COMP 361 Computer Communication Networks I

Spring 2004

Course Schedule

 

Note: The handouts  will  occasionally be revised to fix typos and add clarifications.  Please see the revision log  for details as to what changes have been made.

Week

Date

Topics

Lecture notes

Lab notes + Other material

01

Feb.03

Computer Networks and the Internet last revised 9/2/04
chapter1.ppt
chapter1.pdf

Refresh your Java knowledge (self-study)
No Lab meeting this week

Feb.05

Computer Networks and the Internet    

02

Feb.10

Computer Networks and the Internet   Tutorial -- Week 2

Feb.12

Application Layer

chapter2.ppt
chapter2.pdf

 

03

Feb.17

Application Layer
DNS.pdf *
  Prog Ass 1:  Due 24/2/04 @ 8AM
Client-Server Code
Simple Web-Server Code

Feb. 19

Application Layer    

04

Feb. 24

Application Layer    

Feb. 26

Transport Layer last revised 23/03/04
chapter3.ppt
chapter3.pdf
Tutorial -- Week 4

05

Mar. 02

Transport Layer   Checksum.pdf  Extra Checksum Example
Interesting DNS Article
More rdt2 Examples (ppt)  PDF

Mar. 04

Transport Layer   Tutorial -- Week 5

06

Mar. 09

Transport Layer   GBN Example (ppt)  PDF

Mar. 11

Transport Layer   Tutorial -- Week 6

07

Mar. 16

Transport Layer    

Mar. 18

Transport Layer   Tutorial -- Week 7

08

Mar. 23

Network Layer last revised 18/04/04
chapter4.ppt
chapter4.pdf
 

Mar. 25

No lecture during normal class period
Mid-term Exam from 7-9 PM
Rooms 3007 & 3008
See this for info on exam format
  No lab/tutorial this week

09

Mar. 30

Network Layer    

Apr. 1

Network Layer   Tutorial -- Week 9

 

Apr. 06

Mid-Semester Break
No Class
   

Apr. 08

Mid-Semester Break
No Class
   

10

Apr. 13

Network Layer   No Tutorial
Tutorial Time is free
 time to work on project

Apr. 15

Network Layer    

11

Apr. 20

Network Layer last revised 26/04/04
chapter5.ppt
chapter5.pdf
Tutorial -- Week 11

Apr. 22

Link Layer    

12

Apr. 27

Link Layer   Tutorial -- Week 12

Apr. 29

Link Layer    

13

May 4

Link Layer   Some more on CSMA/CD
Tutorial -- Week 13

May 6

Link Layer    

14

May 11

Link Layer   Tutorial -- Week 14

May 13

  chapter7.ppt
chapter7.pdf
 

15

 

Study Break Exam description & old exams
 
Office Hours and Review Session for Exam preparation

16

  Final Exam
Monday, 24 May
4:30-7:30PM
Room LG4204
   

* "DNS.pdf" - pp624-628, A.S. Tanenbaum. Computer Networks. Prentice Hall, third edition, 1996.