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| Date | Topic | Reading | Wk | Notes | ||
| T,R | Aug | 28,30 | Intro, Sample Applications with Protocols (Email), Layered Model | Chap 1-2, 16-17, 30 | 1 | Intro pdf, or ppt, zip. |
| R | Sept | 6 |
Labor Day Holiday 9/4 Network Game |
2 | Network Game | |
| R | Sept | 13 |
Instructor Away 9/11 Network Programming Intro |
Chap 3 | 3 | Comer Network API |
| T,R | Sept | 18,20 |
Sockets Programming Physical Layer: Transmission Media |
Chap 27-28 Chap 4 |
4 | Sockets |
| T,R | Sept | 25,26 | Physical Layer: Transmission Protocols | Chap 5-6 | 5 | Physical Transmission: ppt, pdf |
| T,R | Oct | 2,4 |
Data Link Layer: Packets, Frames, Error Detection Exam 1, Thursday 10/4 |
Chap 7 | 6 | Exam #1 Topics |
| T,R | Oct | 9,11 |
Data Link Layer: LAN Topologies, Media, Bridges, Switches |
Chap 8-11 |
7 | Modulation: ppt, pdf |
| T,R | Oct | 16,18 |
Wide Area Networking, ATM, Network Characteristics |
Chap 12-15 |
8 | Packets,Ethernet: ppt,zip, pdf |
| T,R | Oct | 23,25 |
Network Layer: IP Addresses, ARP, Network Layer: IP Datagrams |
Chap 18-19 Chap 20 |
9 |
WANs: ppt,
pdf
HW #2 Due 10/23 |
| T,R | Oct / Nov | 30,1 |
Network Layer: IP Encapsulation, IPv6, ICMP |
Chap 21-23
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10 | Routing: ppt, pdf. |
| T,R | Nov | 6,8 |
Encapsulation, IP Exam 2, Thursday 11/8 |
11 | IP part 2: ppt, pdf. | |
| T,R | Nov | 13,15 |
Campus Networking Tour?
Network Layer: UDP, TCP |
Chap 24 | 12 | IP6, DNS: ppt, pdf |
| T | Nov | 20 |
Thanksgiving Holiday 11/22 Routing Overview |
Chap 25 | 13 | VLANs: ppt, pdf |
| T,R | Nov | 27,29 | Routing Algorithms | 14 | ||
| T,R | Dec | 4,6 | Network Management, Security | Chap 36-37 | 15 | ATM, Security, Management: ppt, pdf. |
| T | Dec | 11 | Final Exam , Tuesday 12/11 | Finals Week |
Final Tuesday 12/11: 4:00-6:45PM |
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