Grey rows indicate flipped lecture videos you are responsible for viewing on your own time (suggested viewing dates are provided as a guide), while white rows indicate interactive class meetings.
Chapter and section numbers in Readings refer to the Peterson and Davie (P&D) text available online.
| Date | Topics | Media | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fundamentals: Networking Overview and Layers | |||
| 9/1–9/6 | Lecture 1: Course Overview | [slides], [video pt. 1, 2] | 1.1–1.5 inclusive. |
| 9/1–9/6 | Lecture 2: Link Layer | [slides], [video pt. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5] | 2.1–2.6 inclusive. Optional reading: Beej's guide |
| Tue 9/7 | Class Meeting covering Lectures 1 and 2 | [slides] | |
| 9/7–9/13 | Lecture 3: Network Layer | [slides], [video pt. 0, 1, 2, 3] | 3.3. Optionally read Design Philosophy of the DARPA Internet Protocols |
| 9/7–9/13 | Lecture 4: Network Devices—Switches and Routers | [slides], [video] | 3.1 (Switches) |
| Tue 9/14 | Class Meeting covering Lectures 3 and 4 | [slides] | |
| 9/14–9/20 | Lecture 5: Transport Layer and TCP | [slides], [video pt. 1, 2] | 5.1 (UDP), 5.2 (TCP) |
| Resource Allocation in the Network | |||
| 9/14–9/20 | Lecture 6: Congestion Control in Hosts | [slides], [video] | 6.3 (TCP Congestion Control) |
| Tue 9/21 | Class Meeting covering Lectures 5 and 6 | [slides] | |
| Fri 9/24 | Assignment 1 (Sockets) due at 11:59 PM | ||
| 9/21–9/27 | Lecture 7: Queue Management on Links | [slides], [video pt. 1, 2] | 6.2 (Queuing Disciplines), 6.4.1 (Active Queue Management) |
| 9/21–9/27 | Lecture 8: Middleboxes and Tunneling | [slides], [video] | 8.5 (Firewalls), 3.3.9 (Tunnels), NAT |
| Discovering Network Routes to Remote End-Points | |||
| Tue 9/28 | Class Meeting covering Lectures 7 and 8 | [slides] | |
| 9/28–10/4 | Lecture 9: Routing Algorithms | [slides], [video] | 3.4, 4.4 |
| 9/28–10/4 | Lecture 10: Routing Convergence | [slides], [video] | 4.1 |
| Tue 10/5 | Class Meeting covering Lectures 9 and 10 | [slides] | |
| Fri 10/8 | Assignment 2 (TCP Congestion Control) due at 11:59 PM | ||
| 10/5–10/11 | Lecture 11: Interdomain Routing | [slides], [video] | |
| 10/5–10/11 | Lecture 12: Network Measurement | [slides], [video] | |
| Tue 10/12 | Class Meeting covering Lectures 11 and 12 | [slides] | |
| Wed 10/13 | Midterm Exam released at 9:00 AM | ||
| Thu 10/14 | Midterm Exam due at 5:00 PM | ||
| Tue 10/19 | No Class Today (Fall Recess) | ||
| 10/15–10/25 | Lecture 13: Multicast and Anycast | [slides], [video] | 4.3 (Multicast) |
| HTTP and Content Delivery | |||
| 10/15–10/25 | Lecture 14: Discovery and DNS | [slides], [video] | 9.3.1 (DNS) |
| Tue 10/26 | Class Meeting covering Lectures 13 and 14 | [slides] | |
| Wed 10/27 | Assignment 3 (Passive Network Measurement) due at 11:59 PM | ||
| 10/26–11/1 | Lecture 15: HTTP and the Web | [slides], [video] | 9.1.2 (HTTP) |
| 10/26–11/1 | Lecture 16: Content Distribution Networks | [slides], [video] | 9.4.3 (CDNs) |
| Tue 11/2 | Class Meeting covering Lectures 15 and 16 | [slides] | |
| Wed 11/3 | Assignment 4 (Port Scanning) due at 11:59 PM | ||
| Network Security and Specialized Networks | |||
| 11/2–11/8 | Lecture 17: Wireless I: Medium Access (ALOHA, MACA) | [slides], [video] | 2.7 (Wireless) |
| 11/2–11/8 | Lecture 18: Software-Defined Networking | [slides], [video] | |
| Tue 11/9 | Class Meeting covering Lectures 17 and 18 | [slides] | |
| 11/9–11/15 | Lecture 19: Wireless II: Routing (DSDV, DSR) | [slides], [video] | |
| 11/9–11/15 | Lecture 20: Security I: Concepts and Applications | [slides], [video] | 8.5.3–8.5.4 (TLS and IPSec) |
| Tue 11/16 | Class Meeting covering Lectures 19 and 20 | [slides] | |
| 11/16–11/22 | Lecture 21: Security II: Network Security | [slides], [video] | |
| Wed 11/17 | Assignment 5 (HTTP Proxy) due at 11:59 PM | ||
| 11/16–11/22 | Lecture 22: Datacenter Networks | [slides], [video] | |
| Tue 11/23 | No Class Meeting (Instructor Office Hours) Thanksgiving recess begins after last class |
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| Mon 11/29 | Classes resume after Thanksgiving recess | ||
| 11/23-11/29 | Lecture 23: Course Wrap-Up | [slides], [video] | |
| Tue 11/30 | Wrap-Up Class Meeting covering Lectures 21-23 | [slides] | |
| Mon 12/6 | Last day of regularly scheduled classes | ||
| Reading Period: Tuesday 12/7–Tuesday 12/14 | |||
| Dean’s Date: Tuesday, December 14 | |||
| Tue 12/15–20 | Final Exam: Online and self-scheduled during the take home exam period, beginning 12/15 at 9:00 AM and ending 12/20 at 5:00 PM | ||
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