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CISC 7332X Local Area Network

Fall 2018

by Professor Hui Chen, CUNY Brooklyn College

Section T6

Class Meeting: 06:05 - 08:10pm, Tuesday
Classroom: 105 West End Building

Course Schedule

Topics: Class overview; applications of computer networks; size of networks;

Lecture Notes
Class Overview Applications, Scale, and Protocols
Assignment
Complete the team composition form (Due in class 09/11/2018)
Questions 3 and 4 in page 86 of the textbook (Due Date: 11:59PM 09/11/2018)
Reading
Section 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 in the textbook

Topics:

Lecture Notes
C02a Reference Models and Example Networks C02b Assignment Submissions via Github Classroom
Assignment
Exercise C02a-1
Exercise C02a-2
Exercise C02b-1
Exercise C02b-2
Exercise C02b-3
Reading
Section 1.4, 1.5, and 1.6 in the textbook

According to the College Calendar for Fall 2018, no classes are scheduled.

According to the College Calendar for Fall 2018, no classes are scheduled.

Topics:

Lecture Notes
C05a Transmission Media C05b Some Theories of Data Communications
Assignment
Exercise C05b-1 (Due in class 09/25/2018)
Exercise C05b-2 (Due in class 09/25/2018)
Exercise C05b-3 (Due in class 09/25/2018)
Questions 2, 4, and 8 in pages 187-188 of the textbook (Due Date: 11:59PM 10/01/2018)
Reading
Section 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4 in the textbook
Resources

Topics: digital modulation, multiplexing, and switching

lecture notes
C06a Modulation C06b Multiplexing C06c Switching
Assignment
Exercise C06a-1 (Due in class 10/02/2018)
Exercise C06a-2 (Due in class 10/02/2018)
Exercise C06a-3 (Due in class 10/02/2018)
Questions 15, 16, 20, and 22 in pages 188-189 of the textbook (Due Date: 11:59PM 10/08/2018)
Reading
Section 2.5, and 2.6 in the textbook

Topics: frames, error detection, error correction, hamming distance

Lecture Notes
C07a Error Detection and Correction
Assignment
Exercise C07a-1 (Due in class 10/09/2018)
Exercise C07a-2 (Due in class 10/09/2018)
Reading
Section 3.1 and 3.2 in the textbook

Topics: framing methods; stop-and-wait protocols; sliding window protocols; analysis of stop-and-wait protocols

Lecture Notes
C08a Data Link Protocols and Simple Analysis C08b Midterm Review
Assignment
Exercise C08a-1 (Due in class 10/16/2018)
Review for Midterm Exam
Reading
Section 3.3, 3.4, and 3.5 in the textbook
Resources
The instructor's answers to the homework assignments to be released in Blackboard

Topics:

Lecture Notes
Assignment
Reading
Resources

Topics: channel allocation problem; characteristics of network traffic; static channel allocation; dynamic challen allocation; multiple access protocols (contention-based protocols; collision free and limited contention protocols when time permits)

Lecture Notes
C10a Channel Allocation and Multi-Access Protocols C10b Collision Free and Limited Contention Protocols
Assignment
Questions 2 and 3 in Chapter 4 of the textbook (Due 11/06)
Reading
Section 4.1 and 4.2 in the textbook

Topics: CSMA/CD; Ethernet; MACA; CSMA/CA; Wireless LAN

Lecture Notes
C11a Ethernet C11b Wireless LAN
Assignment
Project 1: Ethernet and Services (on Blackboard)
Reading
Section 4.3, 4.4, and 4.8 in the textbook
Resources
A few Ethernet programs in C

Topics: LAN switching

Lecture Notes
C12a LAN Switching C12b LAN Switching: Spanning Tree (Time Permits) C12c LAN Switching: Virtual LANs (Time Permits)
Assignment
Exercise C12a-1 (Due in class 11/13/2018)
Exercise C12a-2 (Due in class 11/13/2018)
Project 1: Ethernet and Services (on Blackboard)
Reading
Section 4.8 and 5.1 in the textbook

Topics: packet switching (concept, datagram, virtual circuit, and source routing);

Lecture Notes
C13a Store and Forward Packet Switching C13b Routing Problem and Algorithms
Assignment
Exercise C13a-1, C13a-2, C13a-3, C13b-1, C13b-2, and C13b-3 (Due in class 11/13/2018)
Reading
Sections 5.1 and 5.2 in the textbook

Topics: internetworks, the Internet, and routing

Lecture Notes
C14a Internetworks and the Internet C14b Classless Intradomain Routing
Assignment
Exercise C14a-1, C14a-2, C14a-3, C14b-1, and C14b-2 (Due in class 12/04/2018)
Reading
Section 5.5 and 5.6 in the textbook

Topics: congestion control; congestion contron on the network layer; quality of services

Lecture Notes
C15a Congestion Control and Quality of Services
Assignment
Project 2: Internworks and Routing (on Blackboard)
Reading
Section 5.3 and 5.4 in the textbook

Topics: Concepts in transport layer; final exam review.

Reading
Section 6.1, 6.2, 6.4.1, 6.5.1 in the textbook

6:05 - 8:05pm, Tuesday, December 18, 105 West End Building