| Course Title: Topics: 'Intro to Networking Architecture and Protocols' |
| Start Date: 01/19/2021 End Date: 03/12/2021 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2021 |
| Description: This course is an introduction to computer networking with a focus on the Internet. At the high level, we will emphasize concepts and principles which have contributed to the Internet's success scaling from its modest beginnings to a system used by over half of the world's population. At the low level, we will survey techniques, technologies and protocols that underlie networks, as well as key protocols built atop these networks. Specific topics include layering, routing, addressing, reliable delivery, congestion control, DNS, HTTP, and others. |
| Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| James McCauley | mmccauley@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/19/2021 - 03/12/2021 | Flex. Immersive Lecture | Monday | 07:00PM - 08:15PM | TBA | TBA | Weekly |
| 01/19/2021 - 03/12/2021 | Flex. Immersive Lecture | Tuesday and Thursday | 07:00PM - 08:00PM | Weekly | ||
| 01/19/2021 - 03/12/2021 | Flex. Immersive Lecture | Wednesday and Friday | 07:00PM - 08:45PM | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: COMSC-221 and COMSC-312. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| MOD0001 | MOD-1: Courses meeting in Module 1 | This course meets in Module 1. |
| MEET0004 | +MEET-4: Expects to meet 4 days per week, on average | This class is expected to meet 4 days per week, on average |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 22 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Author: Kurose, James Kurose, and Keith Ross Copyright: 2021 Edition: 8th Volume: ISBN: 9780136681557 Publisher: Pearson |
Optional | 69.99 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: 6th or 7th editions are okay too (the 8th is brand new and I'm not actually that familiar with it, but it *looks* to be mostly the same...) |