NETS 3303

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NETS 3303

• Networked Protocols and Programming

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Introduction

• 13 weeks, 6cp, Lectures, Tutorials, Labs
• Assessment
• Mid semester exam (Theory) 30
• Assignment (Programming) 10
• Final Exam (Both) 60

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Aims and Goals

• Understand the layered concept and the roles of
  the layers
• In depth knowledge of the TCP/IP protocol stack
• Understand design issues in protocols
• Ability to apply theory to network problems
• Programming distributed systems

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Syllabus
Week Topic Remark
1 Introduction and Motivation, Review of Networking and TCP/IP
2 Distributed programming Start working on programming assignment1
3 Network Layer, Subnetting
4 ICMP, ping, Traceroute Assignment 1 due
5 Routign and routing protocols
6 IPv6. Autoconf Assignment 2 due
7 Mid semester exam 30
8 Transport layer, TCP, UDP
9 More on TCP, sockets Assignment 3 due
10 Multicasting, QoS
11 Application Layer Protocols
12 Caching and content distribution Major Assignment due 10
13 DNS and revision
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Plagiarism

• Not acceptable according to School, University
  and International ethics standards
• Will likely be detected
• Why spend time at uni if knowledge is of low
  importance
• See school web site

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Special consideration

• Follow school policy, see web site
• In short
• No special consideration unless supported by
  documentation (medical certificate etc.)
• Always apply through faculty student office (not
  academic staff)

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Procedure

• One lecture per week
• Please ask questions, if limited time I will let
  you know
• Tutorials, one per week
• Really ask questions!!!!!!!!!
• We want to help you learn this

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Tips

• Read through the material before the lecture
• Focus on understanding the CONCEPTS
• If you dont understand a certain layer, chances
  are you will not fully understand layers above.
• Get used to reading RFCs and papers. You will
  have to in your later work

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Assumed knowledge

• Fundamental networking stuff NETS2009/2150 etc.
• Programming in C
• Maths (statistics, discrete) not majority of
  course material but will be required in places
  (esp. advanced)

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Material

• Douglas Comer, Internetworking with TCP/IP volume
  3, Client-server Programming and Applications,
  Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-032071-4
• Library
• Web site
• WebCT at http//myuni.usyd.edu.au
• IETF
• www.ietf.org