CS 636 Internetworking
Fall 1997

    Time and Place:      Mon, Wed, Fri 11:30 AM-12:20 PM, CS G066.
    Professor:           David K. Yau, CS 212, yau@cs.purdue.edu.
    Office Hours:        Mon, Wed 10:30-11:30 AM

    Teaching Assistant:  Anshul Dhir, CS 274, dhir@cs.purdue.edu.
    Office Hours:        Tue and Thurs 2:30-3:30 PM

    Teaching Assistant:  Samir Majure, CS 274, manjure@cs.purdue.edu.
    Office Hours:        Fri 1:30-3:30 PM

    Mailing List:        cs636@cs.purdue.edu
 
    Lab:                 CS 257, XINU lab

Synopsis

This is a (somewhat) advanced graduate course in internetworking. We assume some background in computer networks, as well as some level of maturity in abstract thinking. We will not, however, heavily resort to mathematical analysis in the course. Instead, we emphaisze on the engineering (especially software) aspects of computer internetworks. In addition to covering today's de-facto internet standard of TCP/IP, we will discuss recent developments and research issues for next generation internetworking. Such developments are motivated in part by the advent of high speed and mobile networks, and by multimedia applications having quality of service contraints.

Students are expected to be able to appreciate design issues and evaluate design decisions (i.e. identify tradeoffs) given changes in technology and application requirements. A fair amount of programming in Xinu is required. Some socket programming in Unix may also be required.

Syllabus

  1. Link technologies and multiple access
  2. Packet switching
  3. Internetwork architecture
  4. Packet scheduling
  5. Internet routing
  6. Naming and addressing
  7. Transport protocols
  8. High speed (e.g. ATM) networks
  9. Protocol implementation
  10. Network security

Current Information

All students should get an account on xinu machines. If somebody doesn't have one yet please let us know.

Getting Started With Xinu sessions : 
Tue,   Sept. 30        2:30pm - 3:30pm       TA: Anshul Dhir
Thurs, Oct. 2          4:00pm - 5:00pm       TA: Samir Manjure

Getting Started with XINU

Course description

Lectures

Mon, Aug 25 - Fri, Aug 29
Link technologies and multiple access
Mon, Sep 1 - Mon, Sep 14
Packet switching
Mon, Sep 14 - Mon, Sep 22
Internetwork Architecture
Mon, Sep 22 - Sep 26
Internet Addressing, ARP and RARP
Mon, Sep 26 - Oct 3
Internet Routing, ICMP, RIP and OSPF
Mon, Oct 6 -
Exterior and Multicast Routing
Wed, Oct 15 -
Transmission Control Protocol
Wed, Oct 24 -
Supplemental Slides on Flow Control (Major slides handed out in class)
Wed 10/29
Guest lecture by Dr. Zhiyuan Li on distributed shared memory
Fri 10/31
Guest lecture by Dr. Kihong Park on traffic management and admission control
Wed, Nov 12 -
Supplemental Slides on Error Control
Wed, Nov 14 -
Packet Scheduling
Packet Scheduling II
Mon, Nov 30 -
RSVP

Homeworks

Assignment #1 (given 9/11/97; due 9/22/97)
Project #1 (given 9/29/97; due 10/27/97)
Assignment #2 (sample socket programs) (given 9/29/97; due 10/6/97) sample solutions
Assignment #3 (given 10/27/97; due 11/3/97)
Project #2 (given 11/3/97; due 12/15/97)

Paper Reading List