EE 673: Digital Communication Networks

  1. Instructors: Ketan Rajawat
  2. Prerequisites: Instructor Consent
  3. Content: computer network and the Internet, circuit and packet switching, application layer, transport layer, TCP throughput, network layer,routing algorithms, link layer, ARQ protocols, error detection and correction, medium access control protocols, wireless networks and mobility, security in networks, introduction to queuing theory, M/M/1, M/G/1 queues, reservation systems.
  4. References:
    1. Computer networking: a top-down approach, James F. Kurose, Keith W. Ross (Pearson) [slides, applets, videos]
    2. Data Networks, Dimitri P. Bertsekas, Robert G. Gallager (Prentice-Hall)
    3. [Bedtime reading] Computer Networks, Andrew S. Tanenbaum, David Wetherall (Pearson)
  5. Format (tentative, dates may change):
    1. Major quiz (10) on 26-Aug-14 (Tuesday) at 2pm in L16
    2. Mid-sem exam (25) on 15-Sep-14, 
    3. End-sem exam (38) on 21-Nov-14, 
    4. 3 Assignments (5+5+2) 
    5. 5 Labs (5x2)
    6. 1 Mini Quiz (5) on 12-Aug-14
  6. Time and place: M 15:30-17:00 L10; T 14:00-15:30 L10
  7. Lab Schedule: ACES 307, 2-5pm  [Testbed][Topology][Lab sections]

     

    Wed

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    Sat

    Lab 1

    06-Aug-14

    07-Aug-14

    08-Aug-14

    09-Aug-14

    Lab 2

    20-Aug-14

    21-Aug-14

    22-Aug-14

    23-Aug-14

    Lab 3

    27-Aug-14

    28-Aug-14

    29-Aug-14

    30-Aug-14

    Lab 4

    03-Sep-14

    04-Sep-14

    05-Sep-14

    06-Sep-14

    Lab 5

    15-Oct-14

    16-Oct-14

    17-Oct-14

    18-Oct-14
  8. TAs: Megha Nawhal, Nitish Gupta, K S Viswanadh, Alatkar Prasad Bapurao, Boda Mohan, Chirag Kumar, Pradyumn Singh, Aniket Gargelwar, B Bhargava Narayana, Sumit Kumar, Kotari Chenchu Sekhar