EECS3020-Outline-2023

EECS3020 Introduction to Computer Networks, Fall 2023

Instructor: Cheng-Hsin Hsu (chsu@cs.nthu.edu.tw)
Time: Monday 3:30 p.m.-5:20 p.m.; Thursday 2:20 p.m.-3:10 p.m.
Location: Delta 104
Office Hours: Wednesday 2-3 p.m. or by appointment, at Delta 643
TA: Chih-Chun Wu (chihchunwu0517@gmail.com), Yuan-Chun Sun (yuanjiun911@gapp.nthu.edu.tw), and Shin-Yi Zheng (sharren89776@gapp.nthu.edu.tw)
TA Hour: Thursday 7-8 p.m., at EECS 741
Vevox Link: https://vevox.app/#/m/176717435

Summary:

This course aims to introduce the design principles of computer networks and train students to implement networked applications. We will discuss computer networks and the Internet, application layer protocols, transport layer protocols, network layer protocols, and data link layer protocols.

The lectures will be given in English. All the reports must be in English.

Course Description:

This course will cover the following tentative topics:

Computer Networks and the Internet
Application Layer
Transport Layer
The Network layer: Data Plane
The Network layer: Control Plane
The link layer and Local Area Networks

Textbook:

Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach, by James F. Kurose and Keith W. Ross, 8th Edition, Pearson.

Note: You can find the links for purchasing the textbook at the authors’ website: https://gaia.cs.umass.edu/kurose_ross/eighth.php. You can also download the slides used in my lectures there. Since I only made minor changes in the slides, I won’t share my (edited) slides on the course websites.