EE 586 Communication and Switching Networks

Fall 2009


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Visit course website at http://www.vis.uky.edu/~cheung/courses/ee586/index.html

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Professor

Dr. Sen-ching Cheung (cheung at engr.uky.edu)
Office: FPAT 687B FPAT (x7-9113)
Office hours: MWF 9-11am

 

Office: Room 831 VisCenter at Kentucky Utility Building (7-1257 ext. 80299)
Office hours: By appointment only

Teaching Assistant

Jithendra K. Paruchuri (jkparu0 at engr.uky.edu)

Tel: 859-327-2854 (E-mail preferred)

Office hours: TBD


Schedule

Regular class: MWF 11:00am-11:50pm (FPAT 265)

Final Examination: 12/16/09, Wednesday, 10:30am – 12:30pm (FPAT 265)


Course Description

This course is an introductory survey of the design and implementation of computer networks. We will focus on the concepts and fundamental design principles that have contributed to the global Internet's scalability and robustness and will survey the underlying technologies that have led to the Internet's phenomenal success.

 

Topics include: congestion/flow/error control, routing, addressing, multicast, packet scheduling, switching, internetworking, network security, multimedia streaming and networking programming interfaces.


Expected outcomes of student learning


EE586 Topics

1.        Introduction (1 week)

2.        Application Layer (2 weeks)

3.        Transport Layer (2 weeks)

4.        Network Layer (3 weeks)

5.        Link Layer (2 week)

6.        Wireless and Mobility (2 weeks)

7.        Multimedia Delivery (2 week)

8.        Midterms and review (2 weeks)

 


Grading

Your grade will be based on:

Undergrad

Grad

Homework and Quiz

30%

15%

Midterm 1

20%

20%

Midterm 2

20%

20%

Comprehensive Final Examination (12/16)

30%

30%

Term Project (due 12/4)

-

15%

           


Required Text

Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach (5th Edition) 

Kurose and Ross, Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet, Fifth edition (preferred) and Fourth edition (acceptable), Addison Wesley.

All assignments are based on the fifth edition and USING THE WRONG EDITION OF THE TEXT IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE EXCURE for handing in solutions to wrong homework problems.

 


Prerequisites:

EE280 and CS 115


Sen-ching Samson Cheung

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