Book Reference

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Course Activities (by Week)

Week #	Activities
1	Follow lectures 1-4 (links to slides and video recordings below) and do corresponding (at least required) readings. Virtual machine (VM) setup to use for practical assignments. Assignment 1 specification released
2	Follow lectures 5-9 (links to slides and video recordings below) and read corresponding sections (at least required readings)  Background for first assignment: Introduction to Traffic Analysis (in Wednesday office hour)
3	Lectures 10-13 and corresponding readings. Tuesday and Wednesday office hours to discuss coursework and lecture content, respectively Assignment 2 specification released Quiz 1 starting Thursday at 11am GMT
4	Lectures 14-15 and corresponding readings. Tuesday office hour: tutorial for assignment 2; Q&A on assignments 1 and 2. Wednesday office hour: Q&A on lecture content. Assignment 1 due by 4pm GMT on Friday 5th Feb.
5	Lectures 16-18 and corresponding readings. Tuesday office hour: Quiz 1 discussion and feedback; Q&A on assignment 2. Wednesday office hour: Q&A on lecture content. Quiz 2 starting Thursday at 11am GMT.
6	Lecture 19 and corresponding readings. Assignment 3 specification released. Tuesday office hour: tutorial on assignment 3; Q&A on assignment 2. Wednesday office hour: Q&A on lecture content.
7	Lectures 20-21 and corresponding readings. Tuesday office hour: Quiz 2 discussion and feedback; Q&A on assignment 2. Wednesday office hour: Q&A on lecture content. Quiz 3 starting Thursday at 11am GMT.
8	Lectures 22-23 and corresponding readings. Tuesday office hour: Feedback on assignment 1; Q&A on assignments 2 and 3. Wednesday office hour: Q&A on lecture content.
9	Lectures 24-25 and corresponding readings. Tuesday office hour: Quiz 3 discussion and feedback; Q&A on assignments 2 and 3. Wednesday office hour: Q&A on lecture content. Quiz 4 starting Thursday at 11am GMT.
10	Lectures 26-27 and corresponding readings. Assignment 2 due by 4pm GMT on Monday 22nd March. Tuesday office hour: Q&A on assignments 2 and 3 Wednesday office hour: Q&A on lecture content.
11	Quiz 5 starting Thursday at 11am UK (BST). Tuesday office hour: Q&A on lecture content. Wednesday office hour: Q&A on assignment 3.

Lectures

#	Topic	Required Readings	Suggested Readings
1	Course Overview
2	Introduction: Internet, protocol, access networks	[KR7e] Sections 1.1 and 1.2.1	[TW5e] Sections 2.6 and 2.8
3	Introduction: Physical media and network core (packet vs. circuit switching)	[KR7e] Sections 1.2.2, 1.3.1 and 1.3.2	[TW5e] Section 2.2
4	Introduction: Internet structure (network of networks)	[KR7e] Section 1.3.3
5	Introduction: Delay, loss and throughput in packet-switched networks	[KR7e] Section 1.4	[PD5e] Section 1.5
6	Introduction: Protocol layering and encapsulation	[KR7e] Section 1.5	[KR7e] Sections 1.6-8
7	Application Layer: Principles of network applications	[KR7e] Section 2.1
8	Application Layer: The Web and HTTP	[KR7e] Section 2.2.1-4	[KR7e] Section 2.3
9	Application Layer: Web caching	[KR7e] Section 2.2.5
10	Application Layer: Domain Name System (DNS)	[KR7e] Section 2.4
11	Application Layer: Peer-to-Peer Applications	[KR7e] Section 2.5
12	Application Layer: Socket Programming and (De-)Multiplexing	[KR7e] Sections 2.7 and 3.2	[KR7e] Section 2.8
13	Transport Layer: Overview and UDP	[KR7e] Sections 3.1 and 3.3
14	Transport Layer: Principles of Reliable Data Transfer	[KR7e] Section 3.4	QUIC
15	Transport Layer: TCP Overview and Segment Structure	[KR7e] Sections 3.5.1-2
16	Transport Layer: TCP (contd.)	[KR7e] Sections 3.5.3-5
17	Transport Layer: TCP Connection Management and Congestion Causes/Costs	[KR7e] Sections 3.5.6 and 3.6.1
18	Transport Layer: Approaches to Congestion Control and TCP Congestion Control	[KR7e] Sections 3.6.2 and 3.7	[KR7e] Section 3.8
19	Network Layer: Overview and Data Plane (Router Internals and IPv4)	[KR7e] Sections 4.1-4.3.3
20	Network Layer Data Plane: NAT and IPv6	[KR7e] Sections 4.3.4-5
21	Network Layer Control Plane: Intro and Routing Algorithms	[KR7e] Sections 5.1-2
22	Network Layer Control Plane: Internet Routing and ICMP	[KR7e] Sections 5.3-4 and 5.6	[KR7e] Section 5.7
23	Network Layer: Software-Defined Networking (SDN)	[KR7e] Section 5.5 and 4.4	[KR7e] Sections 4.5 and 5.8
24	Link Layer: Intro, Error Detection & Correction, Multiple Access Protocols	[KR7e] Sections 6.1-3
25	Link Layer: Switched Local Area Networks	[KR7e] Section 6.4.1-3	[KR7e] Sections 6.4.4 and 6.5-8
26	Multimedia Networking: Apps, Streaming Video and VoIP	[KR7e] Sections 9.1-3 and 2.6
27	Multimedia Networking: RTP, SIP and Network Support for Multimedia