1 / 5

CS 456/656 – Computer Networks

CS 456/656 – Computer Networks. Instructor: Tim Brecht http://www.cs.uwaterloo.ca/~brecht Class: Tuesday and Thursday 11:30 am – 12:50 pm DWE 3518 2:30 pm – 3:50 pm MC 4060 Course Material: http://www.student.cs.uwaterloo.ca/~cs456

rue
Download Presentation

CS 456/656 – Computer Networks

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript


  1. Introduction CS 456/656 – Computer Networks • Instructor: Tim Brechthttp://www.cs.uwaterloo.ca/~brecht • Class: Tuesday and Thursday11:30 am – 12:50 pm DWE 3518 2:30 pm – 3:50 pm MC 4060 • Course Material: http://www.student.cs.uwaterloo.ca/~cs456 • Communication via newsgroup: uw.cs.cs456mandatory continual reading !!!

  2. Introduction Today's Lecture • course mechanics • overview • introduction

  3. Introduction Assignments, Labs • TENTATIVE assignment schedule • A1 due end of Week 5-6, weight: 10% • A2 due end of Week 9-10, weight: 10% • A3 due end of Week 13, weight: 10% • lab experiments • two lab experiments featuring network setup & configuration on Linux and Cisco, weight: 2x 5% • likely one in February and one in March

  4. Introduction Exams, Marks • TENTATIVE midterm date: Feb 28, 7-9 pm • weight: 20% • Final Exam: scheduled by registrar • weight: 40% • Must pass the exams (weighted average) to pass the class.

  5. Introduction Course Overview • mechanisms, algorithms, and technology components for communication networks • example: “the Internet” Goals • broad overview • understand fundamental challenges • learn about existing solutions • typically: no single dominant solution

More Related