CS 176A: Introduction to Computer Communication Networks
Fall 2004

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Course Outline

Date Description Reading
Sep 23 Th


Internet Evolution


"Internet: `The Big Picture'"
"A Brief History of the Internet"
Online Maps
Sep 28, Tu

Sep 30, Th

OSI Stack & Physical Layer Overview

Physical Layer

Tanenbaum, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.6
Kurose/Ross, 1.1, 1.2, 1.5, 1.7, 1.8
Tanenbaum, 2.1-2.4
Kurose/Ross, 1.4
Oct 04, Mo
Oct 05, Tu


Oct 07, Th

Homework #1 due by 11:59pm
Data Link Layer Overview and
Point-to-Point Protocols

Data Link (Shared Media)


Tanenbaum, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4
Kurose/Ross, 5.1, 5.2, 5.8(v2)/5.7(v3)
Latency Article
Tanenbaum, 4.1, 4.2
Kurose/Ross, 5.3, 5.4
Oct 12, Tu

Oct 14, Th
Ethernet and other High-Speed Shared Protocols

Catch-Up and Review
Tanenbaum, 4.3, 4.4, 4.7.5
Kurose/Ross, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7

Oct 19, Tu
Oct 21, Th

Exam #1
Network Layer Overview and IP--Part 1


Tanenbaum, 5.1
Kurose/Ross, 4.1, 4.4
Oct 25, Mo
Oct 26, Tu

Oct 28, Th
Homework #2 due by 11:59pm
IP--Part 2

IP--Part 3

Tanenbaum, 5.6.1-5.6.3,5.6.7-5.6.8
Kurose/Ross, 4.7
Kurose/Ross, 4.6(v2)/4.3(v3)
Nov 02, Tu

Nov 04, Th
Routing

Catch Up and Review
Tanenbaum, 5.2, 5.5.6, 5.6.4, 5.6.5
Kurose/Ross, 4.2-4.3(v2)/4.5(v3), 4.5(v2)/4.6(v3)

Nov 09, Tu
Nov 11, Th
Exam #2
Holiday: No Class


Nov 15, Mo
Nov 16, Tu

Nov 18, Th

Homework #3 due by 11:59pm
Transport Layer Overview & TCP--Part 1

TCP--Part 2


Tanenbaum, 6.1, 6.2, 6.5
Kurose/Ross, 3.1, 3.4
Kurose/Ross, 3.5-3.7

Nov 23, Tu

Nov 25, Th
TCP--Part 3, UDP

Holiday: No class
Tanenbaum, 6.4
Kurose/Ross 3.3

Nov 30, Tu

Dec 01, We
Dec 02, Th


DNS & HTTP/WEB

Homework #4 due by 11:59pm
Misc Topics (DHCP, NAT, Tunnelling)
and Final Review

Tanenbaum, 7.1-7.3
Kurose/Ross, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5

Tanenbaum, 5.6.3, 5.6.2,5.5.5
Kurose/Ross,4.4.6, 4.4.7, 4.7.2
UCSB Network Information
Mo Dec 06

REVIEW SESSION (Time: 4:00pm-6:00pm)
Location: Phelps, 3515


Dec 08, We

FINAL EXAM (4:00pm-7:00pm)
Location: Engr I, 1104


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