Welcome to CS 528/CS 428 Computer Networks

 

    Your Lecturer: Assistant Prof. Ting Zhu (tzhu@binghamton.edu)
    Your TA:  Fangming Chai (fchai1@binghamton.edu)
    Lecture Time: 4:25-5:50 pm Tuesday and Thursday
    Lecture Place: Library North G208
    Office Hours (TA): 1 - 2pm Wednesday at T3
    Office Hours (Lecturer): 6:20-7:20 pm Tuesday and Thursday at Engineering Building G25 (Not my office!)
 
  Syllabus    
ANNOUNCEMENTS
01/29/2012 Welcome to CS 528/CS 428 Computer Networks! Please check this page frequently for important announcements.
2/1/2012 We will use WP7 devices (in partnership with Microsoft Research) for our course project
   
   
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Week Date Topics Reading Assignments
1 01/31, Tu Introduction & Logistics    
02/2, Th Overview Chapter 1.1-1.3  
2 02/7, Tu Network Core, Protocol Layers Chapter 1.3-1.5  
02/9, Th Service Models, Security, History Chapter 1.5 - 1.7  
3 02/14, Tu Application, Web, HTTP, FTP Ch 2.1 - 2.3  
02/16, Th e-Mail, Ch 2.4 Homework I Out
4 02/21, Tu DNS Ch 2.5  
02/23, Th P2P Ch 2.6  
5 02/28, Tu Socket Programming, Summary Ch 2.7 -2.9  
03/1, Th Project Proposal Presentation    
6 3/6, Tu Transport Layer Services, UDP Ch 3.1 - 3.4 Homework I Due
3/8, Th Principles of reliable data transfer Ch 3.4 Homework II Out
7 3/13, Tu TCP Ch 3.5  
3/15, Th TCP Congestion Control Ch 3.6, 3.7  
8 3/20, Tu Virtual Circuit & Datagram Format Ch 4.1 - 4.3  
3/22, Th IPv4 Ch4.4 Homework II Due
9 3/27, Tu Mid-Term Review    
3/29, Th Mid-Term    
10 4/3, Tu No class (Passover, Easter)   Homework III Out
4/5, Th No class (Passover, Easter)    
11 4/10, Tu ICMP, IPv6 Ch 4.4  
4/12, Th Link State Routing Ch 4.5  
12 4/17, Tu Routing in the Internet Ch 4.6  
4/19, Th Broadcast and Multicast Routing Ch 4.7  
13 4/24, Tu Error Decection, MAC Ch 5.1, 5.2, 5.3  
4/26, Th Link Layer Addressing, Ethernet

Ch 5.4, 5.5

 
14 5/1, Tu Quiz, Link-layer Switches, PPP Ch 5.6, 5.7
 
5/3, Th MPLS, summary Ch 5.8, 5.9 Homework III Due
15 5/8, Tu Project Presentation/Demo    
5/10, Th Project Presentation/Demo & Wrapup