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This calendar contains links to lecture and tutorial notes, reading assignments, and key project and quiz dates.



All notes are Copyright © Hari Balakrishnan (1998-2001).


Please note:
  1. This course is structured in three modules: Internetworking and routing; Resource management; and Network services. The modules are inter-related.
  2. Lecture numbers (L1, L2, etc.) are linked to corresponding lecture notes. Generally, these will appear on this page soon after the lecture. Not all notes are in flowing text; usually they are in bullet form and highlight things I consider important about each paper or the area being discussed.
  3. For all lectures, you MUST try and read the assigned papers BEFORE lecture. I will not repeat a lot of detail of what's in the paper, but instead focus only on a few important pieces, and give you a flavor of other work in the area as well. You're likely to get the most out of each lecture if you read the material beforehand.
  4. Pay attention to the due dates for problem sets, project proposal, project interim status, and other deadlines. All deadlines are hard.
  5. The paper codes refer to papers found on the course-reading list.
  6. Paper codes in parentheses (e.g., (RJ90)) are optional reading. Read some of these if you have time, or are especially interested in the corresponding material. You'll learn a great deal and may find it useful for your project. We won't hand these papers out in class; in most cases, Web links are available.




LEC # / TUT #TOPICSREADINGSOPTIONAL READINGS; REMARKS
L1L0 for background (PDF)
Part I: Internetworking and Routing
Packet Switching (PDF)
A Simple Network
L0 for background
L2The Internetworking Problem (PDF)
The IP/TCP Split
Connections
Scaling IP
CK74, Cla88
L3Scaling IP (cont.) (PDF)
Routers: Forwarding and Routing
The IP Forwarding Path
Hin96, BCDP97
T1Tutorial on useful tools (PDF)
L4Unicast Internet Routing: Intra- and Inter-Domain Routing (PDF)
Project suggestions handed out; proposals due 1 day after T3
L4 notes(Nor00) For intra-domain routing background, see any undergraduate text's routing chapter. You should be familiar with distance-vector and link-state routing.
L5Internet Routing-in-the-WildPax97
T2Intro to the ns2 Network Simulator (PDF)
L6Router Design and ImplementationP+98, McK96
L7
[Lecturer: Nick Feamster]
Security Problems with the Internet Architecture (PDF)Bel89, Sno+01IPSec (RFC1825)
T3Tutorial on IPv6 (PDF)
Project Proposals Due (3 days after T3). Three hard copies.
L8Part II: Resource Management
End-to-End Congestion Control (PDF)
JK88, CJ89
L9Router-Assisted Congestion Control: Active Queue Management (PDF)FJ93, KHR02
L10Fair Queuing and Variants (PDF)DKS90, SSZ98
L11
[Lecturer: Jacob Strauss]
Modeling and Measurement-I: Packet Trains
Slides (PDF)
DJ02(Bol93)
T5TCP Congestion Control Impediments
L12Adaptive Network Applications
Nick's CM slides (PDF)
Xiaowei's ALF slides (PDF)
CT90, BSR99
T6Quiz 1 Review
Quiz 1: In Class (4 days after T6)All material covered so far.
Project Meetings (2 days after Quiz 1)
T7Tutorial: Project Office Hours
L13QoS-I: Why QoS; Basic Models and Architecture (PDF)She95, CSZ92
L14QoS-II: Mechanisms and PropertiesCF98RSVP (Z+95) (RFC 2205-2209)
T8Tutorial: Project Office Hours
L15 (Notes from Fall 01)Modeling and Measurement-II: Traffic Self-Similarity; Virus Propagation (PDF)WGJPS01, SPW02
L16Part III: Communication and Network Services
P2P Networks
Distributed Hash Table (DHT) Abstraction and Algorithms
SMKKB01, BKKMS03(Cla00)
T9
L17 [Lecturer: Nick Feamster]Routing in Overlay Networks (PDF)ABKM01, Sto+02
L18DNS (PDF)
Resource Discovery
Other Examples of Lookups
Project write-up (checkpoint) due in class
JSBM01Include outline of final paper, progress so far, related work section.
T10
L19Wireless and Mobility: MAC Protocols, RoutingBDSZ94, BMJ+98
L20Wireless Protocols: Data Transport and Sensor Data Dissemination (Cross-Layer Protocols)BSK95, IGE00
T11Anonymity (PDF)
L21Group Communication: Multicast Routing and TransportMS97, Flo+97
L22Multicast (cont.); Scalability and Robustness in Networks (PDF)ASSW02
Project Presentations (2 days after L22)All Day
Project Presentations (3 days after L22)All Day
Quiz 2: In class (7 days after L22)
Project Papers Due (3 days after Quiz 2)
(Two copies of 8-10 page conference-style paper, 10-point font, single-spaced, double-column. Page count includes figures, tables, etc.)
No extensions!

 

 


 



 








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