ECE 544: Computer Networks II, Spring 2007Meeting Time: Fridays, 4:45-7:30PM, Hill 116 (may be changed to CORE 5th floor by arrangement with students)Course Information: comet2 mailing list [email protected], website: www.winlab.rutgers.edu/comnet2Grading Policy:Course Outline: (some topics may not be covered in sequence or may be omitted; includes some guest lectures)ECE 544: Computer Networks II, Spring 2007This course is intended to provide an in-depth and practical understanding of modern computernetworks that constitute the Internet. The scope includes network architecture, componenttechnologies (both hardware and protocols) and specific systems. Emphasis will be on networkprotocols and related software implementation. Meeting Time: Fridays, 4:45-7:30PM, Hill 116 (may be changed to CORE 5th floor byarrangement with students)Course Instructors: Prof. D. Raychaudhuri ([email protected]). Office Hours: 3:00-4:30Fri or by appt (send email to request), WINLAB Tech Center C103 & CORE 501. TeachingAssistant (for programming project): Mr. Zhibin Wu ([email protected]) . Selectedclasses will be taught by guest lecturers.Text: Peterson & Davie, “Computer Networks: A Systems Approach”, Morgan Kaufman, 3rd ed(2nd ed is also acceptable). This is a required textbook used for about 60-70% of the materialcovered.Additional reading materials to be distributed or downloaded, including IEEE specs (e.g. 802.3and 802.11), Internet RFC’s (e.g. 793, 768 & 791), and papers on specific systems.Course Information: comet2 mailing list [email protected], website:www.winlab.rutgers.edu/comnet2Grading Policy:Class participation and homework (10%)Midterm exam (25%)Final exam (40%)Network architecture paper (10%)Software project and report (15%)Course Outline: (some topics may not be covered in sequence or may be omitted; includes someguest lectures)L1-----1/19 Introduction- What is a network?- Different types of networks- How to specify requirements- Service interfaces and QoS concepts- Protocol layering and OSI architecture- Network API’s/sockets & software issuesOverview of Networking Fundamentals- Network topologies- Packet formats- Resource Sharing- Packet forwarding & routing- Flow & congestion control- Transport layer- QoS, performance evaluation basicsL2-----1/26 Shared Media Protocols and LAN’sMAC: - 802.3 Ethernet, - 802.5 Token Ring - 802.11 Wireless LANBridges and LAN switching: - learning bridge - spanning tree- multicastL3-----2/2 Switched Networks- Cell switching (ATM)- Cell format, SAR- VPI/VCI, signaling- QoS controlL4-----2/9 Internet Protocol (IP) Basics- IP address- ARP - DHCP- ICMP - intra-domain routing (RIP, OSPF)L5------2/16 Internet Protocol (IP) Advanced- subnets- classless inter-domain routing (CIDR)- inter-domain routing (BGP) - IPv6, IP QoS (diff serve, RSVP) L6------2/23 IP Multicast- DVMRP- PIM- Reliable MulticastL7------3/2 Network Hardware and Software- Wireless (802.11, 3G, WiMax)- Switches (Ethernet, ATM/MPLS, IP)- Routers (IP, layer 7, etc.)- Network software basics (OS, drivers, protocols, management)- Socket programming intro3/9 Mid-term examL7-----3/23 Protocol Project tutorialL8-----3/30 Mobility protocols - mobile IP - mobile ATM- ad-hoc routingL9------4/6 Transport layer protocols- UDP- TCP- RTPL10------4/13 Quality of Service (QoS)- Traffic Shaping- Flow Control- Admission Control- RSVP- IP Diff Serve- IP Int Serve and ATM QoSL11------4/20 Security protocols - DES- RSA - public key - PGP - IPsec-L12-------4/27System Case Studies and Research Topics (guest lectures)- Optical IP Network- VOIP, ad hoc network, etc. (to be announced)---- Final Exam (date TBA)Course Projects: 1. Network Architecture project due on 3/16 (instructions to be given separately)2. Routing protocol prototyping project due on 4/20 (instructions to be given