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CS 8113a Fall 1995

Internetworking Architectures and Protocols

Instructor

Mostafa Ammar, MiRC 129, ammar@cc.gatech.edu
Office Hours: MW 3-4pm (or by appointment)
Phone: 894.3292 894.0272 (fax)

Teaching Assistant

Bobby Krupczak, MiRC G3, rdk@cc.gatech.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday 3-4pm, Friday 10-12am, or by appointment
Phone: 853.9913 (school), 351.3638 (home) 894.0272 (fax)

Prerequisites

CS 4380, CS 6380, EE 6092, or other introductory course in networking.
Some knowledge of transport and network protocols as well as routing and congestion/flow control.
Use UNIX (i.e. use basic utilities, be proficient with a text editor, compile programs)
Read netnews and use the "Web"
C programming

Course Info

The course syllabus has all the information you need regarding this course. Lectures are MWF 4-5pm.

This course deals with the principles and issues underlying the provision of wide area connectivity through the interconnection of autonomous networks. Emphasis will be placed on Internet architecture and protocols as they are today and as they are likely to evolve in the future. The functional requirements of internetworking will be motivated by selected examples of networked client/server applications.

Texts

Doug Comer, Internetworking with TCP/IP, Vol 1 (required)
Doug Comer, Internetworking with TCP/IP, Vol III: Client-Server
Programming & Applications (Sockets Version) (required)

Newsgroup and Web Page

I strongly encourage you to follow the newsgroup git.cc.class.8113a Since you are here, you've already found the course web page. We will make extensive use of the class newsgroup and web page so please check both regularly.

Labs, Assignments, and Quizzes

There will be three assignments and one exam during the quarter as well as a term project. The assignments may include simple hands-on experiments or may require written answers to questions. The exam will be November 29.

Assignments and Homework 20%
- Homework 1, Answers
- Homework 2 Answers
- Homework 3, Answers
Exams 30%
Project 50%

Term Project

Project Groups and Descriptions

Schedule

Everything in the schedule is subject to change but those changes will be reflected below. (The table appears best when viewed using a newer Web client understanding the proposed HTTP Version 3 spec. Mosaic 2.5+ and Netscape 1.1+ work OK.)

Date Lecture Topic Reading Assignment

20 Sept Course overview

22 Sept No class

25 Sept Introduction Vol.I, Ch 1,2,3

27 Sept Addressing I Vol.I, Ch 4

29 Sept Address Resolution Vol.I, Ch 5,6,21

2 Oct Address Resolution

4 Oct IP Vol.I, Ch 7,8,9

6 Oct IP

9 Oct Addressing II Vol.I, Ch 10

11 Oct Transport Protocols Vol.I, Ch 12,13 Project Milestone 1 Due,
Homework 1 out

13 Oct Transport Protocols

16 Oct Transport Protocols

18 Oct Transport Protocols Vol.I, Ch 22 Homework 1 Due

20 Oct Transport Protocols

23 Oct Transport Protocols

25 Oct DNS Vol.III, Ch 1,2, Vol.I, Ch 19 Homework 2 Out

27 Oct Intro Client/Server Programming Vol.III, Ch 4,5, Vol.I, Ch 20

30 Oct Sockets Vol.III, Ch 6,7

1 Nov Server software

3 Nov Client/Server Software Vol.III, Ch 8-15 Homework 2 Due

6 Nov Protocol Subsystems

8 Nov Protocol Subsystems Vol.I, Ch 14,15,16 Project Milestone 2 Due

10 Nov Multicast

13 Nov Multicast

15 Nov Routing Vol.I, Ch 17 Homework 3 out

17 Nov Routing Vol.I, Ch 23,24

20 Nov Routing

22 Nov IPng Vol.I, Ch 29

24 Nov Thanksgiving

27 Nov Catch up
Homework 3 due, Project Demos

29 Nov Exam 1
Project Demos

1 Dec TCP/IP over ATM, Security Vol.I, Ch 18,28 Project Demos

4 Dec

Final Project Report Due 5pm