CSEN 5323 COMPUTER COMMUNICATION

NETWORKSFall Semester, 2014

CSEN 5323 COMPUTER COMMUNICATION

NETWORKSFall Semester, 2014

08/26/2014

OverviewInstructor: Dr. Ashraf Yaseen

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING & COMPUTER SCIENCE

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Outline

Course Administration Course Overview

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Administrivia

Class Website http://www.cs.odu.edu/~ayaseen Syllabus: Class Policy Class Notes: Posted before class, Read notes

before class Assignments: Pay attention to the due dates Announcements, clarifications, FAQs posted

Blackboard Posting grades Sending out emails to class

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Administrivia-cont.

E-Mail ashraf.yaseen@tamuk.edu

Instructor: Ashraf Yaseen Office location: EC, 263 Office hours:

MW: 12-2pm, 3-5pm. T: 4-5pm. F: 12-1pm by appointment

Office phone: TBA

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Administrivia-cont.

Textbook “Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach

Featuring the Internet”, 6th edition, by James F. Kurose and Keith W. Ross, Addison Wesley, 2012. ISBN: 9780132856201.

http://kuroseross.com/

Reference W. Stallings, "Data and Computer

Communications", Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2011.

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Administrivia-cont.

Grading Policy

Late Assignment Policy 0~24 hrs: -10% 24~48 hrs: -20% >48 hrs: grade = 0

Class participation and presentation quality will also impact final grade

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Activities/Evaluation Methods

Number

Percentages

Midterm Exam 1 30%Assignment/Lab 6 30%

Report/Presentation 1 10%Final Exam 1 30%

Total 100%

>=90% A Excellent80-89% B Very Good70-79% C Good60-69% D Failed<60% F Failed

Honor Code The Honor Code applies to your conduct in this course.

If you have questions, talk to me

HOMEWORK: All submitted work must be your own Do not copy another student’s work Do discuss material and homework with classmates,

professor

EXAMS: Do not give assistance to or receive assistance from anyone but professor

Violations of this Code are treated seriously Evidence of cheating, plagiarism, or unauthorized

collaboration will result in a 0 grade for quiz/assignment/exam May have further consequences

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How to get help?

Ask questions in class (or after class) Attend office hours Email me

Make sure that you put “CSEN5323” in your subject line

Send it from your .edu account It wouldn’t come to my spam folder

State clearly what you need in your email

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How to Get an A in this Class Attendance

Attend class regularly and on time Ask questions Work on in-class exercises and assignments

Notes Read over class notes before class Review class notes after class

Homework Get started as early as possible Contact me if you encounter problems

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What You Will Learn

How does the web work? How does a client find a random web server? How does a request make its way from a web

browser to a web server and how does the reply makes it back?

How is it that all data transmitted arrives intact and in order?

How insecure is the connection and how secure is a secure connection?

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What You Will Learn-cont.

Why do we get the level of performance that we do? How do the millions of web requests and

responses that transit the TAMUK campus network every second share the capacity of the network?

Can one control or even improve the performance of their network connections?

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Topics

Introduction and terminology Application-level protocols HTTP, FTP, SMTP (e-mail),

and the Domain Name System (DNS) Transport layer & protocols TCP and UDP

Congestion control principles and algorithms Socket programming and client/server computing

Network layer and Protocol The Internet Protocol IP and Internet routing architecture and

algorithms Link Layer: Links, Access Networks, and LANs Wireless and Mobile Networks Security in Computer Networks Network Management

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Greater Expectations

Class Attendance & Participation: mandatory In-Class exercises/discussion questions

Solidify your understanding

Help gauge your understanding

Increase interactivity (reduce boredom)

You are expected to try your best in class

By attending, you work less out class.

If you miss class, you are responsible for learning what you missed

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Greater Expectations-cont.

Arrive on time to class your grade will be affected if you are

consistently late If you are absent, first check the course

webpage for missed notes and/or assignments Don't come ask me, “Did I miss anything

important?” The answer is “Yes!”

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Greater Expectations-cont.

Student Presentations: Prepare/practice and cover all material clearly

and concisely (set time limit) Refresh/integrate course material before exams Student explanation benefits audience, presenter Practice: presentation skills are a key to success

Submitted work: neat, complete, well-organized logic, programming, math: clearly show steps

towards solution, comment programs Explanatory paragraphs: thoughtful, legible,

grammatical, full sentences

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Greater Expectations-cont.

Behave and perform in a professional manner Be punctual, dress appropriately and be

attentive Respect the rights of all participants by turning

off any device that could cause a disturbance during class (this includes pagers, cell phones, personal alarms and music players).

Negative behavior patterns in class (e.g. unexcused absences, tardiness, and class disruptions, wearing hats, eating, drinking, smoking and sleeping) will be treated seriously could result in a reduction of a student’s final

grade.

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While in Class,

No Facebook No Cell phone No Music players No Topic unrelated to class. No Sleep No Food No bad jokes

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About Me

Bachelor’s from JUST (Jordan University of Science & Technology)

Master’s from NYiT (New York Institute of Technology)

Ph.D. from ODU (Old Dominion University)

My Research Computational Biology High Performance Computing

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How about you?19

Tell us your name and year

In a few sentences, tell us about you, e.g. Where are you from? What is your major? Career plans or after-college plans? Favorite hobby, sport? Something interesting about yourself

Expectation in this class

What I want you to do

Get started early! Review Chapter 1 and Class Slides Enjoy your new semester

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