ITEC 350: Introduction to Computer Networking – Fall 2012

 

Date

Class Note

Book Chapter and            other reading materials

Comment

Week 1

 

Mon, Aug 27

Syllabus, Pretest

 

 

Tue, Aug 28

 

 

 

Wed, Aug 29

Chapter 1 Communication Networks and Services

Chapter 1

 

Thr, Aug 30

 

 

 

Fri, Aug 31

Continue Chap 1

 

 

Week 2

 

Mon, Sep 3

Continue Chap 1

 

 

Tue, Sep 4

 

 

 

Wed, Sep 5

Chapter 2 Applications and Layered Architectures

Chapter 2

 

Thr, Sep 6

 

 

 

Fri, Sep 7

Continue Chap 2

DNS

 

 

Week 3

 

Mon, Sep 10

Continue Chap 2

 

 

Tue, Sep 11

 

 

 

Wed, Sep 12

Continue Chap 2

 

 

Thr, Sep 13

 

 

 

Fri, Sep 14

Continue Chap 2

 

 

Week 4

 

Mon, Sep 17

Continue Chap 2

IP Addressing and Subnetting

 

 

Tue, Sep 18

 

 

 

Wed, Sep 19

Continue Chap 2

Homework 1

Due: Monday (11:59pm)

 

Thr, Sep 20

 

 

 

Fri, Sep 21

Continue Chap 2

 

 

Week 5

 

Mon, Sep 24

Continue Chap 2

 

 

Tue, Sep 25

 

 

 

Wed, Sep 26

Chapter 3 Digital Transmission Fundamentals

 

 

Thr, Sep 27

 

 

 

Fri, Sep 28

Continue Chap 3

 

 

Week 6

 

Mon, Oct 1

Continue Chap 3

 

Lab Assignment

Due: 11:59pm on Oct 19 (Fri)

§  List of Tasks

§  Lab Guide

§  Lab Report

§  Peer Evaluation

Click here to see solution of HW1

 

Tue, Oct 2

 

 

 

Wed, Oct 3

Class with Dr. Ray

 

 

Thr, Oct 4

 

 

 

Fri, Oct 5

Class with Dr. Ray

 

 

Week 7

 

Mon, Oct 8

Continue Chap 3

 

 

Tue, Oct 9

 

 

 

Wed, Oct 10

Q & A session on Midterm Exam

 

 

Thr, Oct 11

 

 

 

Fri, Oct 12

Midterm Exam

Study Guideline

 

 

Week 8

 

Mon, Oct 15

Review of the Midterm Exam

 

 

Tue, Oct 16

 

 

 

Wed, Oct 17

Chapter 5 Peer-to-Peer Protocols and Data Link Layer

 

 

Thr, Oct 18

 

 

 

Fri, Oct 19

Continue Chap 5

 

 

Week 9

 

Mon, Oct 22

Continue Chap 5

Chapter 7 Packet Switching Networks

 

 

Tue, Oct 23

 

 

 

Wed, Oct 24

Continue Chap 7

 

 

Thr, Oct 25

 

 

 

Fri, Oct 26

Continue Chap 7

 

 

Week 10

 

Mon, Oct 29

Continue Chap 7

 

 

Tue, Oct 30

 

 

 

Wed, Oct 31

Continue Chap 7

 

 

Thr, Nov 1

 

 

 

Fri, Nov 2

Continue Chap 7

 

 

Week 11

 

Mon, Nov 5

Continue Chap 7

 

 

Tue, Nov 6

 

 

 

Wed, Nov 7

Chapter 8 Communication Networks and Services

Survey Paper

§  Proposal & 5 minute team presentations

(Due: 9am on Nov 14)

§  Final paper due & 20 minute team presentations

(Due: 9am on Dec 3)

 

Thr, Nov 8

 

 

 

Fri, Nov 9

Continue Chap 8

 

 

Week 12

 

Mon, Nov 12

Continue Chap 8

 

 

Tue, Nov 13

Due: (By 11:59pm on 11/13)

Email the following two files per team to me at hlee3@radford.edu:

§  A paragraph of your proposed topic.

§  1~2 pages of ppt slide

 

 

Wed, Nov 14

Student Presentations on the proposed topics

 

 

Thr, Nov 15

 

 

 

Fri,  Nov 16

Team research and write the survey paper

 

 

Week 13

Thanksgiving Break

Mon, Nov 19

 

 

 

Tue, Nov 20

 

 

 

Wed, Nov 21

 

 

 

Thr, Nov 22

 

 

 

Fri, Nov 23

 

 

 

Week 14

 

Mon, Nov 26

Security Basics

 

 

Tue, Nov 27

 

 

 

Wed, Nov 28

Continue Security Basics

 

 

Thr, Nov 29

 

 

 

Fri, Nov 30

Team research and write the survey paper

 

 

Week 15

 

Mon, Dec 3

Due: (Before the class starts on 12/3)

Submit the presentation slide and the final paper per team

 

Student Presentations on the final survey papers

§  Team 1

§  Team 2

 

 

Tue, Dec 4

 

 

 

Wed, Dec 5

Student Presentations on the final survey papers

§  Team 3

 

 

Thr, Dec 6

 

 

 

Fri, Dec 7

Q & A session on the final exam

 

 

Week 16

Final Exam

Mon, Dec 10

 

 

 

Tue, Dec 11

 

 

 

Wed, Dec 12

Final Exam at 10:15 a.m.

Study Guideline

 

 

Thr, Dec 13

 

 

 

Fri, Dec 14