CSE 461 Winter 2009
Course Schedule

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

Key:

  • Exam
  • Holiday
  • Homework
  • Lecture
  • Section
  • Week of Monday Wednesday Thursday Friday
    January 5 General Introduction
    HW1 due
    HW2 out

    RTOM
  • Chapter 1
  • HW1 Discussion
     
    January 12
    Intro to Networks

    HW2 Part B out
    Direct Link Part A
  • Chapter 2.1-2.5, 2.9
  • HW2 Discussion
    Please have read the assignment. If everything is clear, there's no need to attend this section.

     
    January 19 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
    Direct Link Part A (cont.)
  • Chapter 2.1-2.5, 2.9
    HW2 Part A due
  • TBA
     HW2 Part B due
    January 26 Direct Link Part B
  • Chapter 2.6, 2.8 Results of HW2 survey

    HW3 out

  • Class Survey
    Direct Link Part C
  • An RFID spec
    HW3 due
  • TBA
     
    February 2 Direct Link Part C
  • An RFID spec
    Connecting LANs: Bridging
  • Chapter 3
  • Connecting Nets: IP/ICMP
  • Chapter 4.1
    IP Addressing
  • Chapter 4.3-4.3.2, 4.3.5
  • TBA
     
    HW4 out

    February 9 IP Addressing
  • Chapter 4.3-4.3.2, 4.3.5
  • Midterm 1
  • Midterm Preparation
  • Answer key
  • Results
  • TBA
     
    February 16 President's Day
    IP Addressing
  • Chapter 4.3-4.3.2, 4.3.5
    Routing Overview
  • Chapter 4.2.1
    Distance Vector / Link State Routing
  • Chapter 4.2.2, 4.2.3
    HW4 due
  • Material related to hw4
    Slides

     
    February 23 Distance Vector / Link State Routing
  • Chapter 4.2.2, 4.2.3
  • Internet Routing
  • Chapter 4.3.3, 4.3.4 Transport Layer
  • Chapters 5.1, 5.2.1
  • TBA
     
    March 2

    Transport Layer / Connections
  • Chapters 5.1, 5.2

    HW5 out

  • TCP End-to-End
  • Chapters 5.4, 5.5
  • TCP example trace
  • TBA
     
    March 9 TCP End-to-End
  • Chapters 5.4, 5.5
    Congestion Control
  • Chapters 6.1, 6.3
    HW5 due
  • Midterm 2
    The target duration will be 1h15. No one has used the room after all us all quarter. You'll be able to work on the exam until 5:20, if you feel you need the time.
    Study note

    TBA
     Alternate HW5 due date (6:00PM)