Class is held every Monday, Wednesday, & Friday at 10:10 am.

The course has covered the following topics:
WeekMonday WednesdayFriday
1  1/8/03
Introduction of Dr. Kaplan.
Class discussed and voted on course grading distributions. 		1/10/03
Textbook to be used: Computer Networks: A Systems Approach, by Larry L. Peterson & Bruce S. Davie, ISBN 1-55860-577-0.
Started overview of data communication networks, starting with the telephone network.
Try https://www.aaabooksearch.com, if you can't get it at the bookstore.
Given information sheet to be completed by Monday.
2 1/13/03
Overview discussion of computer networks, continued.
Introduction of IEEE 802 (802.3, Ethernet; 802.5 Token Ring).
Introduction of Arpanet, ATM, OSI, and TCP/IP layers. 		1/15/03
A good place for terms is https://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/fs-1037/.
Lecture: encapsulation, headers, packets, and frames.
Handouts:
  • Syllabus.
  • Network Architecture and the OSI Reference Model.
1/17/03
Assignment #1 - Terms & OSI.
Assignment #2 - Chapter 1 exercises.
Survivor - Starts Today!
Survivor Challenge #1 - Chapter 1 exercise 12 - Team 3 wins immunity (just barely).
3 1/20/03
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - No Class. 		1/22/03
Assignment #1 due today.
Electromagnetic Spectrum.
Bit cells, bandwidth, negative acknowledgements (NAKs), sound, analog, ditigal, frequency, wavelength, encoding.
Read Chapter 2. 		1/24/03
Homework #3 assigned today: Chapter 2 exercises (1, 2, 8, 15).
Homework #2 due today.
HDLC Notes
Survivor - Chapter 2 exercises (4 & 5).
4 1/27/03
Homework #3 due Friday: Chapter 2 exercises (1, 2, 8, 15).
Last day to submit Homework #1 late and Homework #2 late will be Friday, start of class.
HDLC - continued.
IEEE 802 discussion.
Survivor - Winning Team is Team 5. 		1/29/03
Lecture: transmission media.
Friday: 		1/31/03
Continued discussion of transmission media.
Change of date for homework assignments (Because we had no electricity yesterday in Mackey and I had to leave my office! Thank Mr. N. because he was going to come by to see me and I said that I would be there! Was he going to show up? We'll never know!): Extra credit for anyone turning in HW 3 today.
See the class picture!
Student of the Month, January 2003: Ms. S.! Congratulations!
Visitor of the day: Ms. S.'s mother!
5 2/3/03
Lecture: transmission protocols and sliding window protocols.
Program 1 Discussed & Assigned.
All outstanding homework due Wednesday. 		2/5/03
Class Cancelled.		2/7/03
Snow Day!
Howard Univ. Closed!
6 2/10/03
ATM
Last day to submit old homework! 		2/12/03
Homework 4 assigned, due 2/21/03.
ATM discussion continued. 		2/14/03
Class cancelled.
72/14/03
No Class!
President's Day		 2/16/03
Class cancelled - snow!		 2/18/03
Lecture: SONET (STS-1 & STS-3c).
Midterm will be on Wed. 2/26.
HW 4 is now due Fri. 2/28.
Program 1 is due today.
82/24/03
Discussion of midterm, Wed. 2/26/03.
Returned Assignment #1.
Review of Assignment #2.		 2/26/03
MIDTERM 		2/28/03
HW4 due today.
Quiz on Ch. 4 on Wed. 3/5.
Lecture: Routing.
9 3/3/03
Quiz on Ch. 4 on Wed.
No class Friday - Convocation.
Lecture: TCP/IP
Student of the Month, February 2003: Mr. L.! Congratulations! 		3/5/03
Quiz on Ch. 4.
Lecture: TCP/IP
3/7/03
No class - Convocation
10 3/10/03
TCP/IP continued
IP addresses		 3/12/03
Returned:
  • Assignment #2
  • Quiz #1
Assignment #5 given
Lecture: ARP
Survivor vote off #3:
  • Team 3 wins immunity.
  • Gone are: Team 1 (Ms. F), Team 2 (Mr. R), Team 4 (Ms. T), Team 5 (Ms. O.)
3/14/03
Lecture: IP routing, encapsulation, etc.
Survivor vote off #4:
  • Team 5 wins immunity.
  • Gone now are: Team 1 (Mr. S.), Team 2 (Mr. N.), Team 3 (Ms. M.), Team 4 (Ms. S.)
  • We now enter Phase II with 11 players - who will win??
Spring Break!
11 3/24/03
Lecture: IPv6.
Read Chapter 5.
Returned Midterm.
Survivor:
  • Phase II entered!
  • Mr. L. has immunity!
  • Mr. Ma. is voted off.
  • Remaining survivors (10): Mr. M., Ms. S., Mr. L., Ms. A., Mr. Be., Ms. R., Mr. S., Ms. W., Mr. Ba., Mr. G.
3/26/03
Lecture: ICMP.
Assignment #5 due.
Assignment #6 given.
Exposition - FOSE - discussed. (I'll need confirmation within a week.)
Survivor:
  • Ms. S. has immunity!
  • Mr. L. is voted off.
  • Remaining survivors (9): Mr. M., Ms. S., Ms. A., Mr. Be., Ms. R., Mr. S., Ms. W., Mr. Ba., Mr. G.
3/28/03
Class cancelled - Dr. Kaplan has a conference.
12 3/31/03
Lecture: TCP (wrap-up of TCP/IP lectures).
Quiz on TCP/IP on Wednesday.
Assignment #6 due.
Survivor:
  • Ms. A. has immunity!
  • Ms. S. is voted off.
  • Remaining survivors (8): Mr. M., Ms. S., Ms. A., Mr. Be., Ms. R., Ms. W., Mr. Ba., Mr. G.
Student of the Month, March 2003: Ms. A. Congratulations! 		4/2/03
Lecture: Another IP, Intellectual Property
Quiz on TCP/IP.
 4/4/03
Lecture: IP Continued
Handouts:
  • S. Frank, "Patent Do's and D'oh!," IEEE Spectrum, March 2003.
  • J. Krause, "Crossing a Digital Line," ABA Journal, March 2003.
  • W.S. Petty, "Web Standards Group Affirms Ban on Royalties for Use of Patented Technologies," Intellectual Property Today, Jan. 2003.
Assignment #7 discussed.
Survivor:
  • Ms. A. has immunity!
  • Mr. Ba. is voted off.
  • Remaining survivors (7): Mr. M., Ms. S., Ms. A., Mr. Be., Ms. R., Ms. W., Mr. G.
13 4/7/03
Lecture: Computer Security
Survivor:
  • Ms. A. has immunity!
  • Mr. S. is voted off.
  • Remaining survivors (6): Mr. M., Ms. A., Mr. Be., Ms. R., Ms. W., Mr. G.
4/9/03
FOSE Exposition
No class - we're there!		 4/11/03
Lecture: Computer Security - Continued
Discussed FOSE
Discussed graduate school exams
Returned Quiz #2

Survivor:
  • Mr. B. has immunity!
  • Mr. G. is voted off.
  • Remaining survivors (5): Mr. M., Ms. A., Mr. B., Ms. R., Ms. W.
Extra Credit Assignments!
Final for graduating seniors is scheduled for Tuesday, Apr. 22, 2003, at 11 am.
14 4/14/03
No class - Dr. Kaplan has a conference at NIH 		4/16/03
Lecture: Computer Security (continued).
Assignment #7 due.
Assignments 3 and 4 returned today.
Two Survivor Challenges Today!
Survivor - Challenge 1 of the day:
  • Ms. A. has immunity!
  • Mr. M. is voted off.
  • Remaining survivors (4): Ms. A., Mr. B., Ms. R., Ms. W.
  • All of these remaining survivors will recieve something towards their final exam grades!
Survivor - Challenge 2 of the day:
  • Ms. A. has immunity - again!
  • Ms. W. is voted off.
  • Ms. W. will receive 10 points toward her final exam grade, congratulations!
  • Remaining survivors (3): Mr. M., Ms. A., Mr. B., Ms. R.
4/18/03
Lecture: Viruses & Worms
Survivor - Round 1 of the Day:
  • Ms. A. has immunity - again!
  • Ms. R. is voted off.
  • Ms. R. will receive 25 points toward her final exam grade, congratulations!
  • Remaining survivors (2): Ms. A., Mr. B.,
Survivor - FINAL ROUND!
  • The whole class votes.
  • Mr. B. will receive 50 points toward her final exam grade, congratulations!
  • Ms. A., the winner, will receive 100 points toward her final exam grade, congratulations!
15 4/21/03
Lecture: Internet Worm
Final for graduating seniors is scheduled for tomorrow, Apr. 22, 2003, at 11 am. 		4/23/03
Last Class!
Overview of material taught in course
Student of the Month (April): Ms. W.
Student of the Semester: Ms. F.
(Sorry, forgot my camera - will bring it for final for Ms. W.! Ms. F. stop by sometime!) 		No More Classes!
Final: May 7, Wednesday, 8:00 am 10:00 am