CNT 4704: Analysis of Computer Communication Networks
Fall 2012
Instructor: Dr. Cliff Zou (HEC 243), 407-823-5015, czou@cs.ucf.edu
Course Time:
TuTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM,
ENG2-105
Office Hour:
TuTh 12PM - 1:30PM
Syllabus: (one-page
Syllabus)
This course
introduces the fundamental concepts in computer communication
networks, their protocols, and applications. Topics to be
covered include: overview of network architectures and
applications, network programming interfaces (e.g., sockets),
transport, congestion, routing, and data link protocols,
addressing, local area networks, wireless networks, and network
security. Examples will be drawn from the Internet (e.g., TCP,
UDP, and IP) protocol suite, and from many real world cases.
In the Wireshark
assignments, students will learn how to monitor the real network
traffic in and out of their own computers. They will also learn
how to manually send out a fake email (to know that how easy for
attackers to send spam email). In the programming assignments,
students will program basic client and server code to really
communicate to each other on two separated machines. They will
also program to learn how TCP works.
The tentative grading policy is:
Coursework Approx amount approx %
written homework 3 24%
programming
(C,C++)
3
36%
lab assignments (Wireshark) 2 10%
midterm exam 1 15%
final exam 1 15%
The final grade will use +/- policy, i.e., you may get A, A-, B+, B, B- … grade.
Prerequisites:
· Algorithms
· Basic knowledge of Operating Systems
·
C or C++ programming
Online Video Streaming:
We will use UCF Tegrity system for online streaming. Each lecture's video will be posted online about two to three hours after the lecture time. We will also use Webcourse for student discussions, questions and answers, homework/project assignment and submission.Course Materials:
· Textbook: Computer Networking: A Top Down Approach Featuring the Internet (5th edition), J.F. Kurose and K.W. Ross, Addison-Wesley Longman, 2010.
Note that the 4th edition of the textbook is also OK for this course. I will make homework assignment problems taken from the textbook available on the course webpage, or make hardcopy of them to give to students who use 4th edition textbook.
This textbook is simple and fun to read, yet it covers almost all important aspects of current Internet and computer networks. It has rich online resources by just following the above book's URL link.
· Assigned readings from the textbook and the Web resource.
·
Class Notes: Class
notes (in PowerPoint slides) will be posted on this class Web
site before each class (extended and modified based on the
textbook slides)