CS/ECpE 5516 Computer and Network Architecture II Spring 1998

Class Schedule (subject to change)

Unless otherwise noted, all assigned reading is in D. Bertsekas and R. Gallager, Data Networks, 2nd edition, Prentice Hall, 1992. Other reading assignments are supplemental papers.
Date 
Topics 
Readings 
Jan: 13, 15, 20 
 UNIT 1: Introduction 
1.1-1.3 
Jan: 21, 27, 29 
 UNIT 2: Point-to-Point Protocols 
  • 2.1,2.2.6, 2.2.8-9
  • 2.3
  • 2.4
 
 
 
  • 2.5
  • 2.7
Feb: 3, 5, 10 
 UNIT 3: Internet Protocols 
T.B.A. 
Feb: 12 
T.B.A. 
Feb: 17, 19, 24 
T.B.A. 
Feb: 26 
  • Socket Interface
    		•
    2.10 
    Mar: 3 
    		 Review for midterm exam
    T.B.A. 
    Mar: 5 
    Midterm Exam 
    Spring Break 
    Mar: 17, 19 
    		 Go over midterm exam 
  • IPv6
    		•
    T.B.A. 
    Mar: 24, 26 
    		 UNIT 4: Multimedia & ATM 
    Mar: 26,31 Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), 3/26/98, 10:40 a.m. 
    Apr: 2,7,9
    		 UNIT 5: Performance Analysis (1up notes [old version] and 2up [latest version]) 
    • Little's law
    • Poisson process
    • Memoryless property
    • Single server queues
    • Queuing networks
    • Experimental Methods 
    3.1-3.3, 3.6.1 
    Apr: 14, 16 
    		 UNIT 6: Multiaccess 
    • Introduction 
    • CSMA/CD 
    • IEEE 802.3 and Ethernet 
    • Fast Ethernet 
    • Wireless LANs and IEEE 802.11 
    • 4.1
    • 4.5
    Apr: 21, 23
    		 UNIT 7: Routing   (figures from Stallings book)
     
    5.1-5.3 

    Last modified on 9 April 1998 by abrams@vt.edu.