Computer Networks

CS 4873 - Spring 2008 Computer Networks

Class Web Page http://www.cs.utsa.edu/~korkmaz/teaching/cs4873

Time and Location MWF 9:00-9:50am (01/14 -- 05/10, 2008) SB 2.02.06

Instructor Dr. Turgay Korkmaz Office: SB 3.02.01B Email: [email protected] Phone: (210) 458-7346 Fax: (210) 458-4437

Office Hours MW 2:30pm-4:00pm (or by appointment) Class Materials Textbook: Computer Networking: A top-down approach featuring the Internet, Kurose and Ross, 4th edition, Addison Wesley, 2008. See www.awl.com/kurose-ross

Assigned Reading: A list of articles/rfcs from the literature will be assigned through the semester. This list will be posted on the class web page.

Prerequisite CS 3731, CS3733, STA 3543, Programming experience in C or Java, and working knowledge of Unix operating system.

Course Objectives and Outline Using the Internet as a vehicle, this course introduces the underlying concepts and principles of modern computer networks, with emphasis on protocols, architectures, and implementation issues. Students will first learn how to implement network applications (e.g., e-mail, ftp) using the existing network protocols and architectures. Students then study how/why these protocols and architectures work by using the layered organization of the Internet in a top-down fashion: Application, Transport, Network, Data Link and Physical layers. The course will also cover advance topics including quality-of-service (QoS), wireless networking.

Grading Midterm: 20% (TBD, but before Drop Date Tuesday, March 25th) Quizzes&Att 10% (the lowest quiz grade will be dropped) Final Exam: 30% Tue, May 06, 07:30 am - 10:00 am Assignments: 40% (Programming prj. and problem solving ! NO LATE HW !) Make-up examinations will be given if you have an officially acceptable excuse.