Peter Dordal, Loyola University Chicago Dept of Computer Science.
This class is online, and meets via Zoom on Tuesdays
from 6:00 to around 8:40.
The text will be An Introduction to Computer Networks, second edition, written by myself and available for free online. Note that the book is updated regularly.
My general course groundrules are here. Exams will count for between 60% to 70% of your grade, with homework and programs making up the rest.
The midterm will be the week of October 14, and will be on Sakai (probably Wednesday to Thursday). The final will be during the normal finals week.Most of the course materials and assignments will be on Sakai.
Normal office hours:
Fall 2024:
I am generally in my office on Mondays from 10:00 to noon, and from 1:45 to 3:45.
Sometimes I have meetings or come in late, so check first.
I am also available other times via Zoom, by appointment. Contact me via email for the Zoom meeting ID.
Course calendar
| Week 1: Aug 27 (hwk 1 assignment) | Week 2: Sep 3 |
Week 3: Sep 10 |
| Week 4: Sep 17 (hwk 2 assignment) | Week 5: Sep 24 |
Week 6: Oct 1 |
| Oct 8: Fall break |
Week 7: Oct 15 (midterm week) | Week 8: Oct 22
|
| Week 9: Oct 29 |
Week 10: Nov 5 |
Week 11: Nov 12 |
| Week 12: Nov 19 |
Week 13 Nov 26 |
Week 14: Dec 3 |
TCP: server,
client,
threaded
server
UDP: server,
client
You are to do one of the following:
Option 1: HUMP client. Instructions are in hump.html. This is the programming option.
Option 2: Mininet. Instructions are in mininet_projects.html. This uses python as a configuration language. There's no implementation of algorithms.
Learning outcomes
Students will understand how the Internet is constructed, how LANs are built and managed, how data is routed to its destination, how connections are managed and implemented, how congestion is handled, and how security can be addressed.