UCR CS 164: Computer Networks

Spring Quarter 2006: April 3rd - June 9th

Overview

In CS 164, you will learn many of the fundamentals of computer networking: protocol layering, socket programming, hardware basics, routing, simulations with NS-2 and more. Much of this you will learn through hands on experiences in lab and working on programming projects on your own. This course should give you plenty of knowledge to install, administrate, and debug a (heterogeneous) IP network.

Basic Information
Course Grading
Course Outline
Labs
Projects
Announcements
Course Policies

Basic Information

Instructor: Michalis Faloutsos (michalis@cs.ucr.edu)
Office: ENG BU2, room 332
Office hours: Monday, Friday : 2-3
Teaching Assistants: Aggelos Vlavianos (aggelos@cs.ucr.edu)
Office hours: Wednesday 4-5 p.m, room 367
Lab Section: Section 21 Marios Iliofotou (marios@cs.ucr.edu)
Office hours: Tuesday 5-6 p.m, room 367
Lab Section: Section 22 Anirban Banerjee (anirban@cs.ucr.edu)
Office hours: Tuesday 11-12 a.m, room 110
Lab Section: Section 23 Lectures: Tuesday / Thursday 2:10pm-3:30pm, OLMH 421 Labs: Section 21: Tuesday 11:10am-2pm, ENGR2 127 Section 22: Tuesday 7:10pm-10pm, ENGR2 127 Section 23: Monday 6:10pm-9pm, ENGR2 127 Textbook:

L. L. Peterson and B. S. Davie, Computer Networks, A Systems Approach, Third Edition, Morgan Kaufmann, 2003.

Other References:

The Pocket Guide to TCP/IP Sockets by Michael J. Donahoo and Kenneth L. Calvert
Unix Network Programming: Volume I by W.Richard Stevens Prentice Hall, 1998.
Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet by James Kurose and Keith Ross. Addison Wesley
Data Networks by D.Bersekas and R.Gallager. Prentice Hall.

Course Mailing List: CS 164 Mailing List
Please send any questions you may have to the mailing list, rather than the instructor or the TA.
Course Requirements: CS 141, C Programming Skills; Basic knowledge of (i) Operating Systems, and (ii) Probability Theory will help tremendously.

Course Grading:

Please see the Instructor's Web Site here

Course Outline (subject to changes)

Week1: Introduction to Computer Networks
Week2: Data Link Layer
Week3: Routing
Week4: Routing (cont.)
Week5: Transport
Week6: Transport (cont.)
Week7: Transport (cont.)
Week8: Network Security, Application Layer, Miscellaneous Issues
Week9: Network Security, Application Layer, Miscellaneous Issues
Week10: Network Security, Application Layer, Miscellaneous Issues
Week11: Final

Labs

Projects

Announcements

Assignment 2. - Deadline: 5/21/06. For this assignment you will use the trace file that you can download from here
The instruction beigns on 3rd of April, so you will have your first lab on that day. It will not be skipped.
You can find the lecture slides from: http://www.cs.ucr.edu/~michalis/COURSES/164-06/overview.html
Please create a Personalized Answer Sheet for the quizes. It is mandatory for you to bring it up with you to the quiz. You can use the following link to create it: https://www.cs.ucr.edu/cgi-dept/answer/

Course Policies

Material Covered: You are responsible for all material covered in lecture, assigned reading, lab, programming projects, and on the mailing list.
Collaboration policy: The rules regarding collaboration are as follows:

Midterm, final: No collaboration.
Programming projects: Discussion is encouraged, but stay away from one another's code. When discussing a problem, avoid talking in code, and avoid taking notes. If you filter the discussion through your own memory, you are very unlikely to submit code that "accidentally" indicates you collaborated. This is for your own protection.