CS 494/594 Computer Communication Networks

Dr. Jinyuan (Stella) SunDept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceUniversity of Tennessee Spring 2011

Welcome!

Introduction…

My Contact

Office: 222 ClaxtonEmail: jysun@eecs.utk.eduPhone: 865-974-0426Course Website:

http://web.eecs.utk.edu/~jysun/494Spring

Meeting: MWF 12:20-1:10pm, 510 Ferris

Office Hours: Monday 3:30-5:30pm

TA’s Contact

Jonathan Peytonjpeyton1@utk.eduOffice Hours: TBD

Course ObjectivesGet familiar with the fundamentals of the

communications between two end systems connected across the networks.

Understand the layered architecture that underlies computer networks and the Internet

Understand the protocols that implement the functionality of each layer

Be interested in network design

We will work together!

Textbook & Reading MaterialsRequired: Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach, J.

Kurose and K. Ross, 5th Edition, Addison-Wesley, 2009.

Optional: Computer Networks, A. Tanenbaum, 4th Edition,

Prentice-Hall, 2002. Communications Networks: Fundamental Concepts

and Key Architectures, 2nd Edition, A. Leon-Garcia and I. Widjaja, McGraw-Hill, 2003.

Topics CoveredOverview of computer networks

and the InternetApplication layerTransport layerNetwork layerData link layerMAC layerPhysical layer

Class PoliciesNo laptopsAttend each lectureRead all reading assignmentsWork independently

Class Policies (Cont’d)

GradingHomework: 20%Project: 20%Exams: 20%, 40%

Class Policies (Cont’d)Academic honestyOffice of Disability Services:

Hoskins Library, 865-974-6087

0th AssignmentFind out: what is the Internet?

What is a protocol? (Chapter 1.1)A photo and nameA paragraph: reason you come to

my class, your expectationsDue Wednesday Jan. 19