Course Outline - CMPT 471 - Networking II

Information

Calendar Objective/Description

This course covers the fundamentals of higher level network functionality such as remote procedure/object calls, name/address resolution, network file systems, network security and high speed connectivity/bridging/switching.

Instructor's Objectives

Covers the operating protocols which surround TCP/IP in the Internet protocol suite, in a Linux operating system environment. Assignments and lab work will be related to understanding the design and applications of these protocols and to the operation and administration of a network using Internet protocols

Prerequisites

CMPT 300 and 371.

Topics

• Overview of Linux O/S and X Window System
• Reviewing and adding to the basics. (Ethernet, IP, ICMP, UDP, TCP), socket programming
• ARP, BOOTP, DHCP
• Domain Name Service (DNS).
• Routing protocols (RIP, OSPF, BGP ...)
• Multicasting IGMP
• Network security, firewalls, IPv6.

Grading

Assignments 35%, quizzes 25%, final exam 40%.

Required Books

• Internetworking with TCP/IP Vol. 1: Principles, Protocols, and Architecture (5/e), Douglas Comer, Prentice-Hall, 2006, 9780131876712

Reference Books

• Internetworking with TCP/IP Vol. II: Design, Implementation, and Internals (3/e), Douglas Comer, Prentice-Hall, 1999, 9780139738432, If you're interested in the implementation.
• The Linux Documentation Project, , http://tldp.org, Free, and as good as anything you might buy.
• Routing in the Internet (2/e), Christian Huitema, Prentice Hall PTR, 2000, 9780130226471, Excellent book on Internet routing protocols.
• Unix Network Programming, the sockets networking API v1 3rd edition, Stevens, Fenner, and Rudoff, Addison Wesly, 2004, 9780131411555
• Building Internet Firewalls (2/e), Zwicky, E. Cooper, S., Chapman, D., O'Reilly & Associates, 2000, 9781565928718
• IPv6 The New Internet Protocol (2/e), Huitema, C., Prentice Hall PTR, 1998, 9780138505059
• the DHCP Handbook 2nd edition, Droms and Lemon, Sams, 2002, 9780672323270

Academic Honesty Statement

Academic honesty plays a key role in our efforts to maintain a high standard of academic excellence and integrity. Students are advised that ALL acts of intellectual dishonesty will be handled in accordance with the SFU Academic Honesty and Student Conduct Policies ( http://www.sfu.ca/policies/Students/index.html). Students are also encouraged to read the School's policy information page (http://www.cs.sfu.ca/undergrad/Policies/).

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