Computer Networks

Important Announcements

• Do NOT use or rely on the Wattle pages for COMP3310/COMP6331 - they will not be used for this course!

Please refer to the Announcements page regularly.

Lecturer(s):

• Bob Edwards (N206) (bob@cs.anu.edu.au)

• Dr Ramesh Sankaranarayana (N324) (ramesh@cs.anu.edu.au)

There will also be some guest lecturers.

Lectures:

There will be one 1 hour lecture and one 2 hour lecture per week:

• Monday @13:00 in DEMST
• Thursday @15:00 in DEMST

Lecture information is also available from the ANU Timetable.

Labs and Tutors:

There will be a non-compulsory two hour laboratory in even weeks. These labs will be held in the CSIT Linux labs.

Lab times and tutors are:

• Practical on Tuesday 11:00 - 13:00 in N113 tutor: Bob Edwards (email: bob@cs.anu.edu.au)
• Practical on Tuesday 13:00 - 15:00 in N114 tutor: Mr Xi Yang (email: hiyangxi@gmail.com)
• Practical on Wednesday 13:00 - 15:00 in N114 tutor: Mr Xi Yang (email: hiyangxi@gmail.com)
• Practical on Thursday 09:00 - 11:00 in N114 tutor: Dr Alexei Khorev (email: alexei.khorev@anu.edu.au)

You should register for labs using the StReaMS system

Registrations for this course are currently allowed.

Proposed assessment:

• Written assignment worth 10% due in week 7
• 2 x 30 minute quizzes held in weeks 5 and 9 (Thursday lecture slot) each worth 5%
• Programming assignment (in C) worth 20% due in week 12
• Laboratory Exam worth 60% held during exam period

Marks for this course can be viewed on the web using StReaMS.

Due Dates

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Recommended Reading:

• Stevens, W. Richard TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1, Addison Wesley, 1994
• Tanenbaum, Andrew S. Computer Networks, Prentice-Hall, fifth edition, 2011