Computer Networks
Instructor: Tarek Abdelzaher, 236B Olsson, 982-2227, zaher@cs.virginia.edu

Lecture Slides and Handouts

The lecture slide material for CS 457 can be accessed below. These slides alone are not sufficient for study. They are here as reference material.

Introduction to Networks. (PDF) - (PS)
- Optional Reading: "Implementing a Senitent Computing System", IEEE Computer, August 2001. (PDF) - (PS)
- Optional Reading: Sensor network technology: MICA, The Commercialization of Microsensor Motes, Sensor Technology and Design, April 2002.
Introduction Continued. (PDF) - (PS)
- Study Material: Timing and Delay Charts
The Physical Layer. (PDF) - (PS)
- Optional Reading:
  - ADSL Tutorial
  - Bluetooth - Goodbye to cables! (PDF) - (PS)
  - UVa Border Network Map
Data Encoding. (PDF) - (PS)
- Optional Reading: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Datalink Protocol
- Study Material: Solved examples on CRC encoding. (PDF)- (PS)
Flow Control. (PDF) - (PS)
LANs - Ethernet. (PDF) - (PS)
- Technology Watch: 10 Gigabit Ethernet and recent market data.
FDDI. (PDF) - (PS)
Wi-Fi (802.11) and Bluetooth. (PDF) - (PS)
- Optional Reading: How to set up your own wireless network?
Network Layer. (PDF) - (PS)
- Optional Reading: History of the Internet!
Routing (PDF) - (PS)
ARP/RARP/Mobile IP. (PDF) - (PS)
Multicast. (PDF) - (PS)
- Optional Reading: MBone: The Internet Multicast Backbone
Transport Layer (PDF) - (PS)
Review (PDF) - (PS)
Programming Perspective (PDF) - (PS)
Congestion Control (PDF) - (PS)
- Info bits: Current position of Van Jacobson, the inventor of TCP (Tahoe) congestion control, at PacketDesign, a recent startup.
Web Caching (PDF) - (PS)
HTTP (PDF) - (PS)