Lectures and Notes
Some of the readings listed here refer to sections of our various (not required) class textbooks, keyed by the name of the first author, specifically:
- Peterson: “Computer Networks: A Systems Approach” (5th edition), by Larry Peterson and Bruce Davie
- Dordal: “An Introduction to Computer Networks” by Peter Dordal. (Available free online).
| Date | Topics | Notes | Readings & Resources |
| Intro | |||
| Th, 27 Jan |
L1 - Intro [PDF] [PPTX] [Video] |
HW0 out | Peterson 1.1-1.3 |
| T, 1 Feb |
L2 - Layering, Sockets demo [PDF] [PPTX] [Video] |
HW0 due; Snowcast out | Peterson 1.4-1.5 |
| Physical and Link Layers | |||
| Th, 3 Feb |
L3 - Physical Layer [PDF] [PPTX] [Video] |
Peterson 2.1-2.3 | |
| F, 4 Feb | Snowcast milestone due | ||
| T, 8 Feb |
L4 - Link Layer concepts [PDF] [PPTX] [Class Notes][Video] |
Peterson 2.4-2.5 | |
| Th, 10 Feb |
L5 - Switching [PDF] [PPTX] [Class Notes][Video] |
Dordal 2.4; Peterson 2.6, 3.1 | |
| Network Layer - Data Plane | |||
| T, 15 Feb |
L6 - Switching II [PDF] [PPTX] [Class Notes][Video] |
HW1 Out | Dordal 3.1 |
| W, 16 Feb | Snowcast due | ||
| Th, 17 Feb |
L7 - IP I [PDF] [PPTX] [Class Notes][Video] |
Dordal 9.1-9.3, 9.5-6 | |
| T, 22 Feb | Long weekend - No class | ||
| Th, 24 Feb |
L8 - IP II [Class Notes][Video] |
IP out | Dordal 9.5-6, 10.2 (ARP) |
| T, 1 Mar |
L9 - IP III [PDF] [PPTX] [Class Notes][Video] |
Dordal 9.7 (NAT), 10.3 (DHCP) | |
| Th, 3 Mar |
L10 - Intra-domain routing [PDF] [PPTX] [Class Notes][Video] |
Dordal 13-13.2 | |
| M, 16 Feb | IP milestone due | ||
| T, 8 Mar |
L11 - Inter-domain routing (BGP) I [PDF] [PPTX] [Class Notes][Video] |
Dordal 14.1, 15.1-4 | |
| Th, 10 Mar |
L12 - Inter-domain routing (BGP) II [PDF] [PPTX] [Class Notes][Video] |
HW2 out (No late days) |
Dordal 15.5-15.7, 15.9 Gao-Rexford paper (extra info, more detail than you need for class) |
| T, 15 Mar |
L13 - Network-layer Wrapup [PDF] [PPTX] [Class Notes][Video] |
Dordal 15.8, 15.12 | |
| Th, 17 Mar |
L14 - Breathe/Review [PDF] [PPTX] [Class Notes][Video] |
Video online soon! | |
| F, 18 Mar | Midterm due | ||
| T, 22 Mar |
L15 - Ports and Sockets [PDF] [PPTX] [Class Notes][Video] |
IP due | Brown IT Use Policy | nmap | Shodan | ROS scanning | VNC Roulette | VNC scanning project |
| Th, 24 Mar |
L16 - Transport Layer I [PDF] [PPTX] [Class Notes][Video] |
TCP out | Dordal 1.12; Dordal 16; Dordal 17.1-17.3 |
| T, 29 Mar | Spring break - No class | ||
| T, 5 Apr |
L17 - Transport Layer II [PDF] [PPTX] [Class Notes][Video] |
Dordal 8, 17.3-7, 18.1, 18.7 | |
| Th, 7 Apr |
L18 - Transport Layer III [PDF] [PPTX] [Class Notes][Video] |
Dordal 8, Dordal 18.7-9 | |
| T, 12 Apr |
L19 - Transport Layer IV [PDF] [PPTX] [Class Notes][Video] |
Dordal 17.3, 18.2, 18.8-14,19 (Intro), 19.1 | |
| Th, 14 Apr |
L20 - Transport Layer V [PDF] [PPTX] [Class Notes][Video] |
Dordal 19-22 | |
| T, 19 Apr |
L21 - DNS [PDF] [PPTX] [Class Notes][Video] |
Dordal 10.1 | |
| Th, 21 Apr |
L22 - DNS II, HTTP [PDF] [PPTX] [Class Notes][Video] |
Dordal 29.7 | |
| T, 26 Apr |
L23 - HTTP/TLS [PDF] [PPTX] [Class Notes][Video] |
Dordal 28.5-8; Dordal 29.1-4 | |
| Th, 28 Apr |
L24 - TLS/Wrapup [PDF] [PPTX] [Class Notes][Video] |
Dordal 29.1-29.5 |