CSE 534 Computer Networks, FALL 2003
Course Description
This is an introductory graduate-level computer network course, with a focus
on network protocol design and network subsystem implementation techniques.
This course will not cover socket programming or any
distributed systems programming techniques such as Remote Procedure Call,
CORBA, or Microsoft's .NET.
In this course, we will cover the standard network protocol design issues,
but with an emphasis on the associated system implementation issues.
The course will have two mid-terms, two homeworks, and a final project.
The homeworks will be a combination of NS simulations and actual system implementations.
The idea of these exercises is to get the
students' hands dirty and to allow them to appreciate the nuts and bolts
of carrying out computer networking research.
No late homeworks beyond the official deadline will be accepted.
In addition, students are organized as teams of at most three persons to
design and implement
a substantial network subsystem.
Students are expected to submit a monthly progress report
for their final project.
In the end, each team needs to make a 20-minute presentation of their
results
to the class. In addition, every team is asked to turn in a
publication-quality
research paper documenting the experiments, results, and analysis.
The grade will be based on: 30% Homework, 30% Midterms, 10% Progress Reports, and 30% Final Report.
Any cheating in midterms and homeworks automatically results in an "F" grade.
The workload is estimated to be about 10 hours per week,
excluding the project effort.
The first class is on 9/4/2003 (Thursday).
Administrative Matters
- Location: CS Building, Light Engineering Room 152
- Time: Tuesday, Thursday, 5:30-6:50 PM
- Textbook: S. Keshav's ``An Engineering Approach to Computer Networksing''
- Instructor: Professor Tzi-cker Chiueh
- Office: CS Building, Room 1419
- Phone: 631-632-8449
- mail: chiueh@cs.sunysb.edu
- Office Hours: Tuesday, Thursday, 4:00-5:20 PM
- Teaching Assistant: Srikant Sharma, who will teach the first half of the course
- Office: CS Building, Room 2110/ Room 2216
- Phone: 631-632-8436
- mail: srikant@cs.sunysb.edu
- Office Hours: Wednesdays 12:00 noon to 1:00 PM
- Course Homepage: http://www.ecsl.cs.sunysb.edu/cse534
Special Needs
If you have a physical, psychological, medical or learning disability that may impact on your ability to carry out assigned course
work, I would urge that you contact the staff in the Disabled Student Services office (DSS), Room 133 Humanities,
632-6748/TDD. DSS will review your concerns and determine, with you, what accommodations are necessary and
appropriate. All information and documentation of disability is confidential.
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