NJIT ECE-637 Internet and Higher Layer Protocols

NJIT ECE-637

Internet and Higher Layer Protocols

Course

ECE 637, Internet and Higher Layer Protocols

Description

Introduce communication protocols used on the Internet.

The outline includes a detailed study of the TCP/IP suite,

covering protocols for the data-link to transport layers,

Addressing, sub-netting, error control and flow control

mechanisms used on intra- and inter-networking.

Pre-requisites

Graduate student or Instructor Permit

Learning Outcomes

Study Internet and high-layer protocols at graduate-level

depth, introduction to network design, introduction to some

useful networking tools

Section

102

Time

6:00-9:05 P.M.

Day(s)

Thursday

Instructor

Dr. Pitipatana Sakarindr

E-mail

ps6@njit.edu

Office Hours

Thursday 5:00-5:45 P.M. (or by appointment)

Office Room

ECEC 324

Required Textbooks:

TITLE: TCP/IP Protocol Suite

AUTHOR: Behrouz Forouzan

EDITION: 4th (2010)

PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill

ISBN: 9780073376042

TITLE: Computer Networking: Performance and Quality of Service

AUTHOR: Ivan Marsic

EDITION: December 2010

WEB: http://www.ece.rutgers.edu/~marsic/books/CN/book-CN_marsic.pdf

Recommended (Optional) Textbooks:

TITLE: TCP/IP Illustrated, Vol. 1: The Protocols

AUTHOR: Richard Stevens

EDITION: 1994

PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley Professional

ISBN: 978-0201633467

TITLE: Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach

AUTHOR: James F. Kurose and Keith W. Ross

EDITION: 2009

PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley Professional

ISBN: 978-0136079675

Grading Policy:

Quizzes: 25 (5 quizzes)

Mid-term exam: 20

Term Project: 20

Final exam: 35

Total: 100

Grading Policy:

Points

Grade

90 and Above

80-89

B+

70-79

60-69

C+

50-59

Below 50

Notes:

All points above .50 are rounded up (i.e., 69.50 is rounded up to 70.00, graded B)

All points below or equal .49 are rounded down (i.e., 69.49 is rounded down to 69.00,

graded C+)

Weekly schedule of topics:

Session 1 Introduction and the physical layer protocols

a. Historical context of the Internet

b. Overview of the basic architecture of the original Internet and of today’s Internet

c. Overview of OSI, TCP/IP protocol stack, and Internet Standards

d. The basic physical layer protocols (underlying technologies)

Sessions 2 and 3: The lower-layer protocols

a. The data link layer, including media access control (MAC)

b. Frame Relay

c. Ethernet: evolution and engineering considerations

c. Wireless LANs (IEEE 802.11x standards and products)

Sessions 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9: The networking layer protocols

a. Layer 2 (MAC) addresses vs. Layer 3 (IP) addresses

 Ethernet/MAC addressing

 The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)

b. Internet Control Message Protocols (ICMP)

 ICMP Version 4

 ICMP Version 6

c. IP protocols

 IP Version 4

 IP Version 6

d. Unicast routing protocols (OSPFv.2, RIPv.1, RIPv.2)

Session 8 (Midterm exam)

Sessions 10, 11, 12 and 13: The transport layer

a. Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

 Flow control

 Congestion control

 Error control

b. UDP

Session 14: Domain Name System (DNS), Dynamic Host Configuration

Protocol (DHCP) and Widely used applications

a. The evolution of the domain name system

b. Technical and system architecture of the domain name system

c. Management of domain names and addresses

d. DHCP

e. E-mail

f. World Wide Web

Session 15: Final Exam

Attendance:

Class attendance for the full 3-hours session is MANDATORY. If you need to skip

the session, please let me know in advance.

Quizzes:

Quizzes will be given with or without advance notices. All quizzes are “close

book and notes”, unless stated otherwise. Every quiz will start before or after

the break (approx. 7:30-7:45pm). You will NOT be allowed to take a quiz if you

come to the class at the late hour just to take the quiz.

Term project:

The details of the term project will be announced in the class.

Mid-term and Final exams:

The mid-term and final examinations will be “open book and notes” 90-

minute exams. No electronic devices (except non-programmable calculators)

are allowed during the exam.

How to keep up with the class:

1. Any announcements, course materials, quizzes and answers will be posted on

the MOODLE (http://moodle.njit.edu)

2. If you have questions during the class, please raise your hands immediately.

In addition, you can meet me at my office during office hours. A meeting

outside the office hours must be scheduled via [email protected].

Note: The instructor reserves the right to change this course syllabus at any

time and any updates will be announced in the class.

NJIT’s policies regarding Academic Integrity will be strictly enforced. The NJIT Honor

Code will be upheld, and any violations will be brought to the immediate attention of

the Dean of Students. The details of NJIT’s academic integrity can be found at the

following website http://integrity.njit.edu/index.html.