BILKENT UNIVERSITY
CS 421 Computer Networks, Fall '08
Section 1
10:40-11:30 M, 8:40-10:30 Th, EB-202

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Dr. Tugrul Dayar
Department of Computer Engineering (521 Engineering Building)
e-mail: tugrul@cs.bilkent.edu.tr
Office Hours: 8:40-10:30 M (or if this is not possible, by appointment from x1981)

Teaching Assistant:
Alper Rifat Ulucinar (434 Engineering Building)
e-mail: ulucinar@cs.bilkent.edu.tr
Office Hours: 13:00-15:00 T (or if this is not possible, by appointment from x2163)

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Prerequisite:
CS 102 Algorithms and Programming II/CS 112 Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming and
MATH 230 Probability and Statistics for Engineers/MATH 250 Introduction to Probability.

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Textbook:
J.F. Kurose and K.W. Ross, Computer Networking, 4th edition, Addison Wesley, 2007.

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References:

1. L.L. Peterson and B.S.Davie, Computer Networks, 2nd edition, Morgan Kaufman, 2000.
2. A.S. Tanenbaum, Computer Networks, 4th edition, Prentice-Hall, 2003.

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Software:

1. Wireshark: A Network Protocol Analyzer

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Course Outline:

• Computer Networks and the Internet (Chapter 1 in textbook: 1 week)
• Application Layer (Chapter 2 in textbook: 2 weeks)
• Transport Layer (Chapter 3 in textbook: 3 weeks)
• The Network Layer (Chapter 4 in textbook: 3 weeks)
• The Link Layer and Local Area Networks (Chapter 5 in textbook: 1 week)
• Wireless and Mobile Networks (Chapter 6 in textbook: 1 week)

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Announcements:

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Grading:

• Pop quizzes (20%)
• Midterm (25%) November 20, 17:40-19:40, EB201-204, covers Chapters 1-3.
• Final (30%) comprehensive, covers Chapters 1-3,
  Chapter 4 (except 4.7), and Chapter 5 (except 5.7-5.8).
• Computer/Programming Assignments (20%) (Assignment 1, Assignment 2, Assignment 3, Assignment 4)
• Homework (5%) (Assignment 1, Assignment 2)

Scores.

Other information may be obtained from CS 421 Computer Networks.