CMSC 137 Data Communications and Networking

First Semester 2009-2010

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News/Announcements

[10/29/2009] Congratulations for passing CMSC 137! Enjoy! Please find time to evaluate me. Enjoy!
[10/28/2009] Final Grades Release. The instructor will only entertain changes until 2pm today.
[10/17/2009] Everybody is required to take the final exam on Wednesday, 21 October 2009, 10am-12pm at ICS LH 1.
[10/16/2009] Exam results are now available!Click the Class Record link above. See your instructor on October 19 if you have questions.
[10/13/2009] Project Presentation is on October 20,26-27.
[10/04/2009] Third Exam is on Friday, 9 October 2009, 9am-10am. Final Exam is on 21 October 2009, 10am-12pm.
[10/04/2009] To help you with your project, I made this simple example. Submit a 1-page project proposal this week describing the game that you want to develop.
[09/25/2009] End of classes was moved to October 12, 2009. See the updated schedule.
[08/23/2009] Second exam moved to September 2, 2009. Wednesday.
[07/14/2009] First exam moved to July 24, 2009. Friday.
[06/09/2009] Welcome!

Course Information

Course Number: CMSC 137
Course Title: Data Communications and Networking
Description: Basic principles of data communications; design issues and protocols in the layers of data network; networks for various applications.
Prerequisites: CMSC 125
Lecture: Section B, 9-10 WF ICS LH1

Instructor Information

Lecture:
Joseph Anthony C. Hermocilla (jachermocilla@gmail.com)
PhySci C120

Laboratory:
TJKP Monserat (tjkpmonserat@uplb.edu.ph)
PhySci C120

Student Assistant:
Aldwin de los Reyes

Aim

The aim of this course is to introduce students to data communications and networking concepts.

Objectives

At the end of this course the students should be able to:

explain how data is transmitted over communication channels;
identify and describe the different layers of the OSI reference model and TCP/IP protocol suite, including the protocols available for each layer;
understand the architecture of Local Area Networks and Internetworks and the services they provide;
understand the importance of security in a networked environment;
develop client-server applications using a high-level programming language;
and perform basic network administration.

Topics (tentative)

Computer Networks Overview

Introduction
Protocols and Architecture

Data Communications

Data Transmission
Transmission Media
Data Encoding
Data Link Control

Network Hardware Components

Layer 1 and Layer 2 devices

Local Area Networks

LAN Technology
LAN Systems

Communication Architecture and Protocols

Internetworking and Network Layer Concepts
Transport Layer
Application Layer
Network Security

Evaluation/Grading (Tentative)

3 Lecture Exams 45%

Quizzes 5%

Laboratory Exercises 30%

Laboratory Project 20%

Prefinal Total 100%

If the prefinal grade is at least 75%, the student is exempted from taking the final exam and his final grade is the prefinal grade.
If not exempted, then the final grade is composed of 80% of the prefinal grade plus 20% of the final exam score.

Grading Scale

Final Grade between Numeric Equivalent

0 54 5.0

55 59 3.0

60 64 2.75

65 69 2.5

70 74 2.25

75 79 2.0

80 84 1.75

85 89 1.5

90 94 1.25

95 100 1.0

Lecture Schedule (tentative)

Lec Date Topic Readings Slides

1 06/17/09 W Class Introduction TBA

2 06/19/09 F (no meeting) TBA

3 06/24/09 W Wide Area Networks TBA SXI

4 06/26/09 F Delays in Packet Switched Networks TBA

5 07/01/09 W Protocols-Characteristics-Standard vs. Non-Standard TBA SXI

6 07/03/09 F Protocols-Functions-Addressing TBA

7 07/08/09 W Data Link Layer TBA

8 07/10/09 F TCP/IP Protocol Suite TBA

9 07/15/09 W Isochronous Transmission TBA SXI

10 07/17/09 F Analog and Digital: Data, Signals, Transmission TBA

11 07/22/09 W TBA TBA

12 07/24/09 F EXAM 1

13 07/29/09 W Transmission Media TBA SXI

14 07/31/09 F (no meeting) TBA

15 08/05/09 W (no meeting: holiday) TBA

* 08/06/09 W MID SEMESTER

16 08/07/09 F Digital-Digital Encoding TBA SXI

17 08/12/09 W Multiplexing TBA

18 08/14/09 F Data Link: Framing TBA SXI

19 08/19/09 W Data Link: Flow and Error Control TBA

20 08/21/09 F (no meeting: holiday) TBA

21 08/26/09 W Data Link: HDLC TBA

22 08/28/09 F L1/L2 Devices TBA SXI

23 09/02/09 W EXAM 2

24 09/04/09 F LAN Technology: Topology TBA SXI

25 09/09/09 W LAN Technology: IEEE 802.x TBA

26 09/11/09 F LAN Systems: Token Ring TBA SXI

27 09/16/09 W LAN Systems: ATM Networks TBA

28 09/18/09 F Internetworking: Routing TBA

29 09/23/09 W TCP/IP: IP TBA SXI

30 09/25/09 F Transport Layer: UDP TBA SXI

31 09/30/09 W Transport Layer: TCP TBA

32 10/02/09 W Application Layer: HTTP, SMTP TBA SXI

33 10/07/09 W Application Layer: DNS TBA

35 10/09/09 F EXAM 3

* 10/12/09 T END OF CLASSES

Laboratory Schedule (tentative)

Lab Date Topic Handout

1 06/15/09-06/19/09 Introduction

2 06/22/09-06/26/09 Physical LAN Setup and Crimping

3 06/29/09-07/03/09 Configuring Windows XP for TCP/IP Networking Exercise

4 07/06/09-07/10/09 Configuring Linux for TCP/IP Networking Exercise

5 07/13/09-07/17/09 IP Routing Exercise

6 07/20/09-07/24/09 (no meeting)

7 07/27/09-07/31/09 DNS and BIND Exercise

8 08/03/09-08/07/09 Subnetting Computations

9 08/10/09-08/14/09 Socket Programming in Java (TCP) PDF,Sample Files

10 08/17/09-08/21/09 Socket Programming in Java (UDP) PDF,TimeServer.java,GetTime.java

11 08/24/09-08/28/09 Multithreaded Socket Programming in C(TCP) PDF

12 08/31/09-09/04/09 DHCP/Protocol Testing(POP3) and Packet Analysis PDF

13 09/07/09-09/11/09 GNU Privacy Guard Tutorial

14 09/14/09-09/18/09 Project

15 09/21/09-09/25/09 Project

16 08/28/09-10/02/09 Project

Resources

Textbook: Stallings, W. 1995. Data and Computer Communications, 4th Ed. Prentice Hall, Singapore.
Supplementary Text and References

Tanenbaum, A. 1997. Computer Networks, 3rd Ed. Prentice Hall, Singapore.
Halsall, F. 1996. Data Communications, Computer Networks and Open Systems, 4th Ed. Addison-Wesley, Norwich.

Relevant Links

Software

Network Simulator (for jdk1.5) (developed by M. Detras, V. Lee, R. Lacaneta)

java -jar netsim-jdk1.6.jar

Network Simulator NS-2

Class Policies

Attendance

Attendance will be checked every meeting. University policy on attendance will be applied.

Coming in late to class

There will be a closed door policy, 9:15am.

Missed exam/quizzes/assignments

No makeup will be given to missed quizzes and assignments. Makeup exam will be given only to those who can provide a valid excuse slip.

Cheating

Students caught cheating will automatically get a grade of 5.0 for the course.

Grading Programming Exercises

0 did not submit; no email received; student cheated

1 email received; no attachment found; did not follow submission guidelines

3 program does not compile due to syntax errors;missing files

5 program has sufficient code, builds, but has wrong results when run

7 program has sufficient code, builds, fails on some test case or lacks documentation;

10 program has sufficient code, builds, correct results on all test cases

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3 Lecture Exams	45%
Quizzes	5%
Laboratory Exercises	30%
Laboratory Project	20%
Prefinal Total	100%

Final Grade between		Numeric Equivalent
0	54	5.0
55	59	3.0
60	64	2.75
65	69	2.5
70	74	2.25
75	79	2.0
80	84	1.75
85	89	1.5
90	94	1.25
95	100	1.0

Lec	Date	Topic	Readings	Slides
1	06/17/09 W	Class Introduction	TBA
2	06/19/09 F	(no meeting)	TBA
3	06/24/09 W	Wide Area Networks	TBA	SXI
4	06/26/09 F	Delays in Packet Switched Networks	TBA
5	07/01/09 W	Protocols-Characteristics-Standard vs. Non-Standard	TBA	SXI
6	07/03/09 F	Protocols-Functions-Addressing	TBA
7	07/08/09 W	Data Link Layer	TBA
8	07/10/09 F	TCP/IP Protocol Suite	TBA
9	07/15/09 W	Isochronous Transmission	TBA	SXI
10	07/17/09 F	Analog and Digital: Data, Signals, Transmission	TBA
11	07/22/09 W	TBA	TBA
12	07/24/09 F	EXAM 1
13	07/29/09 W	Transmission Media	TBA	SXI
14	07/31/09 F	(no meeting)	TBA
15	08/05/09 W	(no meeting: holiday)	TBA
*	08/06/09 W	MID SEMESTER
16	08/07/09 F	Digital-Digital Encoding	TBA	SXI
17	08/12/09 W	Multiplexing	TBA
18	08/14/09 F	Data Link: Framing	TBA	SXI
19	08/19/09 W	Data Link: Flow and Error Control	TBA
20	08/21/09 F	(no meeting: holiday)	TBA
21	08/26/09 W	Data Link: HDLC	TBA
22	08/28/09 F	L1/L2 Devices	TBA	SXI
23	09/02/09 W	EXAM 2
24	09/04/09 F	LAN Technology: Topology	TBA	SXI
25	09/09/09 W	LAN Technology: IEEE 802.x	TBA
26	09/11/09 F	LAN Systems: Token Ring	TBA	SXI
27	09/16/09 W	LAN Systems: ATM Networks	TBA
28	09/18/09 F	Internetworking: Routing	TBA
29	09/23/09 W	TCP/IP: IP	TBA	SXI
30	09/25/09 F	Transport Layer: UDP	TBA	SXI
31	09/30/09 W	Transport Layer: TCP	TBA
32	10/02/09 W	Application Layer: HTTP, SMTP	TBA	SXI
33	10/07/09 W	Application Layer: DNS	TBA
35	10/09/09 F	EXAM 3
*	10/12/09 T	END OF CLASSES

Lab	Date	Topic	Handout
1	06/15/09-06/19/09	Introduction
2	06/22/09-06/26/09	Physical LAN Setup and Crimping
3	06/29/09-07/03/09	Configuring Windows XP for TCP/IP Networking	Exercise
4	07/06/09-07/10/09	Configuring Linux for TCP/IP Networking	Exercise
5	07/13/09-07/17/09	IP Routing	Exercise
6	07/20/09-07/24/09	(no meeting)
7	07/27/09-07/31/09	DNS and BIND	Exercise
8	08/03/09-08/07/09	Subnetting Computations
9	08/10/09-08/14/09	Socket Programming in Java (TCP)	PDF,Sample Files
10	08/17/09-08/21/09	Socket Programming in Java (UDP)	PDF,TimeServer.java,GetTime.java
11	08/24/09-08/28/09	Multithreaded Socket Programming in C(TCP)	PDF
12	08/31/09-09/04/09	DHCP/Protocol Testing(POP3) and Packet Analysis	PDF
13	09/07/09-09/11/09	GNU Privacy Guard	Tutorial
14	09/14/09-09/18/09	Project
15	09/21/09-09/25/09	Project
16	08/28/09-10/02/09	Project

0	did not submit; no email received; student cheated
1	email received; no attachment found; did not follow submission guidelines
3	program does not compile due to syntax errors;missing files
5	program has sufficient code, builds, but has wrong results when run
7	program has sufficient code, builds, fails on some test case or lacks documentation;
10	program has sufficient code, builds, correct results on all test cases