| Session
Number |
Topic Summary | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intro., background, history of protocol layering and OSI | Tannen Ch. 1
Peterson Ch 1, pp. 4-29 Edition 1 Kurose Ch 1, secs 1.1 1.7, 1.9 Edition 3 Kurose Ch 1, especially secs 1.1 to 1.4, and 1.7 |
| 2 | OSI and TCP/IP overview, connection and datagram services Distinguish between flow and congestion control in a connection. | Tannen Ch. 1
Peterson Ch 1, pp. 29-58 and 5, pp. 367-383 Edition 1 Kurose Ch 1, secs 1.3, 1.8 Edition 3 Kurose Sec 1.2, Sec 3.4 to 3.6 Web, Current TCP/IP standard |
| 3 | Network core structure, packet routing ideas, circuit switching, queuing and an overview of addresssing.. | Edition 1 Kurose Ch 1, secs 1.4, 1.5
Edition 3 Kurose Ch 1, secs 1.2, 1.3, Ch 4, secs 4.1 to 4.3, Ch 5, sec 5.8 Web, RFC1700 |
| 4 | TCP socket addresses, constructing addresses, protocol details and disection of packet header. UDP packet structure and brief comments on packet delivery. | Tannen Ch 6, notes
Peterson Ch 5, pp 377 Edition 1 Kurose Ch 2, secs 2.5, Ch3, secs 3.1 to 3.3, 3.5.1 and 3.5.2 Edition 3 Kurose Ch 3, secs 3.2 and 3.3 Web, RFC793 , RFC1122 , RFC1323 , RFC2018 , |
| 5 | Reliable communication, windowing efficiency and pipelining. Go back N vs Selective Retransmit. Concept of flow control via windowing and window size. | Edition 1 Kurose Ch 3, secs 3.4, 3.5
Edition 3 Kurose Ch 3, secs 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 Web, RFC768 |
| 6 | Congestion, and RTT estimation for TCP, congestion responses on wired vs wireless, vs combination of wired and wireless hops. | Tannen Ch 6,
Peterson Ch 5 pp. 389-394 Edition 1 Kurose Ch 3, secs 3.5.7, 3.6 Edition 3 Kurose Ch 3, sec 3.5.3 and 3.6 Web, RFC2581 |
| 7 | Network Layer, objectives, virtual circuits vs datagram. Routing methods, shortest path, problems, routing in large nets, multi-cast. | Tannen Ch. 5,
Peterson Ch 4, pp. 282-309, Edition 1 Kurose Ch 4, secs 4.1, 4.2 Edition 3 Kurose Ch 4, secs 4.1, 4.2, 4.5 to 4.7 |
| 8 | Protocols OSPF, RIP, building routing tables, AS's and routing between AS's using BGP, spanning trees. | Tannen Ch. 5,
Peterson Ch 4, pp. 282-309 Edition 1 Kurose Ch 4, sec 4.5 Edition 3 Kurose Ch 4, sec 4.6 |
| 9 | Routing in IP, using address classes, classless routing, and CIDR to increase address utilization efficiency and flexibility. | Tannen Ch. 5,
Peterson Ch4, pp. 282-309 Edition 1 Kurose Ch 4, sec 4.4 Edition 3 Kurose Ch 4, secs 4.3 and 4.4 |
| 10 | Low level congestion handling via traffic conditioning. Packet switching, and switch technology, MIN's | Tannen Ch. 5,
Peterson Ch 3 pp 219-232 and 4. Kurose Ch 6, sec 6.6 |
| 11 | Internetworking technical details, ARP, etc. IPv4 overview Internetworking routers, bridges, gateways, firewalls, etc. | Tannen Ch 5,
Peterson pp.262-276 Edition 1 Kurose Ch 4, secs 4.4.3 to 4.5, ch 8, sec 8.5, Ch 5 secs 5.4, 5.6 Edition 3 Kurose Ch 4, secs 4.3 and 4.4, ch 8, sec 8.5, Ch 5 secs 5.4, 5.6 Web, RFC903 RFC826 |
| 12 | IPv6 details and changes from IPv4 and details on IP multicast. | Tannen Ch 5,
Peterson pp. 309-341 Kurose Ch 4, secs 4.7, 4.8 Web, RFC791 , RFC2460 |
| 13 | Broadcast media for networks, LAN, MAN protocol details | Tannen Ch 4,
Peterson pp. 116-142 Kurose Ch 5, secs, 5.3, 5.5 |
| 14 | Data Link Layer: framing, error detection, correction codes (hamming, CRC) | Tannen Ch 3,
Peterson Ch 2, pp. 92-102 Edition 1 Kurose Ch 5, sec 5.1 and 5.2 Edition 3 Kurose Ch 5, sec 5.1 and 5.2 |
| 15 | Data Link protocols, sliding window, and simplex transmission. Enhancement of protocols and problems that arise. Example protocols, PPP, etc. | Tannen Ch 3,
Peterson Ch 2, pp. 103-115 Editions 1 and 3 Kurose Ch 5, secs 5.7, 5.8 Web, RFC1661 |
| 16 | Using physical media, modems and frequency modulation, signal multiplexing techniques. | Tannen Ch 2,
Peterson Ch 2, pp. 70-92 Arnold's lecture notes |
| 17 | Supporting mobility in IPv4 and IPv6 | Edition 3 Kurose Ch 6, secs 6.5 to 6.8 |
| 18 | Revision and Exam preparation. | Previous exams, sample questions etc. |
| Session Number | Reading | Topic Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tannen Ch 3,
Peterson Ch 3 |
Example data link protocols SLIP, PPP. |
| 2 | Tannen Ch 5 | ATM protocols for the network layer |
| 3/td> | Tannen 1.6, 2.6, 5.6
Peterson Kurose Ch 5, secs 5.9, 5.10 |
ATM layers and service models. X.25 protocol discussions. Frame relay. |
| 4 | Tannen Ch 3,
Arnold's lecture notes |
Verification and analysis of protocols using state machines and petri-nets. |
| 5 | Peterson Ch6, pp. 448 - 487 | Resource alloc. and queuing, Congestion management for TCP |
| 6 | Peterson Ch6, pp. 488 - 508
Kurose 6.7 to 6.9 |
Quality of service mechanisms. |
| 7 | Peterson Ch6, pp. 570 - 581, pp. 599-605
Kurose Ch 7. |
Encryption algorithms, example privacy software support PGP, HTTPS |