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Class 1 (08/24): Class
overview and
Introduction (intro, Chapter1-part1)
Class 2 (08/26): Introduction (Chapter1-part2, written
notes)
Class 3 (08/31): Introduction (continue, written
notes)
Class 4 (09/02): Application layer: intro (Chapter2-part1,
Lab assignment 1
is due Sept. 9th via webcourse)
Class 5 (09/07): Application layer: Web and HTTP (Chapter2-part2)
Class 6 (09/09): Application layer: Email
protocol (Lab assignment 2 is due
Sept. 16th via email and webcourse)
Class 7 (09/14): Application layer: online gaming,
DNS, P2P
Class 8 (09/16): Application layer: P2P (Written notes, grade for Lab assignment
1 is on webcourse)
Class 9 (09/21): Application layer:
Socket programming (
Chapter2-part3,
Programming 1 is assigned and due Oct. 5th via webcourse)
Class 10 (09/23): Transport layer: intro,
reliable data transfer (Chapter3-part1,
Homework 1 is assigned and due Sept. 30th)
Class 11 (09/28): Transport layer: reliable data transfer
algorithm (Chapter3-part2, written notes)
Class 12 (09/30): Transport layer: TCP (Chapter3-part3, written
notes)
Class 13 (10/05): Transport layer: TCP congestion
control
(Homework 2 is assigned and due Oct. 12th)
Class 14 (10/07): Network
layer:
intro
(Chapter4-part1);
mid-term review, explain
program project 2 (midterm,
programming project 2 is assigned)
Class 15 (10/12):
Network layer: IP addressing, NAT, DHCP (Chapter4-part2)
Class 16 (10/14): Mid-term
take-home
exam
(Oct.
14th,
1:30pm
-
11:59pm,
release
exam
and
submit
solution
via
webcourse)
Class 17 (10/19): Network layer: NAT, DHCP, IPv6,
routing algorithms (written notes)
Class 18 (10/21): Network layer: Internet routing; Data link
layer: intro (Chapter4-part3, Chapter5-part1, homework 3 is assigned
and due Oct. 28th)
Class 19 (10/26): Data link
layer: error detection/correction, MAC protocol, Ethernet (Chapter5-part2, written
notes)
Class 20 (11/02): Data link layer: Ethernet, hub and switch,
wireless introduction (Chapter6, written notes)
Class 21 (11/04): Wireless MAC, CDMA principle,
Security introduction (Chapter8-part1,
homework 4 is assigned and due Nov. 12th)
Class 22 (11/09): Security: classic and morden
cryptography (Chapter8-part2)
Class 23 (11/16) Security: digital
signature, public-key
infrastructure (Chapter8-part3)
Class 24 (11/18) Security: firewall, SSL,
WEP
Class 25 (11/30) Special
topic: Buffer
Overflow I: Attack Introduction;
Buffer
Overflow II: Defense Techniques
Class 26 (12/02) Final
exam review (finalExamReview)
