CSE 461 Autumn 2006
Course Schedule

This calendar represents my intentions. Reality trumps intention, should the two disagree.

Key:

  • Exam
  • Holiday
  • Homework
  • Lecture
  • Section
  • Week of Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
    September 25 General Introduction
    No sections
    General Introduction
    HW1 out
    October 2 Intro to Networks
  • Chapter 1
  • Intro to Networks
  • Chapter 1
    Direct Link Part A
  • Chapter 2.1-2.5, 2.9
    HW1 due
  • HW1 Discussion
    Direct Link Part A
  • Chapter 2.1-2.5, 2.9
    HW2 out
  • October 9 Direct Link Part A
  • Chapter 2.1-2.5, 2.9
    Direct Link Part B
  • Chapter 2.6
  • Direct Link Part B
  • Chapter 2.8
    HW2 due
  • HW2 Discussion
    Direct Link Part B
  • Chapter 2.8
  • October 16 Direct Link Part C
  • An RFID spec
    HW3 out
  • Connecting LANs: Bridging
  • Chapter 3
  • TBA
    HW3A.2 due
    Connecting LANs: Bridging
  • Chapter 3
    HW3A.1 due
  • October 23 Connecting Nets: IP/ICMP
  • Chapter 4.1
  • Connecting Nets: IP/ICMP
  • Chapter 4.1
    IP Addressing
  • Chapter 4.3-4.3.2, 4.3.5
    HW3B due
  • TBA
    IP Addressing
  • Chapter 4.3-4.3.2, 4.3.5
  • October 30 Midterm
    Key
    Grade distribution

    IP Addressing
  • Chapter 4.3-4.3.2, 4.3.5
    Routing Overview
  • Chapter 4.2.1
  • TBA
    Routing Overview
  • Chapter 4.2.1
    Distance Vector Routing
  • Chapter 4.2.2, 4.2.3
  • November 6 Distance Vector Routing
  • Chapter 4.2.2, 4.2.3
    Internet Routing
  • Chapter 4.3.3, 4.3.4
    HW4 out
  • Internet Routing
  • Chapter 4.3.3, 4.3.4
  • TBA
    HW4 exercises
    Veteran's Day
    November 13 Internet Routing
  • Chapter 4.3.3, 4.3.4
    Transport Layer

    HW4 due
  • Transport Layer
  • Chapters 5.1, 5.2.1

    HW5 out

  • TBA
    Connections
  • Chapters 5.2
  • November 20 Connections
  • Chapters 5.2
  • Connections
  • Chapters 5.2
    TCP End-to-End
  • Chapters 5.4, 5.5
  • Thanksgiving
    Thanksgiving
    November 27 TCP End-to-End
  • Chapters 5.4, 5.5
  • Congestion Control
  • Chapters 6.1, 6.3
  • TCP example trace
  • TBA
    Web / DNS / CDNs
  • Chapters 9.1, 9.2.2, 9.4.3

    HW5 due (midnight)
    HW6 out

  • December 4 Web / DNS / CDNs
  • Chapters 9.1, 9.2.2, 9.4.3
  • Web / DNS / CDNs
  • Chapters 9.1, 9.2.2, 9.4.3
  • Security
  • Chapters 8.1-8.2, 8.3.2, 8.5
  • TBA
  • Security
  • Chapters 8.1-8.2, 8.3.2, 8.5
    HW6 due
  • December 11 Final Exam
    2:30-4:20