| Instructor: | Prof. Brian D.
Davison
davison(at)cse.lehigh.edu
http://www.cse.lehigh.edu/~brian/
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Teaching
Assistant: | Steve
Lee-Urban
sml3(at)lehigh.edu |
| Introduction: |
Interconnected computer networks have provided the
infrastructure for applications such as electronic
mail and the Web for today's wired world. As such,
the understanding of networking technologies and
experience of how they can be put to use will be a
necessity for many Lehigh computer science end
engineering graduates. This course is intended for
upper-level undergraduate students and will provide
the fundamentals of computer networking with emphasis
on Internet-implemented technologies along with
significant hands-on programming experience with
various protocols in directed laboratory exercises and
homework assignments.
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| Objectives: |
To provide a practical understanding of computer
networks that comprise the Internet, with respect to
system architectures, protocols, and client-server
interaction. These objectives are accomplished through
extensive laboratory exercises.
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| Prerequisites: |
CSE 109 (or CSE 262), and ECE 33. Students who have previously taken a computer networks course should not sign up for this one. |
| Expected Work: |
Homework and programming projects; design/analysis project |
| Examinations: |
Midterm and final exams |
| Course catalog description: |
Study of architecture and protocols of computer networks. Protocol
layers; network topology; data-communication principles, including
circuit switching, packet switching and error control techniques;
sliding window protocols, protocol analysis and verification; routing
and flow control; local and wide area networks; network
interconnection; client-server interaction; emerging networking trends
and technologies; topics in security and privacy. |
| Textbooks: |
Computer Networking: A Top-Down
Approach Featuring the Internet, 2nd Ed, Kurose and Ross, Addison
Wesley (2003).
TCP/IP Sockets in C: Practical Guide for Programmers, Donahoo and Calvert, Morgan Kaufmann (2001). |
| Useful Links: |
Syllabus/Lecture Notes,
Laboratory Exercises, and
Projects.
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