Program & WWW Resources:

• A Review of Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) and Wide Area Network (WAN) technologies, protocols
Protocols information This site sorts the differences between various protocols, and defines the origin, purpose and structure of all communication protocols. It also includes linksto standard documents and organizations.
• Internetworking concept and architectural model
• Connected: An Internet Encyclopedia: Provides an extensive reference to the technical operation of the Internet.
• Coverage maps of Worldwide ISPs: CAIDA (Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis) lets visitors select a map and click on the ISP backbones they want to trace.
• Overview of Internet Protocol (IP), connectionless datagram delivery, routing IP datagrams, error and control messages (ICMP), subnet and supernet address extensions
• IP subnet mask calculator: This site's subnet mask calculator helps the process of calculating subnet masks and addresses. Enter the network address, number of subnets or hosts per subnet, then the site calculates the correct subnet masks to use.
• IP network index: This site shows the names and identites of the IP network number holders for class A, B and C networks.
• Routing, cores, peers, and algorithms (GGP),  autonomous systems (EGP),  routing in an autonomous system (RIP, OSPF, HELLO)
• Internet multicasting (IGMP)
• User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
• Reliable stream transport service (TCP)
• A Quick Tour of TCP site has a nice set of applet animations to illustrate the dynamic behaviour of algorithms used in TCP implementations, the algorithms included in the site are
• Sliding-Window Flow Control (used to avoid peer overloading and for achieving self-clocking.)
• Karn's Algorithm (used for obtaining more accurate round trip delay (RTT) estimations to set the TCP timers.)
• RTT Variance Estimation (used for adapting to RTT changes.)
• Congestion-Avoidance Algorithm (used for stabilizing the system on congestion.)
• Slow-Start Algorithm (used to find network capacity at the start of the connection.)
• Fast-Retransmit Algorithm (used to avoud long transmission breaks after a packet is dropped.)
• Fast-Recovery Algorithm (used to keep the communication link fully utilized.)
• The Domain Name System (DNS)
• Internet security and firewall design
• Cryptography, PGP, and Your Privacy: Comprehensive set of links to sites related to cryptography and network security.
• Firewalls: General index page containing links to documents on firewalls.
• TCP/IP over ATM networks (Multiprotocol over ATM)
• The future of TCP/IP and the Internet (IPv6, integrated and differentiated services)
• IPv6: The New Internet Protocol tutorial by W. Stallings provides an overview of IPv6.
• IPng: Provides information about IPv6 and related topics.

Experiments/Assignments:

All assignments will be submitted on-line. No printouts or floppy disks will be collected. The submission system will generate an assignment cover sheet containing a unique submission key. Please print this sheet and keep it for your records.

• D. E. Comer. Internetworking with TCP/IP Volume I: Principles, Protocols, and Architecture. Prentice-Hall, 2000.
• W. Stallings. Local and Metropolitan Area Networks. Prentice-Hall, 2000.

Additional References:

• L. L. Peterson and  B. Davie. Computer Networks: A Systems Approach, Morgan Kaufmann, 1996 (errata).
• D. E. Comer. Computer Networks and Internets. Second Edition. Prentice Hall, 1999.
• D. E. Comer. Internetworking with TCP/IP Volume I: Principles, Protocols, and Architecture. Prentice Hall, 1995.
• W. Stallings. Local and Metropolitan Area Networks. Prentice Hall, 1996 (errata).
• R. Stevens. TCP/IP Illustrated: Volume 1: The Protocols. Addison-Wesley, 1996.
• A. Tanenbaum. Computer Networks. Prentice Hall, 1996.
• W. Stallings. Data and Computer Communications. Prentice Hall, 1996.
• S. A. Thomas. IPng and the TCP/IP Protocols. Wiley, 1996.
• R. Perlman. Interconnections: Bridges and Routers. Addison-Wesley, 1992.
• C. Huitema. Routing in the Internet. Prentice Hall, 1995.

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