CIS 67A Local Area Networks

Schedule - Winter Quarter 2008

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Schedule Revised 13 February 2008
Week Date Lecture Highlights Assignments and Readings
Week 1

Wednesday

January

9
  • Class Information
  • Intro to Networking
  • Data Communication Models

  • Readings:
    • Forouzan: Chapters 1 & 2
    • Stallings Chapter 1
  • Assignment 1 Due Before Class on 23JAN08:

Week 2

Wednesday

January

16
  • Data Communications Models Continued

  • Readings:
    • Forouzan: Chapters 3 & 4
    • Stallings: Chapters 2 & 3
  • Assignment 1 Due Before Class Next Week

Week 3

Wednesday

January

23
  • Electromagnetism 101
  • Data Transmission


Week 4

Wednesday

January

30
  • Transmission Media
  • Guided
  • Twisted Pair
  • Coaxial

  • Readings:
    • Forouzan: Chapters 3 & 4
    • Stallings Chapters 3 & 4
  • Assignment 2 Due Before Class Next Week

Week 5

Wednesday

February

6
  • Transmission Media
  • Guided and Unguided
  • Fiber Optic
  • Wireless

  • Readings:
    • Forouzan: Chapters 3 & 4
    • Stallings: Chapters 3 & 4
  • Assignment
    • Study For Midterm Exam
Week 6

Wednesday

February

13

Midterm Exam

Forouzan Chapter 1 - 4

Stallings Local & Metropolitan Area Networks Chapters 1 - 4

Recommended: Stallings Wireless Communications Chapters 1, 2 & 5

Week 7

Wednesday

February

20
  • Error Detection and Correction
  • VRC
  • CRC
  • LAN Topologies
  • Error Control
  • Flow Control

  • Readings:
    • Forouzan: Chapters 5 - 7
    • Stallings: Chapters 4 & 6
  • Assignment 3 Due Before Class on 5MAR08:

Week 8

Wednesday

February

27
  • Medium Access Methods
  • LLC
  • Readings:
    • Forouzan: Chapters 8 - 9
    • Stallings: Chapters 5 & 6
  • Assignment 3 Due Before Class Next Week

Week 9

Wednesday

March

5
  • 10 Mbps Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet

  • Readings:
    • Forouzan: Chapters 10 & 11
    • Stallings: Chapters 7, 10, & 12
  • Assignment 4 Due Before Class on 19MAR08:

Week 10

Wednesday

March

12

  • Readings:
    • Forouzan: Chapters 15 & 18
    • Stallings: Chapters 7, 10, & 12
  • Assignment 4 Due Before Class Next Week

Week 11

Wednesday

March

19
  • Ethernet
  • TCP/IP
  • Readings:
    • Forouzan: Chapters 15 & 18
    • Stallings: Chapter 10
  • Assignment
    • Study for final Exam
Week 12

Wednesday

March

26

Final Exam