CSC 435/524 Computer Networks, Spring 2020

Exam 5 (covering Module 8 – Network Security) is posted in Canvas. Due on Thursday, April 30th, by 11.59 PM for both graduating and non-graduating students.

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Syllabus

Lecture Slides

Question Bank

Assignments

Exams

Socket Programming Code and Videos

Sample Classroom Lecture Videos

Dr. Meg's Desktop Selected Lecture Videos

Quiz, Exam and Project Schedules

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Assignments

Assignment 3: Simulation using Cisco Packet Tracer Configuration of VLANs across Multiple Broadcast Domains. Due on March 26th, by 11.59 PM.

Assignment 4: Undergraduate Version (Cisco Packet Tracer: Wireless Router Configuration). Due on April 2nd, by 11.59 PM. See the Assignments section.

Assignment 4: Graduate Version (Cisco Packet Tracer: Wireless Router Configuration). Due on April 2nd, by 11.59 PM. See the Assignments section.

Exams

Exam 3 (Take Home): Due in Canvas on Monday, March 30th, by 11.59 PM

Exam 4 (Take Home): Due in Canvas on Friday, April 17th, by 11.59 PM

Socket Programming Code and Videos

Topics	Desktop Recorded Videos	Java Code of the Socket Programs (zipped)	In-Class Lecture Videos
Module 2 – Socket Programming (Datagram Connectionless Sockets)	Intro Ex 3.1 Ex 3.2	Ex 3.1 Ex 3.2	Part a Part b Part c
Module 2 – Socket Programming (Connection-Oriented Sockets)	Ex 4.1 Ex 4.2 Ex 4.3 Ex 4.4 Ex 4.5	Ex 4.1 Ex 4.2 Ex 4.3 Ex 4.4 Ex 4.5	Part a Part b Part c
Module 2 – Socket Programming (Iterative vs. Concurrent Server; Thread Programming)	Ex 4.6.1 Ex 4.6.2	Ex 4.6.1 Ex 4.6.2	Part a Part b
Module 2 – Socket Programming (Multicast Sockets)	Ex 5.1 Ex 5.2	Ex 5.1 Ex 5.2	Part a Part b Part c

Sample Classroom Lecture Videos

Date	Topics	Videos
Aug 28, 2013	Module 2 – Socket Programming (Datagram Connectionless Sockets); Module 1 – IP Addressing (Class-based Addressing; Private IP Address; Examples)	Module 2: Part a Part b Part c Module 1: Part d Part e Part f Part g
Sep 4, 2013	Module 2 – Socket Programming (Connection-Oriented Sockets); Module 1 – IP Addressing (Subnetting – Examples)	Module 2: Part a Part b Part c Module 1: Part d Part e Part f Part g
Sep 9, 2013	Module 2 – Socket Programming (Iterative vs. Concurrent Server; Thread Programming); Module 1 – IP Addressing (Subnetting and CIDR – Examples)	Module 2: Part a Part b Module 1: Part c Part d Part e Part f Part g
Sep 11, 2013	Module 2 – Socket Programming (Multicast Sockets); Module 1 – Packet Transmission in the Internet and TCP/IP Protocol Suite; Module 3 – Physical Layer (3.1: Baud rate and Bit rate)	Module 2: Part a Part b Part c Module 1: Part d Part e Part f Module 3: Part g Part h
Sep 16, 2013	Module 3 – Physical Layer (3.1: Baud rate and Bit rate; 3.2: Channel Encoding Standards; 3.3: Transmission Order of Bytes; 3.4: Amplitude Modulation)	Part a Part b Part c Part d
Sep 18, 2013	Module 3 – Physical Layer (3.4: Frequency and Phase Modulation; 3.5: Multiplexing Techniques)	Part a Part b Part c Part d Part e
Oct. 2, 2013	Module 4: 4.1 – LANs	Part a Part b Part c Part d Part e
Oct. 7, 2013	Module 4: 4.2 – Extended LANs and Networking Devices	Part a Part b Part c Part d Part e
Oct. 9, 2013	Module 4: 4.3 – VLANs and Ethernet Cables Module 5: 5.1 – Principles of Routing in the Internet and 5.2 – Distance Vector Routing Examples	Part a Part b Part c Part d Part e
Oct. 14, 2013	Module 5: 5.2 Distance Vector Routing – Count-to-Infinity Problem; 5.3 Link State Routing; 5.4 Inter Domain Routing; 5.5 Multicast Routing – Efficiency Calculations	Part a Part b Part c Part d Part e Part f
Oct. 16, 2013	Module 5: 5.5 Multicast Routing Protocols	Part a Part b Part c
Oct. 21, 2013	Module 6: 6.1 IP Header (v4) and 6.2: IP Fragmentation	Part a Part b Part c Part d Part e
Oct. 23, 2013	Module 6: 6.2: IP Fragmentation (Examples and Math Problem) 6.3: IP Datagram Forwarding (Examples)	Part a Part b Part c Part d Part e Part f
Oct. 28, 2013	Module 6: 6.2: IP Fragmentation and 6.4 Ping Command	Part a: MTU Discovery using Ping Command and Binary Search
Oct. 28, 2013	Module 6: 6.3: IP Datagram Forwarding and 6.4: Auxiliary Protocols	Part b Part c Part d Part e Part f Part g
Nov. 4, 2013	Module 6: 6.5: IPv6 Module 7: Transport Layer – 7.1: UDP vs. TCP; 7.2: UDP Header; 7.3: TCP Header	Part a Part b Part c Part d Part e
Nov. 6, 2013	Module 7: Transport Layer – 7.3: TCP Header and Connection Establishment; 7.4 – Flow Control	Part a Part b Part c
Nov. 11, 2013	Module 7: Transport Layer – 7.3: TCP Header and Connection Establishment; 7.4 – Retransmission Timeout Algorithm and Congestion Control	Part a Part b Part c
Nov. 13, 2013	Module 7: Transport Layer – 7.4 – Congestion Control Algorithms, Advertised Window Size and Sequence Number Space	Part a Part b Part c Part c
Nov. 13, 2013	Module 7: Transport Layer: 7.4: Relationship between Advertised Window Size and Sequence Number Space	Part 1: Theory: Relation, RTTBandwidth, MSLBandwidth Part 2: Math Problems
Nov. 18, 2013	Module 7: Transport Layer – 7.4 – Math Problems on TCP: Advertised Window, Sequence Number Space, Congestion Control, Throughput, etc	Part a Part b Part c Part c Part c