EEC273: Computer Networks (4 Units)
Winter 2006

General

Instructor:	Chen-Nee Chuah
	3125 Kemper Hall
Lectures:	Tue/Thu 12:00 - 1:30pm, 1134 Bainer
Office Hours:	Tentatively: Tue 11:00am - noon, Thu 2-3pm
Class Mailing List:	eec273-w06@ucdavis.edu

Prerequisite

EEC173A ( EEC189Q, Fall 03/04) or ECS 152A or equivalent

Overview

This is a graduate course that covers the fundamental design principles of computer networks and basic analytical techniques used in the modeling of networking systems. The emphasis is on preparing students for research in related subjects. Hence, the class will (1) draw on examples from state-of-the-art network protocols, architectures, and applications, (2) demonstrate how networking research is done, and (3) encourage students to investigate novel ideas via quarter-long class projects. Topics include: architecture design philosophies, algorithms and implementations of transport/network/data-link layer protocols, unicast and multicast routing, congestion control, network quality of service, router architectures, content distribution systems, real-time multimedia applications, overlay/peer-to-peer networks, network simulation & modeling, and performance analysis.

Please refer to the tentative lecture schedule for the course syllabus.

Grading

Homework assignments/Paper reviews	30%
Exams	30%
Term project: (Proposal, progress report, oral presentation, and final report)	40%

Paper reviews For these assignments, you are required to provide a short summary (one or two paragraphs) and a review of the strengths and weaknesses of the paper. The goal of these reviews is to help you synthetise the main ideas and concepts presented in each paper.
Project Students work individually or in small groups on a course project. The projects will complement and extend the lecture material. The project may include design, modeling, simulation or performance analysis.of a new protocol or extension of an existing one. Students therefore gain hands-on experience in network protocol design, development, and analysis. See the project page for more details.

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