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1DT014/1TT821Computer Networks I

Dr. Edith C.-H. Ngai Department of Information Technology

Uppsala University

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How to reach me?

ITC building 1, floor 4, room 1440

018 471 5777

it-dk1ht08@listserv.uu.se

Consultation Hours:(Tue) 10am – 11:30am(Fri) 10am – 11:30am

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Organization of the Course

Lectures Labs Examination Group Presentations (for 1DT014)

Visit our course web page:

http://www.it.uu.se/edu/course/homepage/datakom/p2ht08

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Nature of the Course

The course combines theory and practical applications of design and implementation of large and small scale computer networks.

The theory part of the course consists of a series of lectures and seminars.

Laboratory exercises and a programming assignment comprise the practical part.

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What You Will Learn

Basic principles and applications of computer networks and the Internet.

The operations of different layers in the Internet protocol stack.

Issues like network security to most current and relevant networking technologies.

Practical experience on building small computer networks and implementation of network protocols.

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Other Related Courses

Computer Programming (1TD433, 1TD721)

Computer Architecture (1DT016)

Operating Systems (1DT020)

Distributed Systems (1TT835)

Advanced Computer Networks (1DT010)

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Required Textbook

Computer Networking: A Top Down Approach, 4th edition. Jim Kurose, Keith RossAddison-Wesley, July 2007.

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Suggested References

Data and Computer Communications,7th edition , William Stallings, Prentice Hall, 2003.

Computer Networks, A Systems Approach, by Larry L. Peterson and Bruce S. Davie, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2nd edition, 1999.

Computer Networks, Fourth Edition, by A. S. Tanenbaum, Prentice Hall PTR, 2003.

UNIX Network Programming , Volume 1, Second Edition: Networking APIs: Sockets and XTI, by W. Richard Stevens, Prentice Hall, 1998.

TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The Protocols, by W. Richard Stevens, Addison-Wesley, 1994, ISBN 0-201-63346-9.

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Coursework

Labs (100 marks)– 2 lab sessions in Pol_1313D– 1 take-home programming assignment

Final Examination (100 marks) Group presentation (for 1DT014)

– 2 to 3 people in a group– 20 min presentation on a selected topic – Dates: 5 Nov, 18 Nov, and 4 Dec

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Grading

To pass the course, you need to satisfy both criteria:– get more than 70 marks in your labs.– get more than 60 marks in your final exam.

If you get more than 70 marks in your lab, the marks over 70 can be transferred to your final exam.

You get the following grades according to your final exam marks:>60 grade 3>80 grade 4>90 grade 5

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More about your labs …

Tutor: Erik Nordström Email: it-dk1ht08@listserv.uu.se Office: ITC building 1, floor 4, room 1422

3 Labs:– Snoop– Routing – Sliding windows (Take-home programming assignment)

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More about your presentation …

Date: 5 Nov (Wed) Topic: Network Applications

– Peer to peer networks– Multimedia over the Internet– SIP, RIP, VoIP, Instant Messaging – etc ..

Sign up ASAP

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Course Outline

Ch. 1: Computer Networks and the Internet Ch. 2: Application Layer Ch. 3: Transport Layer Ch. 4: Network Layer Ch. 5: Link Layer Ch. 8: Security in Computer Networks Ch. 6: Pervasive Computing