Course Outline

 

This course is a concept class with a lab component. The goal of the course is to introduce some of the main networking concepts that are taught in any introductory networking course and to reinforce those concepts with software labs. The labs are structured around exercises that highlight topics addressed in the course material taught in the weekly classes such as network addressing, subnetting, switching, ARP, dynamic routing, and protocols. The course consists of 10 weeks of classes. In class quizzes (both written and lab) are used to evaluate the students’ understanding of the material and ensure that students have completed the lab exercises. The Piazza online  discussion tool will be used to instigate class discussion around the course and lap topics. I highly encourage participation and give grade credit for those that are active.

 

 


Textbook: Computer Networks - A Top Down Approach, Kurose and Ross, 7th Edition, Pearson

Class Notes: Available on my webpage (see below)

Software: Available with online downloads

Labs: Available on my webpage (see below)


 

Class Time: MW:  3:30pm – 4:50pm

Class Room:  HH 262

 

Quiz Lab Rooms: ICS Labs 183 and 189 - Tuesday 8-10

 

TA/Readers:  Fangqi Liu fangqil2@uci.edu, Hang Nguyen hangn5@uci.edu



TA Office and Office Hours:
Fangqi Liu: Rm ICS 217, Friday9-11am

Hang Nguyen: DBH 2089, Friday 1-3pm

 

My coordinates: DBH 3216, elzarki@uci.edu

My office hours: Monday and Wednesday 2pm - 3pm

 

Course Requirements:  ONE In Lab Quiz (25%), Midterm (25%), Final (45%), Piazza Participation (5%)


Course Overview 








The labs: