COSC 6377

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COSC 6377 Computer Networks Fall
2002 Introduction
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• Topics
• Introduction
• Outline
• Groundrules
• Prerequisite

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1. Introduction

• Lecturer
• Robert Y. Ling, Ph.D., MCSE
• (E-mail) ling_at_hal-pc.org
• Teaching assistant
• Name
• (E-mail)
• Office
• Office Hours

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1. Introduction

• Lectures
• Tuesday and Thursday 700 PM 830 PM
• Office hours immediately after lectures or by
  appointment through e-mail
• Questions on course material should be handled
  via e-mail with Robert Ling
• Textbooks
• Communication Networks Fundamental Concepts and
  Key Architectures by Alberto Leon-Garcia and
  Indra Widjaja
• McGraw-Hill ISBN 0-70228396
• http//www.mhhe.com/engcs/compsci/leon-garcia/
• 2 TCP/IP Protocol Suite by Behrouz Forouzan
  (Second Edition)
• McGraw-Hill ISBN 0-256-24166-X
• http//www.mhhe.com/engcs/compsci/forouzan/tcpind
  ex.mhtml

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1. Introduction

• Grades
• The course will consist of open-book exams and
  homeworks
• Midterm 35
• Final Exam 45 (Note Not inclusive)
• Homework 20
• A total of two homework assignments.
• Homework 2 consists of programming exercises

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3.0 Groundrules

• Class notes will be available on the class web.
• Homeworks
• Pencils shall not be used for homeworks
• Grades will be published on the class web
• Midterm and Final
• Pencils shall not be used
• No partial credits shall be given to a problem
• Grades will be published on the class web

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4. Prerequisite