Last Updated: 27 November 2007
cs470/570: intro to computer networks
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Office Hours: Wednesday 10:30-12:00 and 3:30-5:00 or by appointment
Here is a sample protodata.txt file to use to test your 570 program 3
Here is another test file
Handouts and Lectures
Syllabus
Lecture notes:
1. Background and terminology
2. Network metrics
3. Layer 1 - Physical
4. Layer 2 - Logical Link Control
Programming Assignment 1 - due 19 Sept
5. Layer 2 - LLC algorithms
6. Layer 2 - MAC sublayer
7. Layer 2 - Bridging, VLANS
8. Layer 3 - Intro to the Network Layer
9. Layer 3 - Routing and switching (CORRECTED)
Midterm 1 results, Programming Assignments 1 and 2
570 midterm 1 answer sheet
470 midterm 1 answer sheet
10. Layer 3 - Introduction to IP
11. Layer 3 - Extending IP
12. Layer 4 - UDP and TCP
13. Layer 4 - Congestion control
14. Quality of Service
15. Application layer services
16. Data compression
570 STUDENTS ONLY -- Programming assignment 3
17. Network security
Midterm 2 answers - 470
Midterm 2 answers - 570
18. Wireless concepts
19. 802.11 part 1
20. 802.11 part 2
Reference
20 things every serious networking student should read
Networking Links
Network Reading List
Some old quizzes
Spring 01 Quiz 1
Spring 01 Quiz 2
Spring 01 Final
Fall 01 Quiz 1
Fall 01 Quiz 2
Fall 01 Quiz 3
Fall 02 Midterm
Fall 02 Final
Fall 03 Midterm 1
Fall 03 Midterm 1 (version B)
Fall 03 Midterm 2
Fall 03 Midterm 2(version B)
Spring 03 Final