CMPSCI 653: Computer Networks

Also available to off-campus students via the Video Instructional Program and NTU

This course is web-enhanced courtesy of the MANIC project.

Course Description

Computer Networks is a graduate course that introduces fundamental concepts in the design and implementation of computer communication networks and their protocols. Topics include: layered network architectures, applications, transport, congestion, routing, data link protocols, local area networks, multimedia networking, network management, and network security. An emphasis will be placed on the protocols used in the Internet. Final grades will be determined by written homeworks, programming assignments and two exams. Prerequisites: A rudimentary understanding of computer architecture and operating systems, while not required, would be helpful.

Course Information

Instructor: Prashant Shenoy
Teaching Assstant: Xiao Xie
Class: MARC 110, TuTh 1:00-2:15
Schedule #: 518454
Credits: 3

Course Staff

Instructor: Prashant Shenoy

Department of Computer Science,
Computer Science Building
University of Massachusetts
Amherst MA 01003-4610

Phone: (413) 577 0850, Fax: (413) 545 1249
Email: shenoy@cs.umass.edu
Office Hours: Thursdays 4:00-5:30 pm, Room 336, or by appointment
Teaching Assistant: Xiao Xie

Email: xiao@acad.umass.edu
Office hours: M 3:30-4:30, F 11:30-12:30 in LGRT 224

Course Materials

Course Syllabus
Lecture notes, handouts and course schedule
Homeworks and Programming Assignments
Guidelines for off-campus students
Online lectures (Real Audio format !!)
Online version of the Kurose-Ross text book(Username: networking Password: jupiter)
Course mailing list

This page is online at http://www.cs.umass.edu/~shenoy/courses/653/index.html

Prashant Shenoy

Last modified: Wed Feb 16 12:56:30 EST 2000