MAT 201B / CS 290I

MAT 201B / CS 290I
Media Networks and Services
Fall 2003

Course Description

The class has two points of emphasis: protocols for multimedia data delivery and the development of delivery services. Topics include the latest Internet protocols and the use of these protocols to provided real-time, and streaming media.

Course Objectives

Understand the basics of network communication.
Understand how the Internet is used to deliver audio/video including protocols and techniques.
Build small tools and prototype applications to ``put concepts into action''.
Sample some of the advanced research currently underway in the field.

Course Information

Lecture Time/Place: Tue/Thu; 9:00am to 11:00am; Trailer 932
Course WWW Page: http://www.cs.ucsb.edu/~cs290i/ or http://www.cs.ucsb.edu/~almeroth/classes/F03.201B/
Course Material
- CS Computer Account
  - Students need to have a CS account--enabling them to use the computers in the Computer Science Instruction Lab (CSIL). This is not automatic for students taking this course as MAT 201B. MAT 201B students need to go to the CS office and fill out the form for obtaining a CS account. This should be done immediately since a programming assignment is due in a couple of weeks.
- Required Text:
  - J. Kurose and K. Ross, Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet", Addison-Wesley, 2nd edition, July 2002.
- Reference material to help with programming:
  - M. Donahoo and K. Calvert, TCP/IP Sockets in C: Practical Guide for Programmers, Morgan Kaufmann, 1st edition, January 2000.
  - M. Donahoo and K. Calvert, TCP/IP Sockets in Java: Practical Guide for Programmers, Morgan Kaufmann, 1st edition, October 2001.
Required Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of computer operation and computer programming.
Required Non-prerequisites: Because this class is a survey of the Internet and its technology, students who already have a significant networking background should not take this class. More quantitatively, students should not take or have taken CS176A, CS176B, or CS176C.

Instructor Information

Teaching Assistant Information

Student Evaluation

Description	Option #1	Option #2	Option #3
HW0--Subscribing to the class mailing list	N/A	N/A	N/A
HW1--Understanding UDP and TCP in C and Java	10%	0%	10%
HW2--Watching the Network	15%	15%	20%
Project	25%	50%	30%
Midterm	20%	20%	25%
Final Exam-Part I (Essay)	15%	15%	15%
Final Exam--Part II (Short Ans)	15%	0%	0%

Course Outline

Date	Description	Reading
Sep 23 Tu Sep 25 Th Sep 28, Su	Course Overview, Internet Evolution, and OSI stack Physical Layer HW0 due by 11:59pm	"Internet: `The Big Picture'" "A Brief History of the Internet" Online Maps Kurose/Ross: 1.1-1.2, 1.5, 1.7-1.8 Kurose/Ross: 1.4
Sep 30, Tu Oct 02, Th	Data Link Layer Data Link Layer (cont)	Kurose/Ross: 5.1-5.2, 5.8 Kurose/Ross: 5.3, 5.5-5.7
Oct 07, Tu Oct 09, Th Oct 09, Th	Network Layer Internet Protocol HW1 due by 11:59pm	Kurose/Ross: 4.1, 4.4, 4.7, 4.9 Kurose/Ross: 4.2, 4.3, 4.5
Oct 14, Tu Oct 16, Th	Transport Layer Transport Protocols	Kurose/Ross: 3.1, 3.4, 3.5-3.7 Kurose/Ross: 3.3
Oct 21, Tu Oct 23, Th Oct 24, Fr	Application Layer Protocols Catch-up/Misc Topics HW2 due by 11:59pm	Kurose/Ross: 2.2, 2.4, 2.5 Kurose/Ross: 4.4.6, 4.4.7, 4.7.2
Oct 28, Tu Oct 30, Th	Midterm Issues in Streaming Media	"Montgomery Paper"
Nov 04, Tu Nov 06, Th	Project Brainstorming Project Meetings
Nov 11, Tu Nov 13, Th	Holiday: No Class Advanced Internet Services
Nov 18, Tu Nov 20, Th	Encoding Algorithms Encoding Algorithms (cont)	"Video Coding Standards"
Nov 25, Tu Nov 27, Th	Content Replication and Multicast Holiday: No class
Dec 02, Tu	Project Presentations
Dec 04, Th	FINAL EXAM (8:00am-12:00pm) Location: CTL (Trailer 932)

Last updated 03-Dec-03 at 09:00

MAT 201B / CS 290I Media Networks and Services Fall 2003