CS 456/656 – Computer Networks Instructor: Tim Brecht http://www.cs.uwaterloo.ca/~brecht Class: Tuesday and Thursday 11:30 am – 12:50 pm DWE 3518 2:30 pm – 3:50 pm MC 4060 Course Material: http://www.student.cs.uwaterloo.ca/~cs456 Communication via newsgroup: uw.cs.cs456 mandatory continual reading !!! Introduction

Today's Lecture course mechanics overview introduction Introduction

Assignments, Labs TENTATIVE assignment schedule lab experiments A1 due end of Week 5-6, weight: 10% A2 due end of Week 9-10, weight: 10% A3 due end of Week 13, weight: 10% lab experiments two lab experiments featuring network setup & configuration on Linux and Cisco, weight: 2x 5% likely one in February and one in March Introduction

Exams, Marks TENTATIVE midterm date: Feb 28, 7-9 pm weight: 20% Final Exam: scheduled by registrar weight: 40% Must pass the exams (weighted average) to pass the class. Introduction

Course Overview mechanisms, algorithms, and technology components for communication networks example: “the Internet” Goals broad overview understand fundamental challenges learn about existing solutions typically: no single dominant solution Introduction