ECE 465 - Computer Networks and Protocols

Catalog Description: Communication protocols for computer networks. Discussion of OSI hierarchy, examples of data link layer and MAC layer protocols, TCP/IP, Performance analysis and modeling.

Prerequisites:

By course: ECE 375, Computer Structures and Assembly Language Programming C, C++, Java or Unix programming
By topic: Basic knowledge of computer organization, Basic theory of electric signals and circuits, Basic knowledge of digital logic circuits, Basic skills for C programming and Unix OS.

Courses that require this as a prerequisite: none

Credits: 4 Terms Offered: Winter

Instructors:

Primary: B. Lee

Textbook: J. F. Kurose and K. W. Ross, Computer Networking: A Top Down Approach Featuring the Internet, Addison-Wesley, 2001, ISBN 0-201-47711-4.

References: L. L. Peterson and B. S. Davie, Computer Networks:A System Approach, 2nd Edition, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2000, ISBN 1-55860-514-2.

Course Learning Objectives:
Students must demonstrate the ability to:

1. Analyze the optimum segment size which leads to minimum delay in sending a large data file. (ABET Outcomes: a, c, k)
2. Analyze the latency of sending an object as a function of RTT window size (static and dynamic). (ABET Outcomes: a, c, k)
3. Analyze the distance vector algorithm. (ABET Outcomes: b, c, j, k)
4. Analyze the link-state algorithm. (ABET Outcomes: a, j)
5. Analyze the Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD).
   (ABET Outcomes: b, c, j, k)
6. Design a triple duplicate ACKs. (ABET Outcomes: b, c, j, k)

Topics

• Introduction to computer networks and the Internet
• Application Layer
  o http
  o FTP
  o SMTP
  o DNS
  o Socket programming.
• Transport Layer
  o Mux/DeMuxing Applications
  o Principles of Reliable Transport
  o TCP
  o Congestion control
• Network Layer and routing
  o Routing principles
  o IP
  o Routing in the Internet
  o Router architecture
  o Multicasting
• Link Layer and Local Area Networks
  o Error detection and correction
  o Multiple Access Protocols and LANs
  o LAN addresses and ARP
  o Ethernet
  o Hubs, bridges, and switches
  o IEEE 802.11 LANs
  o PPP

Structure: Two 110-minute lectures per week.

Original: 1/01
Revised: 3/02