COMP 416 Internetworking Protocols and Software

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COMP 416Internetworking Protocols and Software

• Instructor Zhijun Wang
• Office PQ728
• Phone [phone]
• Email cszjwang_at_comp.polyu.edu.hk
• Web http//www.comp.polyu.edu.hk/cszjwang
• Office time Friday 1630-1730 or by appointment

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COMP 416Internetworking Protocols and Software

• Teaching Assistant
• Mr. Lei Ye
• Office PQ724c
• Phone [phone]
• Email csyelei_at_comp.polyu.edu.hk

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Who am I?

• Name Zhijun Wang
• Ph.D. in CSE from the University of Texas at
  Arlington
• My research is focused on the computer networks,
• High speed networks
• Network security
• Peer-to-peer networks
• Mobile computing

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Online Information

• Course webpage
• http//www.comp.polyu.edu.hk/cszjwang/comp416/co
  mp416.htm
• The syllabus, labs, project, excises and
  solutions, handouts, supplementary notes, etc.
  will be available on the course web page.  

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Class Time

• Lectures and Labs
• Friday 1830-2130
• Classroom CD307
• Lab PQ605 and PQ604B

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Course Objectives

• Acquire foundational understanding on the concept
  of Internetworking in terms of the technologies
  and techniques that drive Internet
• Deepen understanding of advanced concepts of
  TCP/IP protocol suite and its architecture
• Earn practical exposure of TCP/IP operations in
  the form of realistic and practical experiments. 

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Books

• Text Book
• Behrouz A. Forouzan, TCP/IP Protocol Suite, 3rd
  Edition, McGraw Hill.
• Reference Books
• Douglas Comer, Internetworking with TCP/IP
  Principles. Protocols, and Architectures, 4th
  edition, Prentice Hall.
• W. Richard Stevens, TCP/IP Illustrated, Vol 1,
  Addison Wesley.
• Andrew Tanenbaum, Computer Networks, Prentice
  Hall.
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Grade

• 1. Continuous assessments (55)
• Quiz (2) 50
• Lab report (1) 20
• Project (1) 30
• 2. Final exam (45)
•   Closed book, 1 page note is allowed

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Assessment method

• Two 40 minutes open-book, open-note quizzes.
• Labs can be done by group, each group has no more
  than 3 students.
• A group based project each group has maximum 3
  students. There are two assigned projects, each
  group can choose one of them. The project needs
  to follow the requirements.

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Your Part

• Prerequisite COMP312 (Computer Communication
  Networks)
• Come to lecture and lab sessions regularly
• Read the lecture notes and/or textbook, making
  sure you understand them.
• Check the class web page at least weekly for
  assignments and announcement.
• Do excises in the tutorial and/or after class.

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Supplementary

• Some supplementary materials will be posted on
  the course web site.
• Newest developments in networking industry
• Network research progresses
• Network interview questions
• Software user manuals
• The students are encouraged to share your useful
  materials to enhance the supplementary.
• The supplementary is not requested by this
  course, just for interested students.
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Content Schedule
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Content Schedule-cont.
C Chapter Q Quiz The content may be adjusted
based on the course progress.
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Quests ????