CSE 3213:
Communication Networks * Fall 2010 * Department of Computer Science and Engineering |
Lecture Schedule: TR 11:30 - 13:00, CB 115 Instructor: Natalija Vlajic Instructor's Office Hours: Thursday 14:00 - 16:00 (CSEB 2047) TA: Dusan Stevanovic TA's Office hours: Tuesday 13:00 - 14:00 (CSEB 2052) Course Information: Textbook and Recommended Reading Material Grading Scheme Course Description Prerequisite Course Schedule (Topics, Notes, Required Reading, Assignments) Lab/Software Information: OPNET IT Guru (Academic Edition) Course Policies: Missed Midterm and Quizzes Academic Honesty |
Quizzes | 2 * 6 = 12% |
Lab reports | 2 * 4 = 8 % |
Midterm | 35% |
Final | 45% |
Week |
Date |
Topic |
Required
Reading |
Important dates |
1 |
T,
Sep 14 |
Introductory
Class, Message & Circuit Switching |
Garcia
1.1, 1.2 |
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R,
Sep 16 |
Packet
Switching, LANs, WANs, the Internet |
Garcia
1.1, 1.2 |
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2 |
T,
Sep 21 |
Applications
and Layered Architectures |
Garcia
2.1, 2.2, 2.3 |
|
R,
Sep 23 |
(cont.) | |||
3 |
T,
Sep 28 |
Analog
and Digital Signals Time and Frequency Representations of Signals |
Garcia
3.1, 3.2 |
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R,
Sep 30 |
(cont.) |
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4 |
R,
Oct 05 |
Digital
vs. Analog Transmission, Transmission Impairments, Nyquist and Shannon Laws |
Garcia
3.1 to 3.5 |
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T,
Oct 07 |
(cont.) |
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Reading Week |
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5 |
T,
Oct 19 |
Quiz
1 (cont.) |
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R,
Oct 21 |
Line Coding | Garcia
3.6 |
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6 |
T,
Oct 26 |
Digital Modulation (ASK, FSK, PSK, QAM) | Garcia
3.7 |
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R,
Oct 28 |
Analog
Modulation (AM, FM) (optional) |
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7 |
T,
Nov 02 |
Midterm | ||
R,
Nov 04 |
PCM
and Delta Modulation |
Garcia
3.3.2, 3.3.3 |
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8 |
T,
Nov 09 |
Error Detection and Correction | Garcia
3.9.1, 3.9.2, 3.9.3 |
|
R,
Nov 11 |
Flow
and Error
Control |
Garcia
5.2 |
Nov 12 - last date to drop courses | |
9 |
T,
Nov 16 |
(cont.) | Lab 1 Due date: Nov 30 |
|
R,
Nov 18 |
(cont.) |
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10 |
T,
Nov 23 |
Medium Access Control: Aloha | Garcia
6.1, 6.2.1, 6.2.2 |
|
R,
Nov 25 |
Quiz 2 Medium Access Control: CSMA, CSMA/CD |
Garcia
6.2.3, 6.2.4 |
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11 |
T,
Nov 30 |
Medium Access Control: Scheduling Approaches | Garcia 6.3, 6.4.1, 6.4.2 | Lab
2 Due date: Dec 13 |
R,
Dec 02 |
LAN
Protocols I: Ethernet (802.3), Token Ring
(802.5) Connecting LANs |
Garcia
6.7, 6.8, 6.11 |
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12 |
T,
Dec 07 |
Network Layer and IP Protocol | Garcia
7.3.3, 8.1, 8.2.1 |
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R,
Dec 09 |
cont. |
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Final
Exam: December 21, 9am - 12pm Room: CLH J |