Course CS/CE 6390 – 001 Professor Dr. Kamil Sarac Term Fall 2014 Meetings Monday/Wednesday 10am to 11:15am in ECSS 2.203 Professor’s Contact Information Office Phone 972 883 2337 Other Phone n/a Office Location ECS South 4.207 Email Address [email protected] Office Hours Monday/Wednesday 1:30pm to 2:30pm or by appointment at other times Other Information - Course web page: http://www.utdallas.edu/~ksarac/acn/ Teaching Assistant Contact Information Teaching Assistant TBA Phone n/a Email Address TBA Office Hours TBA General Course Information Pre-requisites, Co-requisites, & other restrictions CS 4390 or CS5390 or equivalent; C/C++ or Java programming skills; working knowledge of a UNIX-based operating system Course Description In this course, we will cover both the classical/fundamental topics in computer networks and a number of current/recent research topics related to modern computer networks. Most of the advanced research topics are relevant to Internet related research topics and they are mostly in Layer 3 and above (we will not be looking at problems in DLL or in physical layer). Most of the classical topics will be covered following the Peterson and Davie book. The research topics will be covered by reading/following the research papers (I will provide a list of papers with pointers to soft copies). Most of the class will be on Network Layer, Transport Layer and Application Layer issues. We will follow the order in the text book and use relevant research papers to cover fundamentals and important details. Toward the end of the semester, we will cover a number of recent and current networking research areas by reading several relevant research papers. The main goal in this part will be to expose students to several ongoing active research areas in networking. Learning Outcomes Internet inter-domain routing Internet multicast Congestion control Quality of service scheduling Mobile computing Peer-to-peer systems Network programming Required/Recommended Texts & Materials - Computer Networks, A Systems Approach, 5th Ed., by Peterson and Davie, Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann (RECOMMENDED) - A number of research papers will be available from the course web page Suggested Texts, Readings, & Materials References: o M. Donahoo and K. Calvert, "Pocket Guide to TCP/IP Sockets (CVersion)", Morgan Kaufmann, 1st edition. o M. Donahoo and K. Calvert, "TCP/IP Sockets in Java: Practical Guide for Programmers", Morgan Kaufmann, 1st edition. o W. R. Stevens, "UNIX Network Programming, Volume 1: Networking APIs -- Sockets and XTI", 2nd edition. o C. Huitema, "Routing in the Internet", Prentice Hall, 2nd edition. o R. Perlman, “Interconnections, Bridges, Routers, Switches, and Internetworking Protocols”, Addison Wesley, 2nd edition. Assignments & Academic Calendar September 24 Quiz 1 October 15 Exam 1 November 10 Quiz 2 December 8 to 10 Project demos TBA Exam 2 Please see the course schedule page at www.utdallas.edu/~ksarac/acn/Schedule.htm for more details Course Policies Grading (credit) Criteria Exam 1 & 2: 25% each Quiz 1 & 2: 10% each Homework Assignments: 16% total Programming Project: 14% - (group project) Mandatory to complete & turn in for a pass grade Make-up Exams No make-up exams unless in case of an emergency situation such as health emergency or similar un-avoid-able situations and you need to provide convincing documentation for it. Extra Credit n/a Late Work No late homework is accepted. All work should be turned in on time. Special Assignments n/a Class Attendance Strongly encouraged Classroom Citizenship Class participation in terms of asking questions is highly encouraged. Please do not hesitate to ask questions no matter how simple you might think the answer could be. This type of interaction helps improve the effectiveness of the class and breaks the monotony. Field Trip Policies n/a Student Conduct and Discipline The University of Texas System and The University of Texas at Dallas have rules and regulations for the orderly and efficient conduct of their business. It is the responsibility of each student and each student organization to be knowledgeable about the rules and regulations which govern student conduct and activities. General information on student conduct and discipline is contained in the UTD publication, A to Z Guide, which is provided to all registered students each academic year. The University of Texas at Dallas administers student discipline within the procedures of recognized and established due process. Procedures are defined and described in the Rules and Regulations, Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Part 1, Chapter VI, Section 3, and in Title V, Rules on Student Services and Activities of the university’s Handbook of Operating Procedures. Copies of these rules and regulations are available to students in the Office of the Dean of Students, where staff members are available to assist students in interpreting the rules and regulations (SU 1.602, 972/883-6391). A student at the university neither loses the rights nor escapes the responsibilities ofcitizenship. He or she is expected to obey federal, state, and local laws as well as the Regents’ Rules, university regulations, and administrative rules. Students are subject to discipline for violating the standards of conduct whether such conduct takes place on or off campus, or whether civil or criminal penalties are also imposed for such conduct. Academic Integrity The faculty expects from its students a high level of responsibility and academic honesty. Because the value of an academic degree depends upon the absolute integrity of the work done by the student for that degree, it is imperative that a student demonstrate a high standard of individual honor in his or her scholastic work. Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, statements, acts or omissions related to applications for enrollment or the award of a degree, and/or the submission as one’s own work or material that is not one’s own. As a general rule, scholastic dishonesty involves one of the following acts: cheating, plagiarism, collusion and/or falsifying academic records. Students suspected of academic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary proceedings. Plagiarism, especially from the web, from portions of papers for other classes, and from any other source is unacceptable and will be dealt with under the university’s policy on plagiarism (see
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