Peter Dordal, Loyola University Chicago Dept of Computer Science.
This class is online, and meets via Zoom on Wednesdays
from 6:30 to 9:00.
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 Wed July 1, and will be on Sakai (probably Thursday to Friday). The final will be on or after August 5.Most of the course materials and assignments will be on Sakai.
Normal office hours: via Zoom, as necessary
Accessibility: contact the Student Accessibility Center
if you have an issue.
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Course calendar
TCP: server,
client,
threaded
server
UDP: server,
client
You are to do one of the following. These are tentative. Details will be provided later.
Option 1: HUMP client.
Option 2: Mininet.
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.