CSE/EE 461 Autumn 2007
Course Schedule

This calendar represents my intentions. Reality trumps intention, should the two disagree.

Key:

  • Exam
  • Holiday
  • Homework
  • Lecture
  • Section
  • Week of Monday Wednesday Thursday
    September 24 General Introduction
    HW1 out
    HW1 Discussion
    October 1 RTOM
    Intro to Networks
  • Chapter 1
  • Direct Link Part A
  • Chapter 2.1-2.5, 2.9
    HW1 due
  • TBA
    HW2 out
    October 8 Direct Link Part A (cont.)
  • Chapter 2.1-2.5, 2.9
  • Direct Link Part B
  • Chapter 2.6, 2.8
    HW2 due
    HW3 out

  • TBA
    October 15 Direct Link Part C
  • An RFID spec
    HW3 due
    HW4 out

  • Direct Link Part C
  • An RFID spec
    Connecting LANs: Bridging
  • Chapter 3
  • TBA
    October 22 Connecting Nets: IP/ICMP
  • Chapter 4.1
    IP Addressing
  • Chapter 4.3-4.3.2, 4.3.5
  • IP Addressing
  • Chapter 4.3-4.3.2, 4.3.5
    HW4 due
    HW5 out

  • TBA
    October 29 IP Addressing
  • Chapter 4.3-4.3.2, 4.3.5
    Routing Overview
  • Chapter 4.2.1
    Distance Vector / Link State Routing
  • Chapter 4.2.2, 4.2.3
    HW5 due
  • Midterm
    Midterm Key

    TBA
    November 5 Distance Vector / Link State Routing
  • Chapter 4.2.2, 4.2.3
    Internet Routing
  • Chapter 4.3.3, 4.3.4
  • Internet Routing
  • Chapter 4.3.3, 4.3.4
    HW6 out
  • TBA
    November 12 Veteran's Day

    Transport Layer
  • Chapters 5.1, 5.2.1
    Transport Layer / Connections
  • Chapters 5.1, 5.2
  • TBA
    November 19 Transport Layer / Connections
  • Chapters 5.1, 5.2
    TCP End-to-End
  • Chapters 5.4, 5.5
  • TCP example trace
    HW6 due
  • TCP End-to-End
  • Chapters 5.4, 5.5
    Congestion Control
  • Chapters 6.1, 6.3
    HW7 out
  • Thanksgiving
    November 26 Congestion Control
  • Chapters 6.1, 6.3
  • Web / DNS / CDNs
  • Chapters 9.1, 9.2.2, 9.4.3
    HW7 due
    HW8 out

  • TBA
    December 3
  • Security
  • Chapters 8.1-8.2, 8.3.2, 8.5
  • We Invent RPC
  • Chapters 5.3, 9.2
  • An early RPC paper
    HW8 due
  • TBA
    December 10 Final Exam
    2:30-4:20