NETS3303 3603

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NETS3303 / 3603

• Network Protocols and Programming/(Adv)
• Selvakennedy(Kennedy) Selvadurai

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Introduction

• 6cp gt Lectures, Tutorials, Labs (unsupervised)
• Assessment
• Quiz (Theory) 10
• Assignments (Mostly Programming) 30
• Final Exam (Theory) 60

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Aims and Goals

• In depth knowledge of the TCP/IP protocol stack
• Understand design issues in protocols
• Ability to apply theory to network problems
• Programming distributed systems
• Understand the need for quality of service

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Syllabus
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Plagiarism

• Not acceptable according to School, University
  and International ethics standards
• Will likely be detected
• Why spend time at uni if knowledge is of low
  importance
• See school web site

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Special consideration

• Follow school policy
• In short
• No special consideration unless supported by
  required documentation
• Always apply through faculty student office (not
  academic staff)

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Procedure

• One 2-hour lecture per week
• Please ask questions
• Tutorial, once per week
• Attempt questions before tute
• Ask questions!
• Lab - Practise network programming and for
  assignment

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Tips

• Read through the material before the lecture
• Focus on understanding the CONCEPTS
• If you dont understand a certain layer, chances
  are you will not fully understand layers above

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Assumed knowledge

• Fundamental networking stuff NETS2009/2150 etc.
• Java Programming (especially file IO and
  multi-threading)
• Maths (statistics, discrete) not majority of
  course material but will be required in places
  (esp. advanced)

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Reference Material

• Textbook
• Douglas Comer, Internetworking with TCP/IP volume
  1 Principles Protocols, and Architecture, 5th
  edition, Prentice Hall
• Secondary text
• Douglas Comer, Internetworking with TCP/IP volume
  3, Client-server Programming and Applications
• Web site
• WebCT at http//myuni.usyd.edu.au
• http//www.ug.cs.usyd.edu.au/nets3303/
• IETF
• www.ietf.org