SYLLABUS
Contact Information:

Lecture Time	S: 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Lecture Place	EA 311
Lecturer	Georgios Lazarou, Adjunct Professor
Lecturer Office	EA 702B
Lecturer Office Hours	S: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (also available as needed at other times via email and phone)
Lecturer Phone	215-214-8520
Lecturer Email	glaz@temple.edu
URL	http://www.isip.piconepress.edu/publications/courses/temple/ee_5516
Textbook	Larry L. Patterson and Bruce S. Davie, Computer Networks: A System Approach, 4th Edition, Morgan Kaufman, 2007.
Suggested Reference	J.E. Kurose and K.W. Ross, Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet, 4th Edition, Addison-Wesley, 2008
	Leon-Garcia and Widjaja, Computer Networks, 2nd Edition, McGraw Hill, 2004
Prerequisites	Calculus, Introductory knowledge of probability theory and C or C++ or Java programming.

Grading Policies:

Item:	Weight:
Homework	20%
Project	20%
Midterm Exam	30%
Final Exam	30%

The mapping from your final course score to your grade for the course will be based to a first approximation on the standard thresholds of 90% for an A, 80% for a B, 70% for a C, etc. However, I reserve the right to adjust these thresholds based on the final distribution of final course scores.

Exams:

All exams are closed book/notes. I will provide any reference information (tables, etc.) that you may need. Any form if cheating will be punished by an "F" in the course, and the incident will be pursed to the highest level allowed by University policy. Make-up exams will be given only if (1) I am informed in ADVANCE of the exam, and (2) I deem the reason to be sufficiently meritorious (job interviews are not). If the reason is illness, I REQUIRE documentation of the illness from a health-care professional. This documentation can be provided after the exam.

Attendance Policy:

Attendance is encouraged of course, but does not formally count towards your grade. Most students tend not to do well in this class without frequent interaction with the instructors and the other students on the material. Extra 10 points will be given to those students with perfect attendance and 5 points to those students who miss just one lecture.

Exam Dates:

Item:	Date:
Midterm	Saturday, October 24
Final	Saturday, December 19

Homework:

Homework will be assigned on a periodic basis. Solutions will be provided.

Schedule:

Class	Date	Lectures & Files	Topic
1	Sartuday, September 19, 2009	Intro_Part_A, Intro_Part_B, Sockets	Foundation -- Communication Networks and Services
2	Sartuday, September 26, 2009	Layered Architectures	Direct Link Networks -- Applications and Layered Architectures
3	Sartuday, October 3, 2009	Digital Transmission	Digital Transmission Fundamentals
4	Sartuday, October 10, 2009	Circuit Switching	Circuit Switching
5	Sartuday, October 17, 2009	P2P	Peer-to-Peer Protocols
6	Sartuday, October 31, 2009	SMux	Statistical Multiplexing
7	Sartuday, November 7, 2009	MAC	Medium Access Control
8	Sartuday, November 14, 2009	Routing	Routing
9	Sartuday, November 21, 2009	LAN	Local Area Networks
N/A	Sartuday, November 28, 2009	N/A	Holiday: Thanksgiving Break
10	Sartuday, December 5, 2009	TCP/IP Part A	TCP/IP Part A
11	Sartuday, December 12, 2009	TCP/IP Part B	TCP/IP Part B
Last	Sartuday, December 19, 2009	Comprehensive	Final Exam (EA 311: 1:00 - 4:00 PM)