| Date | Sections | Expected Topics |
| Jan. 6 |
course outline and introduction Equity, Diversity and Inclusion |
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| Jan. 9/13 |
CN Chapter 1 |
network
overview |
| Jan. 16/20 |
CN Chapter 2
(Sec. 1: The theorectical basis for data communication; Sec. 5: The public switched telephone network; Sec. 7: Cable television) |
PHY layer technologies, acccess, backbone |
| Assignment 1 |
Due on Jan. 30, using the course assignment drop box (on the second floor of ELW), close to the elevator. There are separate bins for course assignments and lab reports. Assignment 1 Solution |
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| Jan. 23/27 |
CN Chapter 3 (Sec. 1 Data link layer design issues: 1.2-1.4; Sec. 2 Error detection and correction; Sec. 3 Elementary data link protocol: 3.2; Sec. 4 Sliding window protocols; Sec. 6 Example data link protocols) |
link
layer, link error control |
| Jan. 30/Feb. 3 |
CN Chapter 4
(Sec. 2 Multiple access protocols 2.1, 2.2, 2.6; Sec. 4 Wireless LANs: 4.3; Sec. 7 Data link layer switching: 7.1-7.5) |
resource management and medium access control (MAC) |
| Assignment 2 | Due on Feb. 10 Assignment 2 solution |
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| Feb. 6 |
Notes |
vehicle
networks, Controller Area Networks (CAN), wireless access networks for machine-to-machine communications |
| Feb. 10/13 |
CN Chapter 5 (Sec. 5: Internetworking; Sec. 6: The network layer in the Internet: 6.1) |
network layer |
| Feb. 24/27 |
CN Chapter 5 (Sec. 2: Routing Algorithms: 2.2-2.6) | routing algorithms |
| Assignment 3 |
Due on Mar. 2 Assignment 3 Solution |
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| Mar. 2 |
CN Chapter 5 (Sec. 6: The network layer in the Internet: 6.2-6.5) | Internet addressing and routing protocols |
| Mar. 5 |
Midterm exam |
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| Mar. 9 |
CN Chapter 5 (Sec. 6.3: Internet Control Protocols) | ARP |
| Mar. 12/16/19 |
CN Chapter 6 (Sec. 1: The transport service: 1.1,1.2; Sec. 5 The Internet transport protocols: TCP: 5.1-5.10) |
transport layer, flow control, packet error
control, network congestion
control |
| Assignment 4 |
Due on Mar. 26 Assignment 4 solution |
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| Mar. 22 |
CN Chapter 6 (Sec. 4: The Internet trasport protocols: UDP: 4.1) |
TCP
variants and UDP |
| Mar. 26/30 |
CN Chapter 7 (Sec. 1: DNS; Sec. 2: Electronic Mail; Sec. 3: The world wide web) |
Applications: world wide web, more HTTP domain name, email |
| Assignment 5 | Due on Apr. 2 Assignment 5 solution |
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| Apr. 2 |
Review Summary tcp-cc-example |
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| Final Exam: coursespaces.uvic.ca, THU 16 APR, 19:00. |
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This is a nomination call for the NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA's). Value & Duration: $4,500 for a normal duration of 16 consecutive weeks on a full-time basis. Faculty members are required to supplement the award by 25% or $1,125. Eligibility: Please see the attached document from the Office of Research Services and visit http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/UG-PC/USRA-BRPC_eng.asp for more information. Documentation Required: - Copy of transcript - Part 1 Form 202 - Part 2 Form 202 Form 202 is available at: http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/OnlineServices-ServicesEnLigne/instructions/202/e.asp Please note; that the application will need to be printed and submitted to myself to complete the nomination process. |
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| Slides artwork credits:Tanenbaum, Kurose&Ross, and many others. | ||
| "Observations for
students," by R. W. Hamming (PDF) |
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| Google
talk: Van Jacobson, "A New Way to look at Networking" Another talk by Van, "Content-centric networking" |
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| Want
to learn more? ECE463/ECE514 |