Network Design, ICS 351

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The organization of the course is described here. Please review it at the beginning of the course and occasionally during the course. It includes information about course goals, class time and location, contacting the instructor, office hours (MW 10-10:15, W2-3, and by appointment), the textbook, grading, and the no cheating policy.

If you have any questions, please contact the instructor.

Schedule

Presentation notes are in HTML. For lectures, I usually post notes no later than the day before the lecture. For labs, there may not be any notes.

• Mon, Aug 23, class introductions, course summary. Introduction to the lab.
  Outline
  • introductions
  • course overview
  • overview of the Internet and routing
• Wed, Aug 25, overview of the Internet and routing, linux commands
  Outline
  • overview of the Internet and routing (reminder)
  • linux commands
  Assignment: Read textbook introduction and do Prelab 1, due by the start of your lab time, August 30th/31st.
• Mon, Aug 30, IOS commands, network monitoring
  Outline
  • IOS commands
  • network monitoring
• Wed, Sep 1, introduction to protocols
  Outline
  • introduction to the HTTP protocol
  • introduction to the TCP protocol
  • introduction to the IP protocol
  • introduction to the Ethernet protocol
  • introduction to the 802.11/WiFi protocol
  No lecture, no lab on Labor day (Monday Sep 6). Tuesday lab will meet as usual. Monday lab will catch up to Tuesday lab on election day, Tuesday November 2nd, which is also a holiday.
• Wed, Sep 8, IP interface configuration and netmasks, ARP
  Outline
  • Quiz, on overall Internet function, linux and IOS commands, network monitoring, protocols
  • IPv4 addresses: network part and host part
  • address masks
  • IP interface configuration
  • IPv6 addresses
  • ARP protocol
  • arp command
  Quiz at the beginning of class
• Mon, Sep 13, IP packet forwarding
  Outline
  • IP interface configuration
  • IPv6 addresses
  • ARP protocol
  • arp command
  • internet packet forwarding
  • IP routing table and routing cache
  • proxy ARP
• Wed, Sep 15, IP packet forwarding, proxy ARP, static routes
  Outline
  • ARP protocol
  • arp command
  • internet packet forwarding
  • IP routing table and routing cache
  • proxy ARP
  • netmask exercises
  • network and subnetwork design
• Mon, Sep 20, netmask exercises, dynamic routing, distance-vector, RIP
  Outline
  • netmask exercises
  • network and subnetwork design
  • dynamic routing
  • RIP
  • distance-vector routing
• Wed, Sep 22, dynamic routing, distance-vector, RIP
  Quiz at the beginning of class
  Outline
  • dynamic routing
  • RIP
  • distance-vector routing
• Mon, Sep 27, RIP
  Outline
  • RIP
  • distance-vector routing
• Wed, Sep 29, link-state routing, OSPF
  Outline
  • link-state routing
  • OSPF
• Mon, Oct 4, OSPF and BGP
  Outline
  • OSPF
  • BGP
• Wed, Oct 6, routing protocols in general, network dynamics
  Outline
  • routing protocol comparison
  • encapsulation
  • network dynamics
  Quiz at the beginning of class
• Mon, Oct 11, IP multicasting
  Outline
  • multicasting in general
  • IP multicast addresses
  • IP multicasting
  • IGMP
  • PIM
• Wed, Oct 13, TCP and UDP
  Outline
  • IGMP
  • PIM
  • TCP and UDP
  • port numbers
  • congestion control
• Mon, Oct 18, TCP congestion control
  Outline
  • TCP
  • congestion control
• Wed, Oct 20, Ethernet switching
  Outline
  • Ethernet switching
  • Spanning Tree Protocol
  Quiz at the beginning of class
• Mon, Oct 26, Ethernet switching, spanning tree protocol
  Outline
  • Ethernet switching
  • Spanning Tree Protocol
• Wed, Oct 27, IP addresses, NAT, DHCP, SOHO
  Outline
  • IP addresses
  • Network Address Translation
  • Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
  • Small Office / Home Office configuration
• Mon, Nov 1, DNS
  Outline
  • DNS
  No lab on November 2nd (Election day)
• Wed, Nov 3, DNS, WiFi
  Outline
  • DNS
  • WiFi
  Quiz at the beginning of class
• Mon, Nov 8, security
  Outline
  • 802.11 security: WEP, 802.11i, WPA, WPA2.
  • networking security
  • wireless ad-hoc and mesh networks
• Wed, Nov 10, IPv6
  Outline
  • IPv6 addresses
  • IPv6 packets
  • IPv6 over Ethernet
• Mon, Nov 15, HTML and HTTP
  Outline
  • HTML
  • HTTP
  • web scripting languages
• Wed, Nov 17, HTTP and HTTPS
  Outline
  • web scripting languages
  • HTTPS: SSL and TLS
  • certificates
  • cookies
  Quiz at the beginning of class
• Mon, Nov 22, HTTP and SNMP
  Outline
  • HTTP cookies
  • DNS reminder
  • SNMP
• Wed, Nov 24, performance, peer-to-peer networking.
  Outline
  • Performance
  • Peer-to-peer networking
• Mon, Nov 29, Wireless ad-hoc networks. This material (and the entire lecture) is optional -- it will not be tested or used elsewhere in this class, and attendance in class is optional.
  Outline
  • Wireless ad-hoc networks
  • Wireless sensor networks
  For this week, the Prelab and HTTP lab are not in the book.
• Wed, Dec 1, network security. This material (and the entire lecture) is optional -- it will not be tested or used elsewhere in this class, and attendance in class is optional.
  Outline
  • Network Security
  • Attacks
  • Defenses
  • Limitations
  • Small-scale network security
• Mon, Dec 6, course review (part 1)
  Outline
  • review of packet forwarding:
    switching and Internet routing
  For this week, the IPv6 lab is not in the book. There is no prelab.
• Wed, Dec 8, course review
  Outline
  • IP packet forwarding
  • application layer: DNS, HTTP
  • transport layer: TCP and UDP
  • network layer: IP, ICMP, ARP
  • data-link layer: Ethernet, WiFi

At least one student has requested to take the final early, Wednesday December 15th at 12noon. If you are interested in doing the same, please contact the instructor (sooner is better).