CS352 - Internet Technology

Administrative

Welcome Letter
Course Overview

Syllabus

Syllabus
Lecture Notes
Prior Exams

Programming Assignments

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Handin Requirements
Style Guidelines (Read this)

Grades (Midterm 1)

Midterm 1

FAQs

   Welcome to web site for CS 352 - Internet Technology. The purpose of this web is to provide access to the information necessary for your to success in this course. I've provided a number of resources here to help you. 

You will find links to the lecture notes, syllabus, the programming assignments and important dates for this class. 

You may also send questions to me at sidie@cs.rutgers.edu.

Important Notes

12/07/05:
  • Final Exam - Dec, 13 - 6:40 to 9:40 pm
  • Final exam topics:
    • TCP - Flow control, Sliding windows
    • TCP - Congestion control, slow start, linear increase, fast retransmit
    • Sliding windows at the Data Link layer, flow control, Go-Back N, Selective Repeat
    • Be able to calculate performance under sliding windows, given link speed, frame size, propagation delay, etc
    • Fair queueing - packet arrival and departure times, virtual time
    • Ethernet standards - cable length and repeaters - know the limitations and WHY
    • Encryption - transposition, cyphertext
    • IP - be able to calculate network numbers and figure out if an address is on a given network. When and how do packets get routed to a different network?
    • Know ICMP and how Traceroute uses it
    • Be able to calculate subnet masks using both the class based structure and classless inter-domain routing (CIDR) (not much difference between them)
    • You should be able to convert between binary/hex/decimal without using a calculator. (after all, some of you are getting your degree after this semester)
    • Know the benefits of having a layered protocol architecture and why things are implemented in different layers
    • Review the HTTP protocol and how it relates to HTML
    • There are 13 questions on the exam
    • You will have 3 hours to complete it
    • ONE Page - double sided - cheat sheet is allowed
    • NO electronic devices (calculators or other) are allowed
    • Don't forget to bring more than one pencil
    • Review prior exams for similar questions on the above topics
    • Don't stress out
    • Good Luck

11/10/05:
  • 2nd Midterm - Nov, 15
  • Recitation tonight
  • Midterm 2 topics:
    • Error detection/correction, 1-d, 2-d parity, CRC codes
    • Queueing/Traffic shaping - Leaky Bucket/Token Bucket
    • MAC Layer protocols - Token Ring, x-persistent CSMA, CSMA/CD, bitmap protocol, binary countdown
    • Ethernet
    • There are 8 questions (110 points)

11/01/05:
  • 2nd Midterm - Nov, 15
  • Project part 3 - Dec, 4
  • Final Exam - Dec, 13 (6:40-9:40pm)
  • Makeup Final Exam - Dec, 16 (4:00-7:00pm) (You must send the instructor and email at least 2 weeks prior if you will need to take the makeup exam.)

10/25/05:
9/28/05:
9/18/05:
  • First midterm exam will on Tue 10/11.
  • Project has been posted at left.
9/13/05:


General:

  • The question has been raised "what parts of the lessons will be covered on the midterm?"
  • You are responsible for ALL material assigned as reading or covered in class, including homework assignments, unless I specifically indicate otherwise.
  • The ONLY subject which I have stated will not be covered on the exam is Hamming codes. ALL other topics may be included on the midterm.

Prior Notes
Please be sure to read the welcome letter and course syllabus.