COMP3310/COMP6331 - Computer Networks (2010)

Important Announcements

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

Online Announcements and Discussion

Two web-based groups have been created for COMP3310/COMP6331 for 2010:

• Networks.Announce
• Networks.Discuss

Please refer to the Announcements page regularly.

Lecturer(s):

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

There will also be some guest lecturers.

Lectures:

There will be three 1 hour lectures per week:

• Monday @12:00 in SREST
• Tuesday @11:00 in E103
• Wednesday @11:00 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 Monday 13:00 - 15:00 in N114 tutor: Bob Edwards (email: bob@cs.anu.edu.au)
• Practical on Monday 17:00 - 19:00 in N113 tutor: Bob Edwards (email: bob@cs.anu.edu.au)
• Practical on Tuesday 12:00 - 14:00 in N115 tutor: Mr Tan Vo (email: tan.vo@anu.edu.au)
• Practical on Tuesday 13:00 - 15:00 in N113 tutor: Mr Viktor Gal (email: wiking@cs.anu.edu.au)
• Practical on Wednesday 13:00 - 15:00 in N115 tutor: Bob Edwards (email: bob@cs.anu.edu.au)
• LabExam on Thursday 14:15 - 17:30 in N116

You should register for labs using the StReaMS system

Registrations for this course are currently not allowed.

Proposed assessment:

• Written assignment worth 10% due in week 7
• 2 x 30 minute quizzes held in weeks 5 and 9 (Wednesday 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

Prescribed text

Recommended Reading:

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