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Computer Networks (CN) 2016
Arquitectura, Diseño y Gestión de Redes (ADG)
Introduction to Computer Networks, Design and Management.
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Lecturer and Lab Instructor
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José María Foces Morán
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[email protected]
Subject “CN: <your subject>”
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Web site (Documents, practicals, source code, etc.):
http://paloalto.unileon.es/cn
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Technology II building
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Office #363, Internal Phone # 5390
Lab B6, entry level: Technology-specific lab (B3)
Lectures (A) and problem resolution (B1) sessions:
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Classroom Building, classroom #12
Office hours will be announced on the course’s Google calendar
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Language and the official course name
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This course will be given in english in its entirety
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Course name: Arquitectura, Diseño y Gestión de Redes (ADG)
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What is the Internet made of?
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Computer Newtorks (CN)
Why is it important to us, computing engineers?
Main goal
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Understand the most important concepts and structures underlying the Internet
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“The Network is the Computer”
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Course contents
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Four chapters:
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Foundation: Introduction to networks
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Getting connected: Connecting to a network
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Internetworking: Not all networks are directly connected
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End-to-end protocols: Getting host processes to communicate
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Types of academic activities
* Be attentive to the News Section of the Virtual Campus for an
Announcement about Lecture and Lab group choice!!!
Lectures ( A )
• Perspective
• Orientation and motivation
• Course backbone, coordination, goal setting
Problem
resolution
sessions ( B1 )
• Word exercises, examples, summaries,
questions, english-related difficulties
Networkequipment labs
( B3 )
• Practicals on network design and
implementation with real networks
• Software project
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Types of academic activities
Thursday
10:15
Lectures
(A)
Problem
resolution
sessions
( B1 )
11:45
12:00
13:40
15:00
Friday
LAB
G1
11:30
LECTURE
Group A
Summary lecture (Every three weeks)
13:00
LAB
G4
14:00
LECTURE
Group B
16:40
Networkequipment
labs ( B3 )
Summary lecture (Every three weeks)
16:50
18:20
19:50
17:00
LAB
G2
LAB
G3
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Our responsibilities
Classroom
•  Participate!
•  Take notes
•  Cell phone,
portable,
tablets
Lab and
class
attendance
All must comply
with the Lab
regulations,
which are
devised to
provide a safe
and correct
work
environment
Academic
honesty
•  Avoid
plagiarism
Aptitude
vs.
attitude?
Both
important for
all of us
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Grading (Based on the official course guide)
LabBook
·Requested at random
throughout the term
Final Lab
· Optional
· 16-june
Term Exams
· TE1: 25-april 15:00
· TE2: 30-may 15:00
· Repeat TE1 and TE2:
9-june
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Textbook
Peterson and Davie Computer Networks, MKP, 5 ed.
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Available at the School Library and in lab B6
Cornerstone of the course
Essential: theory and exercises
Resources at MKP
Course schedule
•  Google calendar @ Virtual campus (agora)
Course web site:
•  Practicals, notes and other resources (José M. Foces), etc.:
http://paloalto.unileon.es/cn
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Practicals
Technology II bldg., LAB B6
•  The documents for the practicals can be downloaded
from paloalto.unileon.es/cn
Lab time must be supplemented by your independent study
•  Regular attendance is essential
Must keep a Lab Book containing the most relevant results
Each student must build the following personal infrastructure
•  Linux (Ubuntu recommended)
•  Java and C, for programming networks
•  Wireshark
•  Other network utilities
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Questions, so far
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Speak
up!
Shall we
start, now?
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