Course Outline: Introduction to Networking (CMPE-080N)

• Description:
  Introduction to computer networks, network layered architecture, Internet Protocols and Applications.
• Class Schedule & Location:
  TuTh 6:00-7:45PM Location:EAS B206. Office Hours: BE-157B TuTh 4:45-5:45
• School Schedule:
  Schedule of Classes
• Instructor:
  Juan Carlos Gomez, PhD (gomezjc@soe.ucsc.edu / http://www.soe.ucsc.edu/classes/cmpe080n/Spring07).
• Textbooks:
  The Internet Book, by Douglas E. Comer, Fourth Edition Prentice Hall (ISBN 0-13-233553-0)

  (Deeper, wider coverage) Data and Computer Communications, by William Stallings, th Edition Prentice Hall (ISBN 0-13-243310-9)

• References:
  How The Internet Works, by Preston Gralla, Seventh Edition QUE (ISBN 0-7897-2973-3)

  Computer Networks: A Systems Approach, by Larry L. Peterson & Bruce S. Davie, 3rd Edition Morgan Kaufmann Publishers (ISBN 1-55860-832-X)

  Computer Networks, by Andrew Tanenbaum, Prentice Hall, Third Edition.

  Communication Networks: A First Course, by Jean Walrand, 2nd Ed., McGraw-Hill 1998.

  An Engineering Approach to Computer Networks, by S. Keshav, 3rd Ed., Addison-Wesley 1998.

  Power Programming with RPC, by John Bloomer, O'Reilly & Associates, 1992.

  Data Networks, by Bertsekas and Gallager, Prentice Hall. (Queueing Theory, MAC Protocols)

  Data and Computer Communications, by Stallings, Macmillian. (Encoding/Decoding)

  The Pocket Guide to TCP/IP Sockets: C Version, by M. Donahoo and K. Calvert, Morgan Kaufman Publishers. (Socket Programming)

  Unix Network Programming, by R. Stevens, Prentice Hall. (Socket Programming)

• Topics:
  
  1. Introduction.
  2. Analog vs Digital Communication.
  3. Point-to-Point Links.
  4. Shared Media Networks (LANs).
  5. Switched Networks: Packet Switching vs Circuit Switching.
  6. IP and The Internet.
  7. IP Addressing.
  8. TCP and UDP.
  9. Congestion Control.
  10. Distributed Computing.
  11. Naming.
  12. Security.
  13. Internet Applications.
• Evaluation:
  
  1. Midterm Exam (Tu 05/08/07 During Class Time): 25%
  2. Final Exam (06/13/07 4:00pm-7:00pm): 30%
  3. Homeworks: 10%
  4. Class Participation: 5%
  5. Quizes: 35%
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