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ECEC-631: Principles of Computer Networking (Fall, 2003)
| CRN | 10518 |
| Course Number | ECEC-631 |
| Section Number | 501 |
| Credits | 3.0 |
| Time | Thursdays 6pm - 8:50pm |
| Room | Mathsn 311 |
| Instructor | Steven Weber |
| Restrictions | graduate standing |
| Department | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Description
Principles of circuit switching, packet switching and virtual circuits; protocol layering; application layer protocols for e-mail and web applications; naming and addressing; flow control and congestion avoidance with TCP; Internet Protocol (IP); routing algorithms; router architectures; multicast protocols; local area network technologies and protocols; issues in multimedia transmissions; scheduling and policing; Quality-of-Service and emerging Internet service architectures; principles of cryptography.
Textbook
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Primary text (required) | |
| Title | Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet | |
| Author | James Kurose and Keith Ross | |
| Publisher | Pearson Addison Wesley | |
| ISBN | 0201976994 | |
| Edition | 2nd | |
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Supplemental text (optional) | |
| Title | Probability and Random Processes for Electrical Engineering | |
| Author | Albert Leon-Garcia | |
| Publisher | Prentice-Hall | |
| ISBN | 020150037X | |
| Edition | 2nd | |
Grading
| Homework (one problem set per week) | 30% |
| Midterm Exam (comprehensive) | 30% |
| Final Exam (comprehensive) | 40% |
Late Homeworks and Makeup Exams
Makeup exams are only available if you are unable to attend due to a severe health problem or a death in your family. Homeworks are due at the beginning of class, one week following the class in which they were assigned. Late homeworks will not be accepted.
Final Exam Location and Time
The university has promised to announce the final examination schedule during the third week of class. Do not make winter vacation travel plans which might interfere with the course until the examination time has been announced.
Students with Disabilities
In accordance with Drexel University policy, any student with a documented disability who needs accommodations is encouraged to contact the Office of Disability Services (215-895-1401) or speak directly to the professor for further information about this office. Students must register with the Office of Disability Services and receive an Accommodation Verification Form prior to receiving accommodations. Contact with the Office of Disability Services is strictly confidential. Please make contact as early in the term as possible in order to receive timely accommodations.
Mandatory Registration
All students sitting in the classroom during the class must be registered for the course and on the class list supplied to the instructor for the second class. Any student not on the list at that time will be asked to leave until proper registration is obtained.
Academic Dishonesty
The Drexel University policy on academic dishonesty may be found here and will be strictly enforced. Plagiarism, fabrication, and cheating will, at the discretion of the instructor, constitute grounds for failure of the course.
Course Calendar
Please read the chapter for the lecture before the class in which it is covered.
In particular, please read chapter 1 before the first class!
| Class | Date | Material |
| 1 | 9/25 | Chapter 1: Computer Networks and the Internet |
| 2 | 10/2 | Chapter 2: Application Layer |
| 3 | 10/9 | Chapter 3: Transport Layer |
| 4 | 10/16 | Chapter 4: Network Layer and Routing |
| 5 | 10/23 | Midterm Exam |
| 6 | 10/30 | Chapter 5: Link Layer and Local Area Networks |
| 7 | 11/6 | Chapter 6: Multimedia Networking |
| 8 | 11/13 | Chapter 7: Security in Computer Networks |
| 9 | 11/20 | Chapter 8: Network Management |
| 11/27 | Thanksgiving Holiday (no class) | |
| 10 | 12/4 | TBA |
| 11 | 12/11 | Final Exam |
