Network Design, ICS 351

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The organization of the course is described here. Please review it at the beginning of the semester and occasionally during the course. It includes information about course goals, class time and location, contacting the instructor, office hours (Tu 4-4:45pm, W 10:30-11-30am, Fri 11-11:45am, 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, Jan 13, class introductions, course summary. Introduction to the lab.
  Outline
  • introductions
  • course overview
  • overview of the Internet and routing
• Wed, Jan 15
  Outline
  • introduction to linux commands
• Wed, Jan 22.
  Outline
  • IOS commands
  • network monitoring
• Mon, Jan 27
  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 protocol
• Wed, Jan 29.
  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
• Mon, Feb 3
  Outline
  • ARP protocol
  • arp command
  • internet packet forwarding
  • IP routing table and routing cache
  • proxy ARP
• Wed, Feb 5
  Outline
  • netmask exercises
  • network and subnetwork design
• Mon, Feb 10
  Outline
  • dynamic routing
  • RIP
  • distance-vector routing
• Wed, Feb 12.
  Outline
  • Quiz at the beginning of class, on netmasks, ARP, IP forwarding, dynamic routing, and distance-vector routing
  • link-state routing
  • OSPF
• Wed, Feb 19
  Outline
  • OSPF (review)
  • BGP
  • Routing in general
• Mon, Feb 24
  Outline
  • routing protocol comparison
  • encapsulation
  • network dynamics
  • multicasting in general
  • IP multicasting
• Wed, Feb 26
  Outline
  • Quiz at the beginning of class, on routing (distance-vector, link-state, RIP) and multicasting
  • IP multicasting
  • IGMP
  • PIM
• Mon, Mar 3
  Outline
  • TCP and UDP
  • port numbers
  • congestion control
• Wed, Mar 5
  Outline
  • TCP congestion control
  • Ethernet switching
• Mon, Mar 10
  Outline
  • Spanning Tree Protocol
  • IP addresses
  • Network Address Translation
• Wed, Mar 12
  Outline
  • Network Address Translation
  • Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
  • Small Office / Home Office configuration
• Mon, Mar 17, Quiz at the beginning of class, mainly on TCP and UDP. Also on Ethernet switching and the Spanning Tree Protocol, NAT and DHCP, and IP multicasting.
  Outline
  • DNS, Domain Name System
• Wed, Mar 19
  Outline
  • DNS, Domain Name System
• Mon, Mar 31
  Outline
  • wireless 802.11 and WiFi
  • 802.11 security: WEP, 802.11i, WPA, WPA2
  • networking security
  • wireless ad-hoc and mesh networks
• Wed, Apr 2
  Outline
  • IPv6 (review and more details)
  • HTML
  • HTTP
  • web scripting languages
• Mon, Apr 7, Quiz at the beginning of class, on DNS, wireless, IPv6, and HTTP.
  Outline
  • web scripting languages
  • HTTPS: SSL and TLS
  • certificates
  • cookies
• Wed, Apr 9
  Outline
  • Simple Network Management Protocol
• Mon, Apr 14
  Outline
  • Simple Network Management Protocol
  • Performance
  • Peer-to-Peer Networking
• Wed, Apr 16
  Outline
  • Wireless ad-hoc networks
  • Wireless sensor networks
• Mon, Apr 21, Quiz at the beginning of class on p2p and wireless networks, SNMP, performance, and secure HTTP.
  Outline
  • Network Security
  This week we will do the HTTP lab. Please complete the corresponding prelab.
• Wed, Apr 23
  Outline
  • Review of packet forwarding: switching and internet routing
• Mon, Apr 28
  Outline
  • IP packet forwarding (review)
  • application layer: DNS, HTTP
  • transport layer: TCP and UDP
  • network layer: IP, ICMP, ARP
  • data-link layer: Ethernet, WiFi
  This week we will do the IPv6 lab. The prelab is to read and thoroughly understand the lab (please send me email to confirm you have done this).
• Wed, Apr 30
  Outline
  • networking problems and solutions
• Mon, May 5, Quiz at the beginning of class on all the material in the April 21st-28th lectures.
  Outline
  • networking problems and solutions (continued)
• Wed, May 7. Lecture on networking research. This lecture is optional.

If you are interested in taking the final early, please contact the instructor (sooner is better).