Syllabus

Course Information
Course title Advanced Computer Networks
Course number CS 6390
Course Computer Science/Computer Engineering
discipline
Course CS 6390 (CE 6390) Advanced Computer Networks (3 semester hours)
description Survey of recent advancements in high-speed network technologies.
Application of quantitative approach to the study of broadband integrated
networks including admission control, access control, and quality of service
guarantee. Prerequisite: CS 5390. (3-0) S
Prerequisite(s) CS 5390 or equivalent (a basic networks course, in particular, I assume
you have detailed knowledge of routing and the sliding window protocol.
You should know everything (at least) in sections 2.1 through 2.6, 3.2, 4.1
and 4.2 of the book, you should also know in general how the Internet
works, e.g., IP addressing and routing)
Instructor Information
Name Jorge Arturo Cobb
Email cobb@utdallas.edu
Office location ECSS 4.406 (the new engineering building).
Office hours T and Th 7-8 pm(Walk-ins are very welcome, but I only guarantee to be
in the office during office hours). If no one shows up by 7:30 pm I reserve
the right to go home (unless you call me in advance and let me know you
will arrive after 7:30 pm)
Phone 972 883 2479
Fax 972 883 2349
Teaching to be determined.
assistants
Course Materials
Computer Networks: a systems approach by Larry Peterson and Bruce
Text Book
Davie (Morgan Kaufmann Publishers http://www.mkp.com)
Reading Multiple papers from the literature. These and slides will be available on
Materials webct http://webct.utdallas.edu
Assignments
(This information is subject to change)
Midterm Exam Two "midterm" exams, counting 20% to your grade each (40 % total)
Homeworks Two homework assignments, 10% of your grade each (20% total)
One programming project, 15% of your grade. The nature of the
Project programming project to be determined later, and depends on the resources
available to students enrolled in the course.
Final Exam One final exam, counting 25% of your grade.
Total 100 %
Miscellaneous (but important!)

1. Please, don't be afraid to ask questions. Feel free to ask questions in class (I
get bored alone up there). Furthermore, I have this nasty habit of speaking
very quickly, so I know a few of you will miss some things I say. If so, please
ask me to repeat what I have said. I will be happy to do so.You can ask me
questions via the discussions tool webct (which is great since ALL other
students will be able to see the question and the answer). I prefer you do not
send me email, because if you do others will not benefit from the answer I
give you to the question. Email should be reserved for private issues, such as
grading concerns, etc.. If you do send me email, please use the WEBCT email
tool and not regular Internet email. This way I can keep the email from the
class separate from all the spam I get in my regular email account.
2. No late homeworks! However, you can prearrange with me to turn it in late in
case you are travelling a lot (interviews or job related). This has to be
prearranged with me before the due date of the homework. No exceptions,
unless there is an emergency (and it really should be an emergency).
3. No late exams either. The same rule above for homeworks applies to exams.
4. NOTE: if you use the WEBCT discussions tool, ALL students will see
what you posted, so DON'T ask details about your homework
solutions there. Use email instead.
5. I do not have the dates of each exam determined yet. The first exam will
likely be after about one third of the semester is over, and the second exam
about after two thirds of the semester are over. The date of the final exam
will be during the week of final exams at UTD. The location should be in the
same classroom as the regular class. The date and time may be found in the
UTD web site. Note that the time/day may be different than the
time/day of the class. Also, DO NOT LEAVE the country until AFTER
the final exams week. If you have plans to leave on vacation, get married,
etc., do so AFTER the final exam week please.
6. You should do all your work (homeworks, projects, exams) on your own.
Working with others in homeworks/projects is considered unethical (i.e.,
cheating). Also, unethical behavior (i.e., cheating) regarding exams will not
be tolerated. Unethical behavior in homeworks, projects, or exams will be
dealt with according to university policies and could lead to your dismissal
from the university.
7. Explain all your answers in your exams. A yes or no answer is not sufficient
 (i.e., I don't know if you are guessing). If you don't explain your answer with
a few sentences in English or if you do not give the correct explanation for
your answer, you may not get full credit for the question or get no credit at
all!
8. During exams, you are not allowed calculators (unless explicitly overruled by
me for a specific exam), beepers or cell phones. Why not beepers or cell
phones? People have been know during an exam to go to the "restroom" and
send beeper messages to all their friends with answers to questions in the
exam (no kidding!).
9. BRING YOUR UTD ID TO EACH EXAM - I may or may not check it, but you
must bring it with you
Outline of Course Materials

We will not follow the book precisely, since many topics are from papers in the
literature. Nonetheless, we will follow about the same outline as the second part of
the book. In general, the topics are as follows: (subject to change during the
semester)

l Internet Architecture
l Internetwork Routing (BGP)
l Multlicast Routing
l Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS)
l Mobile Routing
l TCP
l Congestion Control
l Quality of Service
l Peer-to-peer networks
l Other topics as time allows.