15-744 Computer Networking.ppt

1-15-00 15-744: Computer Networking L-1 Intro to Computer Networks Outline Administrivia Whirlwind tour of networking Who’s Who? Professor: Srinivasan Seshan /~srini srini@ Office hours: Wed 1:30-2:30pm TA: Amit Manjhi manjhi@ Office hours: Mon 3:00-4:00pm Course info /~srini/15-744/F02/ Objectives Understand the state-of-the-art in network protocols, architectures and applications Understand how networking research is done Teach the typical constraints and thought process for networked systems How is class different from undergraduate networking (15-441) Training network programmers vs. training network researchers Web Page Check regularly!! Course schedule Reading list Lecture notes Announcements Assignments Project ideas Exams Student list Course Materials Research papers Links to ps or pdf on Web page Combination of classic and recent work ~40 papers Optional readings Recommended textbook For students not familiar with networking Peterson Davie 2nd edition 2 copies on reserve Kurose Ross (preferably 2nd edition) I have some spare (1st ed) that I can lend out Grading Homework assignments Problem sets hands-on assignments (15%) Hand-ins for readings (10%) Class participation (5%) 2 person project (30%) Midterm exam (20%) Final (2nd Midterm) exam (not cumulative) (20%) Waitlist HW 0 HW 0 – due next Thursday in class If you are trying to add class HW 0 is due on Tuesday in class I will email enrollment decisions by next Friday Outline Administrivia Whirlwind tour of networking What is the Objective of Networking? Communication between applications on different computers Must understand application needs/demands Traffic data rate Traffic pattern (bursty or constant bit rate) Traffic target (multipoint or single destination, mobile or fixed) Delay sensitivity Loss sensitivity Four Steps to Networking Communicating across a link Connecting together multiple links (internetworking) Finding and routing data to nodes on internetwork Matching application requi