INFO 331 – Computer Networking Technology II
Spring 2015
** amended 5/20/15 **
Professor:
E-mail:
Office and Phone:
Office Hours:
Location and
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Additional
Materials:
Jennifer Booker, Ph.D.
gbooker@drexel.edu (please put course number & assignment in the subject)
Rush 334, 215-895-1004
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12 to 1 pm, or by appointment.
LECTURE: Rush Hall 205 on MWF from 10:00 to 10:50 am
LAB: Fridays in Rush 205, from 3:00 to 4:50 pm
Required: Kurose, James F. and Ross, Keith W., Computer Networking: A
Top-Down Approach, 6/E, ISBN 0132856204, Addison-Wesley, 2009.
Very Optional: McCabe, James D. Network Analysis, Architecture, and
Design, 2/E, ISBN 1558608877, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2003. Was
used for supplementary network design material. A third edition now exists.
Lab instructions will be provided in class.
Additional references and general course information (e.g. grading policies,
etc.) are available on my web site: http://cci.drexel.edu/faculty/gbooker/
Be sure to read General Course Information!
See also my summary of networking protocols, which is frequently used.
COURSE OVERVIEW
This course focuses on design, construction and use of modern networks and internetworks. It
prepares students to successfully create and operate modern secure networks. Major topics
include LAN design and construction, internetwork architecture, WAN connectivity, security,
virtual private networks and network operation in real-world environments.
COURSE ASSESSMENT
Assignments are due as follows:
Assignment Activity
1
2
3
4
-
Assigned
During
Week 2
Week 4
Week 6
Week 9
Varies
Wireless Networking
Multimedia Networking
Quiz 1
Security
Quiz 2
Take-home final exam
Labs
Date Weighting
Due
4/20/15
10%
10%
5/6/15
5/11/15
15%
10%
5/27/15
6/1/15
15%
6/11/15
15%
Varies
25%
100%
The course’s evaluation is based on four assignments to help refine and demonstrate your
understanding of the material from the text, two quizzes, and five labs. The assignments and
quizzes are all done individually. The fourth assignment is a take-home final exam.
This outline is tentative, and topics may change or be reorganized due to the direction and flow of the class.
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The quizzes each cover two chapters of the book (6-7 and 8-9), so they are not cumulative. They
will consist of multiple choice questions, and short answer or application questions. They are
comprehensive, in that they cover all of the material, except portions noted in study guides. The
study guides will be provided a week before each quiz.
COURSE OUTLINE
Text
Lab
Chapters
Review of INFO 330
1-5
1
3/30/2015
Wireless and Mobile Networks
6
2
4/6/2015 Wireless and Mobile Networks
6
1
3
4/13/2015 [No class this week]
4
4/20/2015 Multimedia Networking
7
2
5
4/27/2015 Multimedia Networking
7
6
5/4/2015 Security in Computer Networks
8
3
Security in Computer Networks
7
5/11/2015
8
Quiz 1 on Monday
8
5/18/2015 Network Management
9
4
9
5/25/2015 Network Management
9
Quiz 2 on Monday
10
6/1/2015
all
5
Review
11
6/8/2015
(Finals week)
Reading will not focus on the programming aspects of the text.
Week Monday is
Topics
IST courses may be recorded and streamed for educational use.
Class lectures (not labs) will be recorded using the Apreso/Echo 360 capture system. Recorded
classes may be viewed on Blackboard (http://drexel.blackboard.com/) under the Class Capture
link. Only class captures are on Blackboard.
LABS
The labs will focus on hands-on application of the concepts discussed in lecture. The lab topics
are To Be Determined.
Lab Objective
The objective of this lab is for students to develop a practical understanding of the computer
networking concepts learned in the lecture portion of the course by seeing network protocols in
action and observing and manipulating the sequence of messages exchanged between two
protocol entities in different configurations. In addition, students will develop the basic skills to
configure, and manage basic aspects of an organizational network.
Lab Assignments
Laboratory assignments are due when stated on each lab handout. They collectively represent
25% of your overall grade (5% per lab).
This outline is tentative, and topics may change or be reorganized due to the direction and flow of the class.
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