Internet Architectures and Protocols (Netw_II)


The TP (Lab #2) will be on Monday May 30, 2011 in the computer room salle 02 at level -3.
Please print and read the description of the TP before coming to the session.
Presence is mandatory!
For more info see below.
The slides on the Youtube test tool as presented in the course are available here. The slides also contain info where to download the tool and where to send the results (slide 11 and 12). Thank you very much for your collaboration. Slides

Contents

  • Introduction
  • Fundamentals of transport protocols:
  • TCP Introduction:
  • TCP Advanced:
  • Reliable Multicast
  • Routing and Forwarding:
  • Layer4 filter
  • Scheduling
  • Buffer management
  • Packet Switch (Router) Design
  • Ground Rules

  • Homeworks and Quizes will count 25% towards final grade
  • No collaboration is allowed on the homeworks exept if indicated otherwise
  • Everybody is required to do the Quizes and Homeworks and be present at the TPs
  • Final Exam will count 75% towards final grade. Final exam will be closed books.
  • For the final Exam you will be allowed one page A4 with handwritten notes on both sides.
  • Put homeworks into a box outside of the room 0 15
  • You can get any missing document by sending me e-mail
  • If you have questions, please see me after the course or send me an e-mail to set up an appointment
  • Homeworks and Quizes

    HW #1, due March 29, 2011 at 12h in box outside of office 0 15

    HW (read an article) due April 8, 2010, 12h

    HW on TCP trace analysis: due May 11, 2011, 12h

    HW due May 25, 2011, 12h

    HW buffer management: due June 10, 2011 at 12h

    Material for Lab Sessions

    Lab #1: TCP dump analysis (May 2nd)

    Lab #2: TCP and Buffer Management (May 30, 2011)

    Books

  • G. Varghese: Network Algorithmics, Elsevier 2005 (very nice book)
  • Some other good books:
  • J. Kurose and K. Ross: Computer Networking, Prentice Hall Int. (covers pre-requisits for this course)
  • D. Medhi and K. Ramasamy: Network Routing: Algorithms, Protocols, and Architectures, Morgan and Kaufmann Publ., 208 (nice on forwarding lookup and classification )
  • J. Chao and B. Liu: High Performance Switches and Routers, John Wiley & Sons, 2007 (nice on router architectures)