COSC 4330 - Fundamentals of Operating Systems Taking COSC 4330 concurrently is acceptable.
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM, Tuesdays and Thursdays (Tuesdays only for section 13562) in 200 PGH.
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Mon/Thu |
4-6 PM |
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| Tsung-i "Mark" Huang | tihuang _at_ cs . uh . edu | M/W |
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202 PGH | ||
| Assistant | T.B.A. | - | - |
T.B.A. | - | |
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* Instructors are also available right after class to address any question or concerns and additional office hours can be arranged by E-mail.
This course covers the concepts and protocols in computer networks with an emphasis on the principles and technologies employed on the internet. The material is covered in a top-down fashion from networking applications to low-level data communication. The major topics covered are as follows:
- General: Structure of networks and the internet, circuit, packet and message switching, routing, physical media, types of delay, internet protocol stack, internet backbone, NAPs (Network Access Points) and ISPs
- Application Layer: Structure of networking applications, Web and Web caching, FTP (File Transfer Protocol), Electronic mail, DNS (Domain Name Service), socket programming
- Transport layer: Transport layer principles, multiplexing and demultiplexing, UDP (User Datagram Protocol), principles of reliable data transport, TCP (Transmission Control Protocol), flow control, principles of congestion control, TCP congestion control
- Network Layer: Network layer services, datagram and virtual circuits, routing principles, link state routing algorithms, distance vector routing algorithms, hierarchical routing, Internet Protocol (IP), IP addressing, IP transport, fragmentation and assembly, ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol), routing on the internet, RIP (Routing Information Protocol), OSPF (Open Shortest Path First), router internals, IPv6
- Link Layer: Link layer services, error detection and correction, multiple access protocols, LAN addressing and ARP (Address Resolution Protocol), Ethernet, CSMA/CD multiple access protocol, Hubs, Bridges, and Switches, Wireless LANs, PPP (Point to Point Protocol), Wide area protocols
- Selected topics from multimedia networking, network security, and real-life networks.
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Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet - 3rd Ed., |
(ISBN: 0-201-97699-4, List price: $100).
The 3rd edition covers a little more material than the 2nd edition and some
sections are re-arranged.
However, you should be able to manage with the 2nd edition of the textbook
with some adjustment.
You don't have to buy this book in order to pass. Library has at least one copy of this book.
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Computer Networks: A Systems Approach, 3rd Edition |
This is a well-written book on Computer Networks. Explanations of some concepts and protocols are better written than our textbook. We will use some content from this book as a supplement.
You don't have to buy the following books in order to pass this class. Library has at least one copy for each of the following books.
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Computer Networks and Internets with Internet Applications, 4th Ed. by Douglas E. Comer Prentice Hall, 2004. ISBN: 0131433512. 768 pages. List Price: 106.00. This is another well written book. It has more in depth explanations on concepts and protocols, plus examples and code segments in network applications. Entire book is freely available on line at (http://www.netbook.cs.purdue.edu). |
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UNIX Network Programming: Networking APIs: Sockets and XTI, Vol. I, 2nd Ed. by W. Richard Stevens Prentice Hall, 1998. ISBN: 013490012X. 1240 pages. List Price: 68.00. This book also has a Vol. II. An older version of this book (ISBN: 0139498761) is out of print, but is available in the library. |
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TCP/IP Protocol Suite, 3rd Edition More in-depth discussion on TCP/IP. If you want to learn more detail about TCP/IP, this is the book you need. |
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Computer Networks, 4th Edition by Andrew S Tannenbaum Prentice Hall, 2003. ISBN: 0-13-066102-3. 912 pages. List Price: 88.00. A legendary textbook. Full of materials. Some parts might not be easy to read. |
We will use WebCT (http://www.uh.edu/webct/) for our class web page. All announcements, notes, assignments, old exams, and other course related materials will be on WebCT only. Please get a WebCT account as soon as possible.
Your web browser needs to accept cookies and is able to run Java script. Please click this icon (at left) on WebCT page to log on. The other icon "WebCT Vista" requires JAVA and cookies.
Old class web pages (before we moved to WebCT), including old assignments and projects, can be found here.
Students have three options to get their WebCT ID:A student's initial password is his/her birth date in the format mmddyyyy (example: April 1, 1974 would be entered as 04011974). WebCT IDs and passwords are case sensitive. Students should change their password the first time they log on to WebCT.
- Online at WebCT - click "New Users" to get your WebCT ID.
- In person: The IT Support Center is located in Room 116 of PGH on the main campus. Monday-Friday, 8 am to 8 pm (except University holidays).
- By phone at 713-743-1411 Monday-Friday, 8 am to 8 pm (except University holidays).
Once a student has his/her WebCT ID, he/she will log on to WebCT courses by going to WebCT and clicking "Log On".
Support for students using WebCT will be available in four ways:
Students who register late should allow 2-3 working days for their WebCT ID to be created and available online.
- Online at WebCT - click on "Get Help".
- Use online support form.
- By phone at 713-743-1411 Monday-Friday, 8 am to 8 pm.
- In person in Room 56 in the basement of the MD Anderson Library on the main campus, Monday-Friday, 8 am to 8 pm.
Videos of classroom lectures will be posted at vnet.uh.edu (click on Vclass and proceed) typically within a few hours after a class. All registered students can get an account on VNET. All students will have access to these lectures. You can contact VNET help or contact Chang Yun (phys94@yahoo.com) for any problems.
You are required to attend some classes. These include project discussions, mid term exam, final review, final exam and other designated classes. The required classes will be posted on WebCT at least a week ahead. You are also free to attend any of the regular classes.In case of difficulty, please contact the instructor or TA by email, or in person during office hours, or use the WebCT message board. We normally start a class with a discussion of any outstanding questions/issues, so you can also just come to class. It is possible that an issue you raise by email or message board is discussed in class. If you are not in, you will have to check the video after the class.
The tentative plan for grading is as follows:
Midterms Final exam Written and programming assignments There will be one midterm and one final exam. No make-up exam is allowed unless there is a verifiable medical excuse. The date for midterm will be announced about two weeks before the midterm. The final exam is at 2-5 PM, on Thursday, May 11th. There will be 2 hand-on assignments and 3~4 written assignments.
If you miss a class, you are still responsible for knowing everything that took place. Your absence does not change the due date of an assignment.
Any student found guilty of academic dishonesty will receive severe punishment.
200 PGH is equiped with a computer for each seat. Please use it for this course related works only.
A very cool introduction of this course can be seen here ( http://www2.cs.uh.edu/~jsteach/portfolio/cosc4377.html), including course summary, teaching support, sneak peek (video), and brochure.
Posted: January 17, 2006.