This course provides an introduction to fundamental concepts in the design and implementation of computer communication networks, their protocols, and applications. Topics to be covered include: overview of network architectures, applications, network programming interfaces (e.g., sockets), transport, congestion, routing, and data link protocols, addressing, local area networks, wireless networks, network security, and network management. Examples will be drawn primarily from the Internet (e.g., TCP, UDP, and IP) protocol suite. There will be four or five written assignments, two programming assignments, several hands-on labs (that can be done on any Internet-connected PC) and two exams.

This course is intended for undergraduate Computer Science and Computer Engineering majors and for MS students. PhD students or students wanting an advanced course in computer networking should take CMPSCI 653.

Instructor

V. Arun
Email:
Class: Tu-Thu 11:15am-12:30pm, CS 142
Course Mailing List: cs453 @ cs.umass.edu
Office hours: Mon 2pm - 3pm & Fri 11am - 12pm, CS 236

Teaching Assistant

Karthik Sivaraman
Email : karthik AT cs.umass.edu
Office hours: Mon/Wed 2pm - 3pm, CS 211

Prerequisites

A rudimentary understanding of algorithms (CMPSCI 311) and operating systems (CMPSCI 377) is required. A previous course in computer organization (e.g. CMPSCI 201) is required. You must be able to program in a structured high-level programming language, such as C, C++ or JAVA.

Course Materials

• Text: Computer Networking: A Top Down Approach Featuring the Internet (4th ed.), J.F. Kurose and K.W. Ross, Addison-Wesley Longman.  The fourth edition of this book was published in March 2007. Students having a copy of the third edition can get by, but please get the fourth if you intend to purchase the textbook.
• Assigned readings from the text and the class website
• Class Notes: Class notes (highly recommended) are posted on the class website (see the link "Schedule" above).
   

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Course Work

Grading Policy: This webpage has important information about what to hand in for programming, lab and written assigments, grading scheme, and policy about late assignments.