1. CSE 489 / 589 Modern Networking Concepts
Dr. Murat Demirbas
313 Davis Hall
Office hours: Thu 1:00-2:30pm

2. Welcome to CSE 489/589 This course will enable students to
gain fundamental knowledge of computer networks (and Internet in particular),
appreciate various tradeoffs and choices in networking,
learn to design and analyze protocols, and
get ready for studying advanced topics in the field of networks.

3. Class logistics 10 students registered for CSE 489
Since the course is full capacity, I cannot do force- registration now

4. If unable to get in CSE 589
CSE 489/589 will be offered again in Spring by Dimitrios Koutsonikolas
CSE 489/589 is not a prerequisite for CSE646 Wireless & Mobile Networking
I will offer CSE 646 in Spring

5. Grading Midterm 25% Final 25% Assignments Project 30% 20% for 489, and
20% for 589 (includes extra lab assignment)
Project 30%

6. Grading Separate curves will be used for CSE 489 and CSE 589
Zero tolerance on academic dishonesty will be enforced for both
As a prerequisite for the projects
Students should be well-versed in C/C++, Java

7. Meet your TAs Ramanujan Kotikanyakadanam Zilong Ye
TAs will be holding recitation sections and will be helping with your questions about assignments, projects, and class contents

8. Piazza Send all your course related questions to Piazza 489/589
TAs and I will answer those questions
Using Piazza we won't have to answer the same questions over and over
And hopefully you will also be answering your fellow classmates’ questions as well
Also check Piazza for assignments, announcements, and updates to course schedule

9. Textbook James F. F. Kurose and Keith W. Ross,
Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet,
3rd, 4th, or 5th edition, Addison Wesley, 2003.

10. Tentative schedule WeekAug27: Chapter 1 Internet
WeekSep3: Chapter 1, 2 Application layer
WeekSep10: Chapter 2 Application layer
WeekSep17: Chapter 3 Transport layer
WeekSep24: Chapter 3 Transport layer
WeekOct1: Chapter 3, 4 Network layer
WeekOct8: Chapter 4 Network layer
WeekOct15: Chapter 4 Network layer
WeekOct22: Midterm (before withdraw deadline)‏

11. Tentative schedule WeekOct29: Chapter 5 Link layer and LAN
WeekNov5: Chapter 5 Link layer and LAN
WeekNov12: Chapter 6 Wireless networks
WeekNov19: Chapter 6 Wireless networks
WeekNov26: Chapter 7 Multimedia networking
WeekDec3: Chapter 8 Security

12. Some previous students
Bram Cohen,
creator of BitTorrent
Robin Li,
President of Baidu