CS 7260 Spring 2004

Internetworking Architectures and Protocols

"You're caught up in the Internet
You think it's such a great asset
But you're wrong, wrong, wrong.
All that fiber-optic gear
Still cannot take away the fear
Like an Island song."
----- "Holiday" by Jimmy Buffet

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ESSENTIAL Prerequisites

• CS 6250, or other introductory course in networking.

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Course Info

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.

While we will cover some basic "textbook" topics, the course will be primarily based on paper readings.

This course is an advanced graduate course and you will be expected to do a significant amount of readings on your own.

Readings

• L.L.Petterson and B.S.Davie, Computer Networks: A Systems Approach (second edition)
• Leon-Garcia, COMMUNICATION NETWORKS, McGraw-Hill (second edition)
• J.Kurose and K.Ross, Computer Networking, A top down approach featuring the Internet
• Stevens, "TCP/IP Illustrated, volume 1", Addison Wesley.
• Comer, "Internetworking with TCP/IP, volumes 1 and 3", Prentice Hall.

Assignments, Tests and Projects

• One HW assignments,
• One Test (given at the 3/4 term point),
• One project to include an in-class presentation.

Important Notes About Grading

• If you miss or do very poorly on any one of these items you can reasonably expect a grade of B. Miss any two and you should expect a grade of C.
• I can only give out a grade of I for non-academic reasons.
• If you end up doing poorly in the class please don't ask for "extra work" to raise your grade. This would not be fair to other students.
• For those registered as P/F. A Pass requires that you earn a"C" or better and that you submit all work items and take the exam.

Grading

Class Participation: 10% (including attendance and discussion participation)

HW: 10%

Test: 25%

Projects: 55% (apportioned as discussed in the project description)

The HW is to be done individually . The project will be done in groups of 3 or 4. You are strongly urged to familiarize yourselves with the GT Student Honor Code rules. Specifically, the following is not allowed:

• Copying, with or without modification, someone else's work when this work is not meant to be publicly accessible (e.g., a classmate's program or solution).
• Submission of material that is wholly or substantially identical to that created or published by another person or persons, without adequate credit notations indicating authorship (plagiarism).

If you have any doubt about whether something is legal or not please do check with the class Instructor.

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HW Assignment

• HW Due Macrh 30

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