EE 706: Communication Networks (Spring 2012)
Instructor: Saravanan Vijayakumaran
Schedule: Slot 5, Wednesday and Friday (9:30 am - 10:55 am)
Location: LCC-12
Prerequisites
Course Goals
- Understand the major issues in the design of communication networks
- Understanding the functioning of existing networks like Ethernet, 802.11 WLAN and the Internet
- Learn to do network simulation
Grading Policy
- 40% Assignments and quizzes, 30% Midsem, 30% Endsem
- Final Score ∈ [90%,100%] ⇒ AA, ∈ [80%,90%) ⇒ AB, ∈ [70%,80%) ⇒ BB, ∈ [60%,70%) ⇒ BC, ∈ [50%,60%) ⇒ CC, ∈ [45%,50%) ⇒ CD, ∈ [40%,45%) ⇒ DD
- For students auditing the course, AU grade will be awarded if (Final Score ≥ 40%) AND ( Endsem × Midsem ≠ 0)
Course Notes
The course notes may be modified as the course progresses.
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Reference Books
- Computer Networks, Andrew Tanenbaum, 2002 (4th Edition)
- Data Networks, Dimitri Bertsekas and Robert Gallager, 1992 (2nd Edition)
- Data Communications and Networking, Behrouz A. Forouzan, 2009 (4th Edition)
Assignments
Quizzes
- Quiz 1,Code A Code B, Date: February 1, 2012
- Quiz 2,Code A Code B, Date: February 15, 2012
- Midsem, Date: February 24, 2012
- Quiz 3,Code A Code B, Date: March 28, 2012
- Quiz 4,Code A Code B, Date: April 13, 2012
- Endsem, Date: April 28, 2012