MET TC 893 Special Topics: Next Generation Internet Architecture and Protocols
Spring 2002 (Tue, 6-9 p.m.)

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T 01/15: Administrative. Course Overview. Uses of Computer Networks.
Readings: Ch. 1,
Ch.1 in Computer Networking

T 01/22: The Internet - Protocols and Services. IP and Routing. In Class Exercise with elementary UNIX.
Readings: Ch. 4, Ch. 4.4 in Computer Networking, in http://www.seas.rochester.edu:8080/CNG/docs/: the "Introduction", the "Intermediate UNIX", one editor in "Editors and Formatters", and the "Programming Tools" (only C programming without SHELL PROGRAMMING).

Home: End-to-End Protocols. TCP and The BSD Sockets Programming. In Class Exercise with Sockets.
Readings: Ch. 3, hand out,
Ch.2.6 in Computer Networking

T 01/29: End-to-End Protocols. RPC and RPC Programming. In Class Exercise with RPC Programming.
Readings: ONC RPC, hand-out

T 02/05: Middleware case Study: Microsoft.net – yet another RPC system. Active Networking with ANC and ANC Programming.   Internet Performance Issues. Tuning of TCP and of the applications to increase the performance.  In class exercise.  In Class Exercise with ANC Programming
Readings: Ch. 6,
[ANC]  TCP/IP Debug and Performance Tool netlog

T 02/12: IP Next Generation: IPv6-1. Midterm Exam + Final Project Discussion 1.  

Readings: Ch.4.7 in Computer Networking, Translated chapter of my book

T 02/19: Class canceled. Substitute Monday Schedule of Classes

T 02/26: Presentations of Assignment 0 and 1 + Final Project Discussion 2
 

T 03/05: Spring Recess, Classes Suspended

T 03/12: IP Next Generation: IPv6-2.
Readings: UNIX Network Programming, Volume 1.

T 03/19: Multimedia Networking. In class exercise.
Readings: Ch. 6,
Ch.6 in Computer Networking

T 03/26: Multimedia Networking.  Final Project Proposal Discussion.
Readings: Ch. 6,
Ch.6 in Computer Networking

T 04/02: Wireless and Mobile Networking.
Readings: GPRS, Mobile Internet, W-VPN

T 04/09: Wireless and Mobile Networking. . Mobile IP + Cellular IP.
Readings:

T 04/16: Internet Security. SET

T 04/23: Final exam. Final Presentations
Readings: Ch. 7, Ch.7 in Computer Networking

T 04/30: Final Project Presentations


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