IERG4090 -- Networking Protocols and Systems (2013 Fall)


Announcements

HTTP Account for Course Materials:

account: ierg4090
password: 4090fall2013

General Information:

Course

Course IERG4090 -- Networking Protocols and Systems
Instructor Prof. Wing Cheong Lau
Assistant XU,Huanle; YANG,Ronghai
Website http://course.ie.cuhk.edu.hk/~ierg4090/
Lecture Slot 1
Time T2-3 (Tuesday 9:30am-11:15am)
Venue ICS L1
Lecture Slot 2
Time H2 (Thursday 9:30-10:15am)
Venue ICS L1
Tutorial Slot 1
Time T4 (Tuesday 11:30am-12:15am)
Venue LSK 208
Tutorial Slot 2
Time H4 (Thursday 11:30-12:15am)
Venue LSK 208

Instructor

Name Prof. Wing Cheong Lau
Office Location SHB Room 705
Office Hours Tuesday 11:30-12:30am
Telephone 3943-8356
Email wclau@ie.cuhk.edu.hk
Website http://personal.ie.cuhk.edu.hk/~wclau/

Teaching Assistants

Name XU,Huanle
Offlice Locations SHB 802
Office Hours Tuesday 3:00-4:00pm
Email xh112@ie.cuhk.edu.hk
Website http://personal.ie.cuhk.edu.hk/~xh112
Name YANG,Ronghai
Offlice Locations SHB 802
Office Hours Thursday 3:00-4:00pm
Email yr013@ie.cuhk.edu.hk

Course Description

Course Objective

This course is meant for students who want to learn more about computer networking. The introductory course, IERG3310, covers the basic principles of network technology, the protocol stack and network programming. This course covers additional topics related to the operation and management of the Internet; and also on new and future networking technologies. One of the major topics is Internet routing and traffic engineering, considering the Internet operational model of transit ISPs and local ISPs and their peering agreements. Examples of new technology and protocols include various multimedia applications such as streaming, VoIP, IPTV. Examples for future networks include support for mobility and convergence of different types of networks.

Online Course Material

E-learning (Blackboard System): https://elearn.cuhk.edu.hk

Course Webpage: http://course.ie.cuhk.edu.hk/~ierg4090

All of the relevant class materials will be available on the class webpage and E-learning. Please visit these online resources often and stay tuned for any announcement, supplementary discussions, clarifications and changes pertaining to the content of the course and homework assignments.

NOTICE

Content, highlighting fundamental concepts

Learning outcomes

After completion of the course, the student should be able to:

Learning activities

Lecture Interactive tutorial
(hr) in/out class (hr) in/out class
3 1-3 1 NA
M O M NA

Course Assessment

Your grade will be based on the following components:

Final Exam Cover all material taught 50%
Quizzes Cover material taught incrementally 25%
Homework and Hands-on Exercises Cover material that takes longer time to work out 25%

Learning Resource for students

This course does not use a single textbook. Instead, several textbooks are recommended as references:

Other parts of the course, we rely on lecture notes. We refer students to IETF RFCs for specific protocols.

In addition, reference material will be posted on the Reference Material page of this website.

Feedback for evaluation

Students are welcome to express their comments and suggestions via the following formal and informal feedback channels:

Tentative Timetable*

Week Lecture Date-- Topic Period Recommended Readings Additional References
1 Sep 3,5 Course Admin ; Hubs vs. Bridging vs. Routing ; Self-learning Bridges ; T2-3 H2 Ch3, 5 of [1] [2] (in the reference list)
2 Sep 10,12 Spanning Tree Protocols, VLANs ; T2-3 H2 -
3 Sep 17,19, Intra-domain routing: review Link-state vs. Distance Vector; Practical design details of RIP and OSPF ; T2-3 H2 Ch12 of [1] -
4 Sep 24,26 OSPF (continued) ; Traffic Engineering under Shortest Path-based Routing: link-cost setting, ECMP ; T2-3 H2 Ch2, 3, 4, 5, 7 of [3] -
**1 Oct, National Day**
5 Oct 3 ISP peering and Inter-domain routing (BGP) ; H2 - -
6 Oct 8,10 BGP and Traffic Engineering via BGP attribute setting ; T2-3 H2 - -
7 Oct 15,17 MPLS and Traffic Engineering ; T2-3 H2 - -
8 Oct 22,24 Forwarding plane mechanisms: longest prefix match, packet classification ; Netflow ; T2-3 H2 - -
**Quiz #1 to be held on Oct 22**
9 Oct 29,31 IPv6 and IPv4-to-v6 transitioning strategies and protocol tools ; T2-3 H2 - -
10 Nov 5,7 Multimedia Networking and Internet QoS models ; T2-3 H2 - -
11 Nov 12,14 Nov Multimedia Networking (continued) and Adaptive Streaming Protocols ; T2-3 H2 - -
12 Nov 19,21 Adaptive Streaming Protocols ; http1.1, SPDY, Websocket ; T2-3 H2 - -
**Quiz #2 to be held on Nov 19**
13 Nov 26,28 SIP/IMS, Network Convergence and Service Integration ; T2-3 H2 - -

Student/Faculty Expectations on Teaching and Learning

http://www.erg.cuhk.edu.hk/Student-Faculty-Expectations

Academic Honesty

You are expected to do your own work and acknowledge the use of anyone else's words or ideas. You MUST put down in your submitted work the names of people with whom you have had discussions.

Refer to http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/policy/academichonesty for details

When scholastic dishonesty is suspected, the matter will be turned over to the University authority for action.

You MUST include the following signed statement in all of your submitted homework, project assignments and examinations. Submission without a signed statement will not be graded.

I declare that the assignment here submitted is original except for source material explicitly acknowledged, and that the same or related material has not been previously submitted for another course. I also acknowledge that I am aware of University policy and regulations on honesty in academic work, and of the disciplinary guidelines and procedures applicable to breaches of such policy and regulations, as contained in the website http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/policy/academichonesty/.


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