Computer System Engineering

Week 5: Networking Part I

Lecture 8: Introduction to Networking

Lecture 8 Outline

1. Welcome to Networking
2. General Networks
3. The Internet, Pre-1993
4. Growth => Change
5. Growth => Problems
6. The Internet, Post-1993
7. Problems We Deal with Today
8. So What’s New on the Internet?
9. Recurring Themes

• Detailed Outline

Lecture Slides

• Lecture 8 Slides: Introduction to Networking (PDF)

Reading

• Book section 7.2 (Note: Book chapters 7-11 are online)

Recitation 8: The Design Philosophy of the DARPA Internet Protocols

• Read “The Design Philosophy of the DARPA Internet Protocols (PDF)” by D. Clark. (Skip Section 10)
• DARPA Assignment

Hands-on Assignment 4: Reliable Transport

(Not available to OCW users.)

Lecture 9: Routing

Lecture 9 Outline

1. Introduction
2. Routing Protocols in General
3. Distributed Routing Protocols
4. Link-state Routing
5. Distance-vector Routing
6. Summary

• Detailed Outline

Lecture Slides

• Lecture 9 Slides: Routing (PDF)

Reading

• Chapters 17-18 of the 6.02 notes

Recitation 9: Landmark Routing

• Read the “The Landmark Hierarchy: An New Hierarchy for Routing Very Large Networks (PDF)” by P. Tsuchiya
• Landmark Routing Assignment

Tutorial 5: Collaboration & Figures

 This tutorial discusses collaboration and using figures in reports.