COMP 361 Computer Communication Networks I

Fall  2003

Tentative Course Schedule

 

Note: The handouts  will  occasionally be revised to fix typos and add clarifications.  Please see the revision log  for details as to what changes have been made.

Week

Date

Topics

Lecture notes

Lab notes + Other material

01

Sept.02

Computer Networks and the Internet

Last revised 3/9/03
chapter1.ppt
chapter1.pdf

No Lab

Refresh your Java knowledge (self-study)

Sept.04

Computer Networks and the Internet    

02

Sept.09

Computer Networks and the Internet   No Lab (Day after Mid-Autumn Festival)

Sept.11

Application Layer

Last revised 22/9/03
chapter2.ppt
chapter2.pdf

 

03

Sept.16

Application Layer 
DNS.pdf *
  Programming Exercise
Tutorial Questions

Sept.18

Application Layer    

04

Sept.23

Application Layer   ClientServer Programming Exercise
Web Server Programming Exercise

Sept.25

Transport Layer Last revised 11/10/03
chapter3.ppt
chapter3.pdf
 

05

Sept.29

Transport Layer   Review Questions for Chapter 2

Oct.02

Transport Layer    

06

Oct.07

Transport Layer   More on Checksum: corrected 15/10/03 PPT  PDF
Interesting Article about DNS
Lab Work: Review Questions for Chapter3

Oct.09

Transport Layer    

07

Oct.14

Transport Layer   Lab Work: More Review Questions for Chapter3

Oct.16

Transport Layer    

08

Oct.21

Transport Layer   No Lab this week

Oct.23

Midterm from 18:30-20:00

9-10:30. No Formal Class  but
Instructor will be in classroom
to answer questions

   

09

Oct.28

Network Layer Last revised 08/11/03
chapter4.ppt
chapter4.pdf
Lab this week: finishing old lab
Reviewing exam
First Review Questions for Chapter4

Oct.30

Network Layer    

10

Nov.04

Network Layer   More  Review Questions for Chapter4

Nov.06

Network Layer    

11

Nov.11

Network Layer   No Lab this week
Office Hours for project help instead.
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Nov.13

Network Layer    

12

Nov.18

Link Layer Last revised  24/11/03
chapter5.ppt
chapter5.pdf
Review Questions for Chapt 4 & 5

Nov.20

Link Layer    

13

Nov.25

Link Layer   Review Questions for Chap  5

Nov.27

Link Layer    

14

Dec.02

Link Layer   Final Review Questions for Chap  5

Dec.04

Intro to Network Security chapter7.ppt
chapter5.pdf
A short description of RSA
Note that material taught in `network security' is extra and will not be on the exam

15

 

Study Break  
  Dec 12
Friday
Final Exam Review   2:00PM Room 1402
Instructor will be available to answer questions
  Dec 15
Monday

Final Exam 

   8:30AM  Room 3007

* "DNS.pdf" - pp624-628, A.S. Tanenbaum. Computer Networks. Prentice Hall, third edition, 1996.