The course will be structured in more or less independent
<I> UNITS </I>. We will spend approximately 2 to 3 weeks on each unit.


<UL>

<LI> UNIT 1: Introduction/Background -- 1 week
<UL>
<LI> A quick review of basic networking fundamentals
</UL>

<LI> UNIT 2: Advanced topics in routing  -- 3 weeks
<UL>
<LI> Interdomain routing -- BGP
<LI> Overlay Routing
</UL>

<LI> UNIT 3: Advanced  Transport -- 2 weeks
<UL>
<LI> Misbehaving TCP Receivers
<LI> TCP for high B/W delay product paths
</UL>

<LI> UNIT 4: Access Networks -- 2 weeks
<UL>
<LI> LAN Bridging, Switching and Virtualization
<LI> Access network performance
</UL>

<LI> UNIT 5:  Performance Evaluation -- 2 weeks
<UL>
<LI> Quick Review of Stochastic Systems
<LI> The TCP Throughput Formula
</UL>

<LI> UNIT 6: Multipoint Communication -- 2 weeks
<UL>
<LI> Native Multicasting
<LI> Overlay Multicasting
<LI> Anycasting
</UL>

<LI> UNIT 7: Wireless and Mobile Networks -- 3 weeks
<UL>
<LI> 802.11 and Bluetooth
<LI> Ad-Hoc Networking
<LI> Intermittently-Connected Networks
</UL>

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