CSC450A - Spring 2007 - Course Schedule

Lecture	Date	Topic		Reading	Work Due
0	Thu Jan 11	Introduction	Course overview; Introduction to networks and the Internet; Python programming (ppt) Lab 1
1	Tue Jan 16		Network overview and terminology; the Internet; history Lab 2	KR 1.1-1.3, 1.8
2	Thu Jan 18		Network architecture and performance Lab 3	KR 1.4-1.7, 1.9
3	Tue Jan 23		Python programming Lab 4	(1) Instant Python (2) R.E.s	HW #1
4	Thu Jan 25		Python network programming Lab 5	Python Quick Reference	Prog. #1 (Due Friday)
5	Tue Jan 30	Network Application Layer	Network applications; WWW/HTTP (ppt) Lab 6	KR 2.1-2.2
6	Thu Feb 1		WWW/HTTP	KR 2.2
7	Tue Feb 6		Email/File transfer Lab 7	KR 2.3-2.4	Project proposal
8	Thu Feb 8		P2P applications Lab 8	KR 2.6
9	Tue Feb 13		DNS	KR 2.5
10	Thu Feb 15		Network application programming	Python Sockets	Prog. #2
11	Tue Feb 20	Transport Layer	MIDTERM EXAM Transport layer services, UDP (connectionless transport)	KR 3.1-3.3
12	Thu Feb 22		Reliable data transfer	KR 3.4
13	Tue Feb 27		TCP protocol	KR 3.5
14	Thu Mar 1		Congestion control	KR 3.6-3.8
15	Tue Mar 6	Network Layer	Overview, network layer services, routers	KR 4.1-4.3	Prog. #3: Implementing Reliable Transport Protocol (handout)
16	Thu Mar 8		The Internet Protocol (IP)	KR 4.4	HW #2
17	Tue Mar 20		Routing algorithms	KR 4.5-4.6
18	Thu Mar 22		Broadcast and multicast routing	KR 4.6-4.8
19	Tue Mar 27	Link Layer	Link layer services, error detection/correction	KR 5.1-5.2	HW #3
20	Thu Mar 29		Multiple access protocols, addressing	KR 5.3-5.4	Project checkpoint
21	Tue Apr 3		Ethernet	KR 5.5
22	Thu Apr 5		Hubs and switches	KR 5.6
23	Tue Apr 10	Wireless Networks	Wireless links, LANS	KR 6.1-6.4
24	Thu Apr 12	Wireless Networks	Managing mobility	KR 6.5-6.9
25	Tue Apr 17	Network Security	Cryptography	KR 8.1-8.2
26	Thu Apr 19		Authentication and integrity	KR 8.3-8.4
27	Tue Apr 24		Key management, attacks and defenses	KR 8.5-8.7	Completed project
28	Thu Apr 26		Project presentations		Project presentations