CS 176A: Introduction to Computer Communication Networks
Fall 2002

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Date Description Reading
Sep 26 Th



Sep 29, Su
Internet Evolution



Homework #0 due by 11:59pm
"Internet: `The Big Picture'"
"A Brief History of the Internet"
"Novice's Guide to the IETF"
Online Maps

Oct 01, Tu

Oct 03, Th

OSI Stack

Physical Layer Overview

Tanenbaum, 1.4,1.7
Kurose/Ross, 1.1,1.2,1.8,1.9
Some information in Tanenbaum Chap 2
From lecture/google
Oct 08, Tu
Oct 10, Th
No class
Physical Layer

See above
Oct 15, Tu
Oct 15, Tu


Oct 17, Th

Homework #1 due in Class
Data Link Layer Overview


Data Link (Point-to-Point)


Tanenbaum, 3.1,3.2,3.3,3.4
Kurose/Ross, 5.1,5.2
Latency Article
Kurose/Ross, 5.8
From lecture/google
Oct 22, Tu

Oct 24, Th

Data Link (Shared Media)

Ethernet and other High-Speed Shared Protocols

Tanenbaum, 4.1, 4.2
Kurose/Ross, 5.3
Tanenbaum, 4.3
Kurose/Ross, 5.5, 5.7
Oct 29, Tu
Oct 29, Tu
Oct 31, Th
Homework #2 due in Class
Catch Up and Review for Midterm
Midterm



Nov 05, Tu

Nov 07, Th

Network Layer Overview and IP--Part 1

IP--Part 2

Tanenbaum, 5.1
Kurose/Ross, 4.1
Tanenbaum, 5.5.1-5.5.4
Kurose/Ross, 4.4
Nov 12, Tu

Nov 14, Th
Routing

More IP Layer Stuff
Tanenbaum, 5.2, 5.5.5, 5.5.6
Kurose/Ross, 4.2, 4.5

Nov 19, Tu
Nov 19, Tu
Nov 21, Th

Homework #3 due in Class
Catch up
Transport Layer Overview & TCP--Part 1



Tanenbaum, 6.1,6.2,6.4.1-6.4.7
Kurose/Ross, 3.1,3.4,3.5-3.7
Nov 26, Tu

Nov 28, Th
TCP--Part 2, UDP

No class
Tanenbaum, 6.4.8
Kurose/Ross 3.3

Dec 03, Tu

Dec 05, Th
Dec 05, Th

DNS & HTTP/WEB

Internet2 & Campus Network Architecture
Homework #4 due in Class

Tanenbaum, 7.2,7.6
Kurose/Ross, 2.5,2.2
"Internet2: The Once and Future Net"
UCSB Network Information

Dec 9, Mo

REVIEW SESSION I (5:00pm-6:30pm)
Location: Broida 1610


Dec 11, We

REVIEW SESSION II (4:00pm-5:30pm)
Location: Engr I 1104


Dec 12, Th

FINAL EXAM (4:00pm-6:00pm)
Location: Buchanan 1920


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