Instructor: Prof. Anura Jayasumana, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Email: Anura.Jayasumana@colostate.edu
Office/ Phone: C201D Engineering, 970-491-7855
Office Hours: Open (see URL for availability)
Course URL: http://www.engr.colostate.edu/ECE456/ECE456_Sp15/
Objectives: Introduce computer communication networking principles, architectures and technologies that make the current complex global information infrastructure possible. This infrastructure consists of diverse devices, systems and users interconnected via multiple network technologies. Resulting global ‘Internet’ provides ubiquitous and quick access to information. Internet is a dynamically evolving system held together by a set of protocols, in contrast to many other complex systems (e.g., microprocessors, automobiles and skyscrapers) that are designed by a close-knit group of designers. The quality of service experienced by a user or an application depends on the underlying network hardware (e.g., links, routers), protocols (e.g., TCP/IP) and characteristics (e.g., network traffic, access times and interference), while the quality of service expected by a user depends on the particular application and the device. Technology is emerging toward an Internet of Everything, that will dramatically change our interaction with the physical world. This course will provide the fundamental expertise in networking necessary for understanding and developing modern networked systems and applications.
Outcomes:
Students will gain knowledge of different communication
technologies used in the global information infrastructure.
They will know how the Internet works and how it is able to
evolve and grow in size, speed and complexity. They will be
able to develop network protocols and distributed Internet
based applications using basic network programming concepts
Prerequisites: ECE251,
ECE303, and programming
skills (ex. CS160 or CS155, CS156, CS157)
Topics:
Texts and Reading
Material:
· The recommended text for the course is “Data Communication and Networking,” B. A. Forouzan (McGraw Hill). Fifth edition is preferred but fourth edition is also acceptable. Two other excellent texts that are equally acceptable are Computer Networking, Kurose & Ross (6th or 5th ed.), and Computer Networks, Peterson & Davie, (Morgan Kaufman, 5th or 4th ed.).
· These three text books are available on 2-hour reserve at the Morgan Library. Links to a couple of free books are available off the course webpage.
· Additional reading material will be made available as necessary via e-reserve at the library.
Grading: Homework & Quizzes 20%
Minute Papers 10%
Presentation 15%
Exam 25%
Lab Assignments 30%
+/- Grading will be used.
Homework: You are expected to turn in solutions to all the homework problems. However, only a subset of problems in each assignment will be graded; the subset may vary by assignment and by student. We may have a few quizzes that require familiarity with recent lectures.
Minute paper: A minute paper is a short write-up about each lecture: What are the most significant things you learned in the lecture? Why is it significant? What question is uppermost in your mind at the end of the lecture? Be creative!! A typical minute paper would be ~150 to 250 words. Since each minute paper is based on a lecture, you must not submit one for a lecture that you did not attend. The minute paper for a given lecture must be submitted prior to the next lecture. Follow the link from the course web page to submit minute papers. Up to 20% of the minute papers may be skipped without a penalty.
Presentation: A presentation is expected covering a pre-approved topic or a project. Grade for the presentation will be based on the quality of slides, quality of presentation, technical content, and the understanding of the topic as conveyed by the presentation.
Exam: There will be one exam, which will either be a comprehensive final or an in-class exam (covering selected topics) depending on overall class performance in homework and lab assignments.
Labs: The lab
assignments are an important part of this course. You must
pass each lab assignment with a score of 60% or better to pass
the course. Discussions with colleagues are encouraged on
different approaches to solving the assignments and to
overcome difficulties. However, the program must be your own
work, and no collaborative efforts are acceptable in
developing the program, except in case of group assignments,
for which any collaboration has to be limited to the group. Under
no circumstances should you copy a program or a segment of a
program from another source. Providing code for use by
someone else or using someone else's code in any form is
academic fraud. It
is your responsibility to ensure that the code you write for
the assignments is not accessible to others. The lab
will run on an open-hour basis. E-mail a well commented source
code for the program and demonstrate the lab by the due date.
Academic Integrity: This course will adhere
to the CSU Academic Integrity Policy as found in the General
Catalog ( http://www.conflictresolution.colostate.edu/academic-integrity
)
and the Student Conduct Code (
http://www.conflictresolution.colostate.edu/conduct-code ).
At a minimum, violations will result in a grading penalty in
this course and a report to the Office of Conflict
Resolution and Student Conduct Services.
No web browsing, checking
email, texting, etc., during
the lecture please!!