(rev. 01/29/2010)
[01/29/2010: Updated coverage on Exam #3]
[01/25/2010: 'Crossed out Feb 2' - it is not a class day.]
[01/24/2010: Modified Coverage of Exam #2]
[01/06/2010: Assigned First Lab (day 3)]
I will make additions and changes to this schedule as the semester progresses.
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WORK SCHEDULE FOR CS 3000 -- Winter 2010
DAY #1: Tuesday, January 5, 2010
- READINGS IN COMER:
- The Preface
- Chapter 01: Introduction and Overview
- Chapter 02: Internet Trends
- Chapter 03: Internet Applications and Network Programming
- READING IN
Sobell: During the next few days, read chapters 3 (An
Introduction to the Utilities) and 7 (Networking). The
material in those chapters is basic Unix background you will need. (If
you are using a book different from Sobell, then just read about the use
of the following commands:
who, finger, w, talk, write, mesg, mailx, man, echo, date, cp, mv,
lp, grep, head, tail, sort, uniq, whereis, which, diff, compress, rlogin,
telnet, rcp, ftp, rsh, ping, ruptime, rwho)
(You might want to use the
FreeBSD Hypertext Man Pages.)
- READING CLASS INFORMATION: Carefully read the course description and the
information in the class web space about the required article reviews and course project. We will discuss
these topics in more detail soon.
- COMPUTER ACCOUNT: If you need a computer account or help with your
username and password please fill in this
account sign-up sheet.
Send me the information by submitting the form, or print the form and
give it to me.
- Try doing a
"Hello World" tutorial
on one of the Mac OS or Sun computers in the Computer Science Lab. Ask me
for help afterwards if you have any problems.
- If you are not familiar with unix, perform the
Unix Basics Lab
in conjunction with the reading you are doing about unix.
DAY #2: Wednesday, January 6
- READINGS IN COMER:
- Chapter 04: Traditional Internet Applications
- Chapter 05: Overview of Data Communications
- Chapter 06: Information Sources and Signals
- Discuss Projects & Partners
- No Lab
DAY #3: Thursday, January 7
- READINGS IN COMER:
- Chapter 07: Transmission Media
- Chapter 08: Reliability and Channel Coding
- LAB: Third Hour - "labNetAPI.html"
DAY #4: Tuesday, January 12
- READINGS IN COMER:
- Chapter 09: Transmission Modes
- Chapter 10: Modulation and Modems
- Chapter 11: Multiplexing and Demultiplexing (Channelization)
-
Discuss Projects & Partners - IMPORTANT: we are supposed to be
finished with the project approval process at the end of the
work-day one week from today. As soon as possible: Send by e-mail:
- Your name and your partner's name
- An e-mail address for you, and one for your partner - ones that
you check every day
- 100 words explaining what you want to cover (give me some specifics)
- at least one full citation of a reference you intend to use - something
upon which you will be basing your work.
That way we can have a documented feedback process leading to
well-considered agreement on the nature of your project.
- LAB, TBD???
DAY #5: Wednesday, January 13
- READINGS IN COMER:
- Chapter 12: Access and Interconnection Technologies
- Chapter 13: Local Area Networks: Packets, Frames, and Topologies
- Article Review #1 DUE
- Review Study Questions for Exam #1
: Make notes on the solutions.
- Discuss Projects & Partners
- LAB, TBD???
DAY #6: Thursday, January 14
- READINGS IN COMER:
- Chapter 14: The IEEE MAC Sub-Layer
- Chapter 15: Wired LAN Technology (Ethernet and 802.3)
- Chapter 16: Wireless Networking Technologies
- Discuss Projects & Partners
- In-Term Exam #1 on chapters 1-11 - third hour of the class.
DAY #7: Tuesday, January 19
- READINGS IN COMER:
- Chapter 17: LAN Extensions: Fiber Modems, Repeaters, Bridges, and Switches
- Chapter 18: WAN Technologies and Dynamic Routing
- Chapter 19: Networking Technologies Past and Present
- Chapter 20: Internetworking: Concepts, Architecture, and Protocols
- Project Approval Deadline
- LAB, TBD???
DAY #8: Wednesday, January 20
- READINGS IN COMER:
- Chapter 21: IP: Internet Addressing
- Chapter 22: Datagram Forwarding
- Chapter 23: Support Protocols and Technologies
- Article Review #2 DUE
- LAB, TBD???
DAY #9: Thursday, January 21
- READINGS IN COMER:
- Chapter 24: The Future IP (IPv6)
- Chapter 25: UDP: Datagram Transport Service
- Chapter 26: TCP: Reliable Transport Service
- Review Study Questions for Exam #2
: Make notes on the solutions.
- Discuss Project Web Pages
- LAB, TBD???
DAY #10: Tuesday, January 26
- READING IN COMER:
- Chapter 27: Internet Routing and Routing Protocols
- Chapter 28: Network Performance (QoS and DiffServ)
- In-Term Exam #2 on chapters 11-20
- Discuss Project Web Pages
DAY #11: Wednesday, January 27
- READINGS IN COMER:
- Chapter 29: Multimedia and IP Telephony (VoIP)
- Chapter 30: Network Security
- Article Review #3 DUE
- Discuss Project Web Pages
- LAB, TBD???
DAY #12: Thursday, January 28
- This is the LAST DAY OF REGULAR CLASS - We meet once more on Feb 4 to do
the project presentations and Exam #3.
- READINGS IN COMER:
- Chapter 31: Network Management (SNMP)
- Chapter 32: Trends in Networking Technologies and Uses
- Review Study Questions for Exam #3
: Make notes on the solutions.
- LAB, TBD???
DAY #13: Tuesday, February 02
- NO CLASS FOR CS 3000 -- THIS DAY RUNS ON A 'MONDAY' SCHEDULE.
- READINGS IN COMER:
- All Project Web Pages Due. E-mail me notification of the URL of the
project web page. (It must be
published on a CS Department web server. See me or Julie
Gorman for help.)
Final Exam Period: Thursday, February 4, 09:00-12:00
- Deliver project oral presentations and turn in final written
reports.
This is the scheduled final exam time. It should be sufficient time for our
6 presentations, plus time for the exam at the end.
- In-Term Exam #3 on chapters 21-28, 30 (TBD)