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Mohamed G. Gouda					CS 356
Spring 2017						Course Syllabus
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In this course, we discuss the principles of computer networks and use the 
Internet as a concrete case study of these principles. We cover the following
topics:

1. Architecture of Internet
2. Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
3. Network Protocols
4. Four Protocol Layers of Internet
5. Application Protocol Layer:
	Client-Server Applications
	Connectionless Applications
	Connection-Oriented Applications
	HTTP: Web Application
	SMTP: Email Application
	DNS: Name Resolution Application
	Peer-to-Peer Applications
	Bit-Torrent: File Distribution
6. Transport Protocol Layer:
	UDP: Connectionless Transport
	TCP: Connection-oriented Transport
7. Network Protocol Layer:
	Routers
	IP Addresses
	Routing Tables
	Fixed IP Addresses
	Temporary IP Addresses (DHCP)
	ICMP: Control Message Protocol
	IP Headers (versions 4 and 6)
	Intra-AS Routing Protocols:
		RIP
		OSPF
	Inter-AS Routing Protocols:
		eBGP
		iBGP
	Broadcast Routing Protocols:
		Flooding Protocol
		Spanning Tree Protocol
8. Link Protocol Layer:
	Switched Ethernet Architecture
	MAC Addresses
	Ethernet Frames
	Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
	Multiple Access over Switched Ethernet
	Routing of Ethernet Frames
	Data Centers
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Course Instructor:
	Name: Mohamed G. Gouda
	Office: GDC 6.824
	Web: www.cs.utexas.edu/~gouda
	Email: gouda AT cs DOT utexas DOT edu
	Phone: 512-554-2465 (10 am to 9 pm)
	Hour: Wednesday 1 pm to 2 pm
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Textbook: 
Kuros and Ross, Computer Networking: A Top Down Approach, Seventh Edition, 
Pearson, 2017. 
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Grades: 
 	Ten Exercises of 1 point each.
        Three Homeworks of 10 points each.
        Three Midterms of 20 points each.
         
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Grade Cut-Offs:
	A	is in the range [93 - 100]
	A-	is in the range [90 - 92.5]
	B+	is in the range [87 - 89.5]
	B	is in the range [83 - 86.5]
	B- 	is in the range [80 - 82.5]
	C+	is in the range [77 - 79.5]
	C	is in the range [73 - 76.5]
	C-	is in the range [70 - 72.5]
	D+	is in the range [67 - 69.5]
	D	is in the range [63 - 66.5]
	D-	is in the range [60 - 62.5]
	F	is in the range [0  - 59.5]

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Important Dates:
	Homeworks will be posted online on following Wednesdays:
		 Feb 22, March 22, April 26

	Homework solutions will be collected in class on following Wednesdays:
		 March 1, March 29, May 3
 
	Midterms will be conducted in class on following Fridays:
		 March 3, March 31, May 5

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Teaching Assistants:
	Name:			Rezwana Reaz (rezwana@cs.utexas.edu)
	Office: 		GDC TA Stations Desk 2
	Office Hours:		Monday and Friday 10 am to 11 am

	Name:			Muqeet Ali (muqeet@cs.utexas.edu)
	Office: 		GDC TA Stations Desk 4
	Office Hours:		Tuesday and Thursday 1 pm to 2 pm
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