ECE 537 - Communication Networks - Spring 2006

Announcements

• Spring 2006 - Course Conduct and Outline
• Lecture slides from prior years (pass is "megerian")
• TCP and UDP client and server sources (zip) - (3/2/2004 - 3.6k - ZIP)
• Sample compile commands (note for client.c):
  
  gcc -o server1 server1.c -lsocket
  gcc -o client1 client1.c -lsocket -lnsl
  
  
• Homework 1 - Due 5pm February 20, 2006 - Solutions (pdf)
  

• Midterm Exam - March 28, 2006, in class.

• Homework 2 - Due March 10, 2006 - Solutions (pdf)
  
• Project 1 - Due April 4, 2006
  
• Homework 3 - Due April 18, 2006 - Solutions (pdf)
  
• Homework 4 - Due May 3, 2006 - Solutions (pdf)
  
• Project 2 (pdf) - Due May 3, 2006 (extended deadline)
  Helper files: proj2.h, proj2.c, proj2hlp.c, network.txt
  
  
• TCP Congestion Control slides (Niv's Lecture) uploaded with the previous lecture slides.
  
  

• Final Exam - May 12, 2006, 2:45pm, 2534 EH

  
  

Misc

• Ethereal Network Analyzer
• Beej's Guide to Network Programming - (1/22/2003 - 298.0k - PDF)
• Select function example -- client - (2/11/2003 - 1.7k - TXT)
• Select function example -- server - (2/11/2003 - 4.0k - TXT)
• SIGALRM example (.c) - (1/24/2003 - 1.0k - TXT)
• Tutorial on socket programming 1 - (1/24/2003 - 15.6k - PDF)
  
  

Course Schedule (Tentative)