COMPUTER NETWORKS
CS450/450G
SYLLABUS
Instructor : Dr. Mostafa G. Mostafa
WebSite : www.wku.edu/~mostafa.mostafa
E-mail : mostafa.mostafa@wku.edu
Office : TCCW Room 113B
Phone : (270) 745-6183
Hours : MW: 9:00 am to 10 am, 11:30 am to 2:30 pm
Fri: 11:15 am to 12:15 pm
Tue, Thu: by Appointment
Course Description:
This
course covers Basic networking concepts, network life cycle, transmission
media/control, design models and issues, Internet working, hardware/software,
applications.
Topics: application-layer networking, transport protocols (TCP and
UDP), routing protocols, IP, link-level protocols, wireless networking, and
multimedia networking.
Graduate students are expected to
work more on research topics than undergraduate students in this course.
Course Goals:
Understand
the principles of network design, using a top-down approach and focusing on the
Internet.
Understand
how the Internet works, from the transport layer down to the physical layer.
Design
network applications using sockets, threading, and concurrency.
Introduce
the latest research in Internet technologies.
Text:
Computer Networking: A Top-Down
Approach Featuring the Internet, third edition, by James F. Kurose and Keith W. Ross, Addison Wesley,
2005, ISBN 0-321-22735-2.
Reading Assignments:
Attending Policy:
Attendance will be recorded during each class meeting. You will miss a lot but your grade will be affected by 5 % of final grade if you absence more than 3 classes without accepted excuse.
Grading Policy:
Assignments/Quizzes 25%
Mid Term Exams 20%
Final Exam 25%
Final Project 25%
Participation/Attendance 5%
Note:
Arrangements must be made IN ADVANCE if for some valid reason you cannot take
an exam at the scheduled time.
90% - 100% A
80% - 89% B
70% - 79% C
60%-69% D
<=60% F
Lab Policy:
Lab will involve solving Network Programming problems related to course content. Labs are due at start of the classes.
Term Project (Team-based for
non online class – individual-based for the online class):
The purpose of the term project is to
build a complete Network application based on the topics covered in class
and/or the book topics. The whole class will be divided into groups of 2-3
students. Each group will be responsible to come up with a project idea. An
approved project proposal is required before the mid term. Each group will be asked
at the last 2 weeks (before the final exam week) to present their work to the
class. One of the groups (randomly) will be asked to present the project
orally. This means that all of the group members MUST be ready to present the
project. In the second class, another team member will be selected randomly to
be asked about the project code. Half of the groups will present the project
the first week and the next half will be in the next week. The determination of
the team’s presentations order will be randomly too. A final report with a
complete documentation (well documented code – screen shots – project
description) is required on the presentation day.
Cheating Policy
Students are encouraged to work together
and learn from each other. However, cheating in any form on exams, or
copying of homework or computer programs will not be tolerated. Any
evidence of cheating will result in a failing grade for the course.
General Policy:
Homework is due at the start of class on
the due date. Late homework will only be accepted in extenuating circumstances.
Student Disability Services
In compliance
with university policy, students with disabilities who require accommodations
(academic adjustments and/or auxiliary aids or services) for this course must
contact the Office for Student Disability Services in DUC A-200 of the
Please DO
NOT request accommodations directly from the professor or instructor without a
letter of accommodation from the Office for Student Disability Services.
The
Located in the Academic Advisng and
Retenion Center, DUC-A330
Should you require academic assistance with this course, or any other General
Education Course, there are several places that can provide you with help. TLC
tutors in most major undergraduate subjects and course levels throughout the
week. To make an appointment, or to request a tutor for a specific class, call
745-6254 or stop by DUC A330. Log on to TLC’s website at www.wku.edu/tlc
to find out more. TLC hours: M-Thu. 8am-9pm, Fri. 8am-4pm,
Sat.-Closed, and Sundays 4pm-9pm.
Course Calendar:
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Chapter 1 Computer Networks and the Internet |
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Chapter 2 Application Layer |
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Chapter 3 Transport Layer |
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Chapter 4 The Network Layer |
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Chapter 5 The Link Layer and Local Area Networks |
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Chapter 6 Wireless and |
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Chapter 7 Multimedia Networking |
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Chapter 8 Security in Computer Networks |
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Chapter 9 Network Management |