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Introduction to Computer NetworkingINFO0010
Prof. Guy LeducUniversité de Liège
Institut Montefiore, B28B-4000 Liège 1
Phone: 04 3662698 ou 2696 (secrétariat)
Email: [email protected]:
http://www.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~leduc/
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Reference BookComputer Networking: A Top-Down Approach, 7th
edition. Jim Kurose, Keith Ross
Addison-Wesley, April 2016orPearson Education, 2017 (also cheap
digital copies for students)
Many of the slides from all the chapters are adapted from the
slides provided with the book:
All material copyright 1996-2016J.F Kurose and K.W. Ross, All
Rights Reserved.
Some figures also come from:Computer Networks - 4th or 5th
edition,Andrew S. Tanenbaum,Prentice-Hall International, 2003 or
2011
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Course contentChapter 1: Computer Networks and the Internet
§ An overviewChapter 2: Application Layer
§ Web, DNS, socket interfaceChapter 3: Transport Layer
§ Error/flow/congestion control, TCP, UDPChapter 4: Network
Layer – The data plane
§ IP, addressing, packet forwarding, router architectureChapter
5: Network Layer – The control plane
§ Routing protocolsChapter 6: Link Layer and Local Area
Networks
§ Error detection, multiple access protocols, switches,
Ethernet
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Practical partq 5 homeworks
v Based on the Netkit emulator: see wiki.netkit.orgv Netkit is a
network emulator: it allows to set up a network and
perform experiments, with virtual network equipments that
feature characteristics similar to real equipments
v Very useful to understand some concepts in a more practical
setting
v A couple of hours of work per homework (assuming you have
followed the lectures)
v Individualv Teaching assistant: Emeline Marechal
q 1 projectv Network programming assignment in Javav Individualv
Teaching assistant: Samuel Hiard
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Planningq Lectures
v on Wednesdays, two groupsv group 1: odd weeks, group 2: even
weeks
q Homeworksv One week per homework. Tentative deadlines on
• October 20 (week 6)• November 10 (week 9)• November 17 (week
10)• December 1 (week 12)• December 16 (week 14)
q Projectv From October 14 (week 5) to December 18 (week 14)v
Advice: start as early as possible
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EvaluationTheory - Principles
§ Oral exam§ Not admitted at the exam if projects or labs not
done§ List of questions will be provided
§ One question can be eliminated before the random drawing§
Bonus of 5% if exam in English§ Weight in geometric mean = 50%
Practice§ Overall geometric weight = 50%§ Practice = 0.5 x
homeworks + 0.5 x project§ Project
§ If plagiarism, then 0/20 for the whole course§ Project can be
improved in August
§ Homeworks§ Not taken into account in September if detrimental
to students (cannot be redone)
