Schedule
This is a tentative schedule. Things will change / evolve as we work through discussions together.
| Date | Reading Due | Topic | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/8/2024 | Course Overview | Slides | |
| 1/10/2024 | Section 1.1 (The Internet) | Networking Fundamentals | Slides |
| 1/12/2024 | 1.2 (The Network Edge) | Networking Fundamentals | Slides |
| 1/15/2024 | No class | ||
| 1/17/2024 | 1.3 (The Network Core) | Networking Fundamentals | Slides |
| 1/19/2024 | 1.4 (Delay, Loss and Throughput) | Networking Fundamentals | Slides |
| 1/22/2024 | 1.5 (Protocol Layers) | Networking Fundamentals | Slides |
| 1/24/2024 | 2.1 (Network Applications) | Applications | Slides |
| 1/26/2024 | 2.2 (The Web and HTTP) | Applications | Slides |
| 1/29/2024 | 2.4 (DNS) | Applications | Slides |
| 1/31/2024 | Note this is a different book! 9.4.3 CDNs | Applications | Slides |
| 2/2/2024 | DNS | Applications | Slides |
| 2/5/2024 | DNS | Applications | Slides |
| 2/7/2024 | Security | Applications | Slides |
| 2/9/2024 | Chapters 1 & 2 Exam | ||
| 2/12/2024 | Security | Applications | Slides |
| 2/14/2024 | 3.1 (Intro and Transport Layer Services) | Transport | Slides |
| 2/16/2024 | 3.3 (Connectionless Transport) | Transport | Slides |
| 2/19/2024 | No class | ||
| 2/21/2024 | 3.4 (Principles of Reliable Data Transfer) | Transport | Slides |
| 2/23/2024 | 3.5 (Connection-Oriented Transport: TCP) | Transport | Slides |
| 2/26/2024 | 3.6 (Principles of Congestion Control) | Transport | Slides |
| 2/28/2024 | Transport | Slides | |
| 3/1/2024 | 3.7 (TCP Congestion Control) | Transport | Slides |
| 3/4/2024 | Bufferbloat / CC lab in-class | ||
| 3/6/2024 | Review | Slides | |
| 3/8/2024 | Midterm Exam | ||
| 3/11/2024 | 4.1 (Overview of the Network Layer) | Network | Slides |
| 3/13/2024 | 4.2 (What’s Inside a Router) | Network | Slides |
| 3/15/2024 | 4.3 (The Internet Protocol) | Network | Slides |
| 3/25/2024 | Routing Foundations | 5.2.1 (LS Routing) | |
| 3/27/2024 | Routing Foundations | 5.2.2 (DV Routing) | Slides |
| 3/29/2024 | No Class | ||
| 4/1/2024 | Routing Foundations | Slides | |
| 4/3/2024 | Internet Routing | Slides | |
| 4/5/2024 | Internet Routing | Slides | |
| 4/8/2024 | Internet Routing | 5.3 (Intra-AS Routing) | Slides |
| 4/10/2024 | Internet Routing | 5.4 (Routing Among the ISPs) | Slides |
| 4/12/2024 | Internet Routing | Slides | |
| 4/15/2024 | BGP Problems | Slides | |
| 4/17/2024 | BGP Problems | Slides | |
| 4/19/2024 | Queuing | Slides | |
| 4/22/2024 | Traffic shaping / QoS | Slides | |
| 4/24/2024 | Link Layer | Slides | |
| 4/26/2024 | Link Layer | 6.1 (Intro to the Link Layer) | Slides |
| 4/29/2024 | Link Layer | 6.3 (Multiple Access Links and Protocols) | Slides |
| 5/1/2024 | Review | Slides | |
| 5/6/2024 | Final Exam |