8/31/2016 | Internet: Core and Edge, History (Part 1) | 1 |
Monday | 9/5/2016 | Labor Day Holiday | ||
3 | Wednesday | 9/7/2016 | Internet: Core and Edge, History (Part 2) | 1 |
4 | Monday | 9/12/2016 | Application Layer (Part 1): HTTP | 2 |
5 | Wednesday | 9/14/2016 | Application Layer (Part 2): SMTP, DNS, P2P | 2 |
6 | Monday | 9/19/2016 | Application Layer (Part 3) | 2 |
Transport Layer (Part 1): Design Issues | 3 | |||
7 | Wednesday | 9/21/2016 | Transport Layer (Part 2): UDP, Flow Control | 3 |
8 | Monday | 9/26/2016 | Transport Layer (Part 3): TCP | 3 |
9 | Wednesday | 9/28/2016 | Transport Layer (Part 4): TCP Congestion Control | 3 |
Revised Slide on TCP Congestion Control State Diagram | 3 | |||
The Network Layer: Data Plane (Part 1: Network Layer Basics) | 4 | |||
10 | Monday | 10/3/2016 | Review of Homeworks | 3 |
11 | Wednesday | 10/5/2016 | Mid-Term Exam 1 | |
12 | Monday | 10/10/2016 | Network Layer Data Plane (Part 2: IP Datagram) | 4 |
13 | Wednesday | 10/12/2016 | Network Layer Data Plane (Part 3: NAT, UPNP) | 4 |
Monday | 10/17/2016 | Fall Break | 4 | |
14 | Wednesday | 10/19/2016 | Network Layer Data Plane (Part 4: DHCP, SDN) | 4 |
15 | Monday | 10/24/2016 | The Network Layer: Control Plane (Part 1: Routing Algorithms, OSPF, BGP) | 5 |
16 | Wednesday | 10/26/2016 | The Network Layer: Control Plane (Part 2: SDN Controller + ICMP + SNMP ) | 5 |
The Link Layer and LANs (Part 1): Functions, CRC | 6 | |||
17 | Monday | 10/31/2016 | The Link Layer and LANs (Part 2): Multiple Access | 6 |
18 | Wednesday | 11/2/2016 | The Link Layer and LANs (Part 3): Ethernet, VLANs | 6 |
19 | Monday | 11/7/2016 | Mid-Term Exam 2 | |
20 | Wednesday | 11/9/2016 | The Link Layer and LANs (Part 4): MPLS, Data Centers | 6 |
Wireless and Mobile Networks (Part 1): Wireless Characteristics | 7 | |||
21 | Monday | 11/14/2016 | Wireless and Mobile Networks (Part 2): Wireless LANs and PANs | 7 |
22 | Wednesday | 11/16/2016 | Wireless and Mobile Networks (Part 3): Mobility Management | 7 |
23 | Monday | 11/21/2016 | Security in Computer Networks:Cryptography (Part 1) | 8 |
Exam 2 Review | ||||
Wednesday | 11/23/2016 | Thanksgiving Holiday | ||
24 | Monday | 11/28/2016 | Security in Computer Networks (Part 2) | 8 |
Multimedia Networking (Part 1: Basic concepts) | 9 | |||
25 | Wednesday | 11/30/2016 | Multimedia Networking (Part 2: VOIP, RTP, SIP) | 9 |
26 | Monday | 12/5/2016 | Multimedia Networking (Part 3: DiffServ) | 9 |
28 | Wednesday | 12/7/2016 | Final Exam |
Mid-Term Exams (Best of 2) | 30% |
Final Exam | 30% |
Class participation | 5% |
Homeworks | 20% |
Labs | 15% |