COEN 445 - FALL 2013
COMMUNICATION NETWORKS AND PROTOCOLS

News

Outline

Tentative schedule and lecture notes

CEAB Graduate Attributes, Academic Code of Conduct, Student Responsibilities and Student Resources

News

Outline

Logistics


Roch H. Glitho
Office: EV006-227, Tel: 1-514-8482424 ext. 5846, Email: Glitho@ciise.concordia.ca
URL: http://www.ece.concordia.ca/~glitho/
Office hours: Monday: 3 pm – 5 pm

Time:
Lectures: Tuesday and Thursday, 10h15 – 11h30

Labs: Tuesday, 19h45 – 22h30

Room
Lecture: H.607

Lab: H 919

Objective

The main objective of the course is an introduction to computer networks, architectures, protocols, and their fundamentals.

Topics

1. Introduction to Computer Networks and the Internet

2. Application Layer

3. Transport Layer

4. Network Layer

5. Link Layer

6. Wireless and Mobile Networks

Prerequisites

COEN 346 (Operating Systems)

Textbook

“Computer Networking: A Top Down Approach”, 6^th Edition, by J. Kurose and K. Ross, Addison Wesley / Pearson – ISBN-13: 978-0-13-285620-1

Evaluation scheme

There will be 2 assignments, a midterm exam, a final exam and a semester long project. The quizzes are closed book. The grading scheme is as follows.

· Assignments : 8%

· Midterm : 22%

· Final : 45%

· Project : 25%

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Tentative schedule and lecture notes

Weeks	TOPICS / LECTURES NOTES	EVENTS
Week #1, 2	Introduction to Computer Networks and Internet	Lab1: Tuesday, September 10 – Introduction to Wireshark Thursday, September 12 - Project specification - Annex
Week #3	Application layer	Tuesday, September 17 – Lab2: Wireshark and HTTP Homework Questions and Problems on Chapter 1
Week #4,5,6	Transport Layer	Tuesday, September 24, 2013 Lab3 Wireshark and DNS Tuesday, October 1st, 2013 Lab 4 Socket programming Thursday, October 3, 2013 Assignment 1 (To be returned on October 15, 2013) Tuesday, October 8, 2013 Lab 5
Week # 7	Mid-Term (October 17, 2013)	Tuesday, October 15, 2013 Assignment correction Thursday, October 17, 2013 Mid-term
Week # 8, 9	Transport Layer (continuation and end) Network Layer	Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - Mid-term correction Lab 6 Tuesday, November 12, 2013 Lab 7
Week 10	Link Layer	Tuesday, November 19, 2013 Lab8 Assignment 2 (To be returned in class on November 28)
Week #11 -	Wireless and Mobile Networks	Tuesday, November 26, 2013 Lab 9 Thursday, November 28 - Project demos - Assignment due date
Week #12	Final exam	Tuesday, December 10 9h00 – 12h00

CEAB Graduate Attributes, Academic Code of Conduct, Student Responsibilities and Student Resources

CEAB graduate attributes

This course emphasizes and develops the CEAB graduate attribute of problem analysis design, individual and team work. The attributes are defined by CEAB (http://www.engineerscanada.ca/e/files/report_ceab_08.pdf) as follows:

Problem analysis: An ability to use appropriate knowledge and skills to identify, formulate, analyze, and solve complex engineering problems in order to reach substantiated conclusions.

Design: An ability to design solutions for complex, open-ended engineering problems and to design systems, components or processes that meet specified needs with appropriate attention to health and safety risks, applicable standards, economic, environmental, cultural and societal considerations.

Individual and team work: An ability to work effectively as a member and leader in teams, preferably in a multi-disciplinary setting

Academic Code of Conduct

Academic Integrity

Any form of cheating, plagiarism, personation, falsification of a document as well as any other form of dishonest behaviour related to the obtention of academic gain or the avoidance of evaluative exercises committed by a student is an academic offence under the Academic Code of Conduct and may lead to severe penalties up to and including suspension and expulsion.

As examples only, you are not permitted to:

• Copy from anywhere without indicating where it came from
• Let another student copy your work and then submit it as his/her own
• Hand in the same assignment in more than one class
• Have unauthorized material or devices in an exam. Note that you do not have to be caught using them – just having them is an offence
• Copy from someone’s else exam
• Communicate with another student during an exam
• Add or remove pages from an examination booklet or take the booklet out of an exam room
• Acquire exam or assignment answers or questions
• Write an exam for someone else or have someone write an exam for you
• Submit false documents such as medical notes or student records
• Falsify data or research results

You are subject to the Academic Code of Conduct. Take the time to learn more at http://provost.concordia.ca/academicintegrity/

Student’s Responsibilities

· Students are expected to attend every class. Some material may only be covered in class and not made available on the course website. Students are expected to read the assigned material and to actively participate in class discussions.

· Students are expected to be respectful of other people’s opinions and to express their own views in a calm and reasonable way. Disruptive behaviour will not be tolerated.

· Students are expected to be familiar with the Code of Rights and Responsibilities: http://rights.concordia.ca

· If you cannot attend class for any reason, unforeseen or not, you are to come and talk or write to me as soon as possible.

Student Services

· Concordia Counselling and Development offers career services, psychological services, student learning services, etc.

http://cdev.concordia.ca

· The Concordia Library Citation and Cycle Guides: http://library.concordia.ca/help/howto/citations.html

· Advocacy and Support Services:

http://supportservices.concordia.ca

· Student Transition Centre:

http://stc.concordia.ca

· New Student Program:

http://newstudent.concordia.ca

· Office for Students with Disabilities:

http://supportservices.concordia.ca/disabilities/

· The Academic Integrity Website:

http://provost.concordia.ca/academicintegrity/