INFS 612: Data Communication and Distributed Processing

Mohamed Sharif, PhD.
E-mail: msherif@gmu.edu
Home: 571-333-8555

Mobile: 301.674.0973

Teaching Assistant:

Name: Anyi Liu

Email: aliu1 at gmu.edu

Office Hour: Friday 3-5PM,

Office: ST-II, Rm 330

· INFS 501, 515, 590 and SWE 510 or equivalent and some programming experience.

Introduces principles of computer networks and applications to Internet. Discusses details of layering, protocols, performance, resource allocation, management, security and other contemporary issues related to networks. Examples of course material are protocols such as HTTP(S), DNS, TCP/IP, RSVP, SNMP, algorithms such as Dijkstra's link state routing, security measures such as firewalls and encryption, principles behind them and analysis of performance.

Course Text (required) 1: Computer Networking, 4/e by Jim F. Kurose and Keith W. Ross (ISBN 0-321-49770-8) published by Addision-Wesley
Programming Reference: Effective TCP/IP Programming: 44 Tips to Improve Your Network Programs by Jon C. Snader
Alternative Reference: Computer Networks and Internets by Douglas Comer (3rd edition)
Alternative Reference: Computer Networks, 4/E by Andrew Tanenbaum
Alternative Reference: Data and Computer Communication, by William Stallings. (6th edition)
Some helpful Links: Material available at the Companion site by Stallings.

Weights: 7 HW assignments 15%, 5 Quizzes 15%, Midterm Exams 30%, Final exam 40%.
No quiz or exam make up will be given
Late Submissions: Discouraged but allowed under exceptional circumstances with prior approval of the instructor.
Incompletes: No Incompletes will be given. Except extreme case
Honor Code Violations: All violators will be reported under all circumstances, and results in a course grade of F, in addition to any other penalties imposed by the university and/or the ISE department.
Two students submitting a common or significantly similar copy of homework is a honor code violation.

Class Meetings: Tuesday 07:20 – 10:00 PM in ST-1 RM 121
Instructor Office Hours: Thursday 06:00 – 07:00 PM Rm 335 ST2 or by appointment
Examinations: All Examinations are in class, individual (no collaborations), closed book, neighbor and notes.

Date	Topic	Readings from Kurose and Ross	Giving Out	Due in Class
Week 1 Jan 20	Class Cancel
Week 2 Jan 27	Class Cancel
Week 3 Feb 03	Introduction and Terminology	Ch 1	Homework 1
Week 4 Feb 10	Application Layer protocols	Ch2	Homework 2
Week 5 Feb 17	Application Layer protocols	Ch 2	Quiz 1	Homework 1
Week 6 Feb 24	Transport Layer	Ch 3	Homework 3	Homework 2
Week 7 Mar 03	Transport Layer	Ch 3	Quiz 2	Homework 3
Week 8 Mar 10	Spring Break	Ch 4
Week 9 Mar 17	MidTerm Network Layer		Homework 4
Week 10 Mar 24	Network Layer	Ch 4		Homework 4
Week 11 Mar 31	Link Layer & LAN	Ch 5	Quiz 3 Homework 5
Week 12 Apr 07	Link Layer & LAN	Ch 5		Homework 5
Week 13 Apr 14	Network Security	Ch 8	Quiz 4 Homework 6
Week 14 Apr 21	Network Security Wireless Network	Ch 8 Ch 6	Homework 7	Homework 6
Week 15 Apr 28	Voice Network Overview	Handout	Quiz 5	Homework 7
Week 16 May 05	Final