CSCI 5273 Computer Networks

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CSCI 5273Computer Networks

• Dirk GrunwaldAssoc. ProfessorDept. of Computer
  ScienceUniversity of Colorado, Boulder

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Contact Information

• Dirk GrunwaldECOT 733Engineering
  CenterBoulder, CO 80309-0430
• http//www.cs.colorado.edu/grunwald/Networks
• grunwald_at_cs.colorado.edu(303) 492-0452

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Some Perspective

• 35 graduate students originally enrolled17 were
  on wait list, are now enrolled45 graduate
  students enrolled via CATECS18 undergraduate
  students on wait listNo TA.Looking for a
  grader (pays 15/hr!)
• Large size for this class, large size for a
  graduate class.

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Further Contact Information

• Yahoo Club
• http//clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/univofcoloradocompnet
  works
• Dont worry, link available from web page
• Calendar, chat, links messaging
• Office hours will be 145-300 on Tuesday
  Thursday

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Class Organization

• Semester length, lecture discussion oriented
  class
• Homework about every 2 weeks
• Most homework will involve machine problems
• Youll need access to a Unix systemIm
  standardizing Linux.
• Occasionally will need to run on an insecure
  network so we can use tcpdump.
• Access through the Computer Science eductaional
  computing lab.

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Connecting to Campus Computers

• Passwords
• On-site students
• CATECS students will need to contact Csops (303)
  492-5720for account information.
• SSH access is required
• http//csel.cs.colorado.edu/udp/
• Clients available for Unix Windows (Ttermpro)
• Send your public key to trouble_at_cs.colorado.edu
• SUDO agreement
• http//www.cs.colorado.edu/csops/Forms/sudo.agreem
  ent.txt
• Read, sign and fax to [phone] or bring to
  class.

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Texts

• Primary text
• TCP/IP Illustrated by StevensCovers TCP/IP
  policies and protocols in detail
• Secondary
• UNIX Network Programming by StevensMore the how
  to of UNIX socket programming
• Computer Networks by TanenbaumBroader reference
  on e.g. WAN, cellular, etc.

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Course Structure

• Following Stevens text
• Introduction TCP/IP
• Link layer
• IP internet protocol
• Basic control ARP, RARP ICMP
• Ping traceroute as sample clients
• IP Routing
• UDP (bcast, mcast, IGMP, DNS, TFTP, BOOTP)
• TCP (protocol, features, etc)
• Clients management

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With a few additions...

• IPv6
• Mobile IP
• System area networking
• VI architecture (www.viarch.org)
• MPI (www.mpi.org)