Instructor
Ahmed Amer Shahin
Email: aashahin@zu.edu.eg
Lectures: Thursday 2:10pm-3:40pm
Office Hours: TBA
Prerequisites
Knowing the basic concepts of the computer is required.
In addition, students must be familiar with the C++/Java computer languages for doing the programming assignments.
Textbook
The textbook for this course is Computer Networking: A Top Down Approach,
6th edition by Jim Kurose, Keith Ross.
The following books are recommended for students who are interested in more details about computer networks:
- Computer Networks by Andrew s. Tanenbaum
- Computer Networks: a systems approach by Larry L. Peterson and Bruce S. Davie
Course Description
An introduction to the advanced topics of computer networks such as routing data, simulating large scale networks, sniffing and analyzing network packets.
Topics
- Application Layer
- Transport Layer
- Network layer
- Link Layer
- Wireless and Mobile Networks
- Multimedia Networks
Grading
Your final grade will be computed from the following components:
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Course work
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Grade distribution
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Homework and Projects
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30pt
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Final Exam
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70pt
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Total Points
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100pt
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Attendance
You are expected to attend all classes. If you miss a class, you are responsible for getting the notes and any verbal information given during class from a fellow classmate.
Homework and Projects
Programs are graded not just on correctness (producing the correct output) — neatness counts. Here neatness means that your program is well formatted, the output from your program is nicely presented, and that the logic in your program is straightforward.
If you cannot complete a programming assignment, you should still submit your code. Partial credit will be given for reasonable effort. Late work will not be accepted.
You will be submitting your programs electronically to the instructor.
Exams
There is a final exam scheduled for this class. The final is a 3 hours exam that have 50 MCQ questions and will be graded electronically.
Academic Integrity
We assume that any classwork (homework, project, etc) you submit is created by your own individual effort (or by group members’ efforts if groups are allowed).
Note that receiving help from your instructor or the teaching assistant does not violate this academic integrity policy.
Students who violate this academic integrity policy will receive a grade of 0 for that assignment. A second violation will also result in a reduction of 10pts from the student's grade. In the case where one student copies the program of another student, both students are considered to have violated this policy.