15-744: Computer Networks
Professor Hui Zhang
Class Meetings
Monday/Wednesday 3:00 - 4:20 WeH 5409
Course Overview
This is a graduate level course on computer networking. The course
involves both a reading/lecture/discussion component and a project
component. We will read about 40 research papers on various aspects of
computer networking: LAN/WAN technologies, congestion/flow control,
traffic analysis, routing, internetworking, multicast, security,
quality of service, access technologies, Internet measurement and
peer-to-peer computing.
Students are expected to read papers before the class, submit a one
page summary for each paper, and participate in the discussion during
the class. The lecture will be conducted in an
interactive fashion. Hui will lead the discussion, but expect everyone
to participate. Students will be graded for both the paper summaries and
class discussion.
The class projects can be either of the following types:
design/implementation, measurement, and simulation. We will shortly be
posting a list of prospective class projects. Students can either pick
from this list or work on a project of their own choosing after
consulting with Hui or Aditya.
Course Policies
The overall grade will be based on two exams (15% midterm, 20% final),
paper reviews (10%), class participation (10%),
and a term project (45%).
Office Hours
Tuesday 5:00 - 6:00 WeH 7126