Aug 15 | Slides and recording of the Q&A session are now online. |
July 8 | An additional exercise sheet is now online to prepare for the exam. |
June 1 | Materials for the last (!) exercise session are now online. |
May 29 | Materials for the last (!) lecture are now online. |
May 23 | Materials for the twelfth exercise session are now online. |
May 22 | Materials for the thirteenth lecture are now online. |
May 18 | Materials for the eleventh exercise session are now online. |
May 18 | The missing exercise session on May 26 is replaced by a transport project Q&A on Tuesday May 24, 4 - 6 pm, in ETA F 5. |
May 15 | Materials for the twelfth lecture are now online. |
May 12 | Materials for the tenth exercise session are now online. |
May 8 | Materials for the eleventh lecture are now online. |
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May 1 | Materials for the tenth lecture are now online. |
Apr 28 | Materials for the eighth exercise session are now online. |
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Apr 10 | Materials for the eighth lecture are now online. |
Apr 8 | Slides and recording for the Connectivity Fäscht are now online. |
Apr 6 | Materials for the sixth exercise session are now online. |
Apr 2 | Materials for the seventh lecture are now available. Note that this lecture will take place exceptionally online (see email). |
Mar 30 | Materials for the fifth exercise session are now online. |
Mar 26 | Materials for the sixth lecture are now online. |
Mar 24 | Materials for the fourth exercise session are now online. |
Mar 21 | Date of the Connectivity Fäscht: April 7. |
Mar 20 | Materials for the fifth lecture are now online. |
Mar 16 | Materials for the third exercise session are now online. |
Mar 12 | Materials for the fourth lecture are now online. |
Mar 10 | Materials for the second exercise session are now online. |
Mar 2 | Materials for the first exercise session are now online. |
Feb 27 | Materials for the second lecture are now online. |
Feb 21 | Materials for the first lecture are now online. |
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Instructor: Prof. Laurent Vanbever
Research group: Networked Systems Group
Contact:
Assistants:
Chat room: comm-net22.slack.com
Lecture: Monday 10 am–12 pm in HG E 1.2
Exercise sessions: Thursday 10 am–12 pm in HG E 1.2
Remote participation: Live stream and recordings
It is hard to think of a technology that has more changed the way we live than the Internet. From the very way we communicate, access and exchange information, shop, pay, move, entertain, maintain friendship. At the same time, the Internet is inexorably growing, at an always faster pace: from 3 billion of connected hosts in 2015 to an estimated 4 billion in 2019.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
The course is an introductory one, meaning no prior networking background is needed. The course will include some programming assignments (in Python) for which the material covered in Computer Engineering (227-0013-00L) will be useful.
The class will be graded 70% based on the final exam and 30% based on continuous performance assessments. The continuous performance assessments will consist in two graded group projects. The first project counts for 20% and the second for 10% of the final grade. If a student does not do/submit a project, he/she will receive a grade of 1.0 for the corresponding project. Students repeating the course can decide at the beginning of the semester if they want to keep the previous grades of their continuous performance assessments (more details). The final exam is a written open book exam. You will not be tested on material we didn't cover during the lesson. All written material (books, notes, lab exercises etc.) is allowed; all electronic devices are prohibited, except for (non-connected) calculators. The exam will be in English.
We will use the textbook Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach (6th Edition) by Kurose and Ross as a reference and as a source of examples. Older versions of the book are fine too but sections number won't necessarily match.
In addition to the lectures, there will be a set of exercises (every Thursday) along with two projects to be done in groups of maximum 3 students (the composition of which will be decided by the students themselves at the beginning of the first project).
Each project will be available online and will be introduced in class along with instructions on the report and on the specific grading scheme.
You should submit your work on an assignment (via your GitLab repository, according to the assignment instructions) before its due time. All assignments are due by 11:59pm on their selected days. If you submit your work late, we will give you credit for it according to this scale:
Important If you don't have a laptop, please us at the beginning of the course.
The final exam is a written open book exam. You will not be tested on material we didn't cover during the lesson. All written material (books, notes, lab exercises etc.) is allowed; all electronic devices are prohibited, except for (non-connected) calculators. The exam will be in English.
We provide the previous exams (without solutions):