EE4603 Fall 2000 Schedule

Homework - - - - - - - -  10% of final grade
Quiz No. 1 - 09-14-00 - - 20% of final grade
Quiz No. 2 - 10-17-00 - - 20% of final grade
Quiz No. 3 - 11-14-00 - - 20% of final grade
Final Exam - 12-??-00 - - 30% of final grade

The following is a schedule with reading assignments, based on the sixth edition of "Data & Communications Networks."

Note: this schedule may be revised from time to time. Keep up with notices on the EE4603 Class Web Site (www.csc.gatech.edu/~copeland/4603/).

Date Day Topic Reading Assignment Notes
8/22 Tue. 1. Introduction Chapter 1  
8/24 Thur.   "  
8/29 Tue. 2. Protocols and Architecture. Chapter 2  
8/31 Thur. 3. Data Transmission. Chapter 3  
9/05 Tue.   Chapter 4  
9/07 Thur. 4. Transmission Media. "  
9/12 Tue. 5. Data Encoding. Chapter 5  
9/14 Thur.     QUIZ-1
9/19 Tue. 6. The Datacommunication Interface. Chapter 6  
9/21 Thur. 7. Data Link Control. Chapter 7  
9/26 Tue.   "  
9/28 Thur. 8. Multiplexing. Chapter 8 Drop Day
10/03 Tue.      
10/05 Thur. 9. Circuit Switching. Chapter 9  
10/10 Tue.   "  
10/12 Thur. 10. Packet Switching. Chapter 10  
10/17 Tue.     QUIZ-2
10/19 Thur. 11. ATM and Frame Relay. Chapter 11  
10/24 Tue. 12. Congestion Control in Data Networks. Chapter 12  
10/26 Thur. 13. LAN Technology. Chapter 13  
10/31 Tue.   "  
11/02 Thur. 14. LAN Systems. Chapter 14  
11/07 Tue.   "  
11/09 Thur. 15. Internet Protocols. Chapter 15  
11/14 Tue.     QUIZ-3
11/16 Thur. 16. Internetwork Operation. Chapter 16  
11/21 Tue. 17. Transport Protocols. Chapter 17  
11/23 Thur.   "  
11/28 Tue. 18. Network Security. Chapter 18  
11/30 Thur.     Grad. Quiz-4
12/05 Tue. 19. Distributed Applications. Chapter 19  
12/07 Thur.   "  
12/11-15   FINAL EXAM   EXAM
12/16 Sat. COMMENCEMENT    

Lecture Slides and Notes

EE-4603 Home Page: www.csc.gatech.edu/~copeland/4603

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