CS 779/879 - Design of Network Protocols

Spring 2007 – T 7:10-9:50, Room ECS 3316

INSTRUCTOR

Hussein M. Abdel-Wahab, Ph.D.
  e-mail: wahab@cs.odu.edu
office phone: (757) 683-4512
office hours:   M, W & F 11-1 pm
office location: ECS 3315

TEXTBOOK

Unix Network Programming, Volume 1: The Sockets Networking API , 3rd Edition,
by W. Richard Stevens, Bill Fenner, Andrew M. Rudoff,
Addison-Wesley, 2004 (ISBN 0131411551).

Source Code

Compiled Code: /home/cs779/stevens2nd.book/unpv13e

TOPICS

• Introduction to TCP and UDP
• Elementry TCP Sockets
• I/O multiplexing using select
• Socket Options
• Elementary UDP Sockets
• Name and Address Conversions
• Introduction to IPv6
• Daemon Processes and Superserver
• Unix Domain Propotocols
• Threads and Server Design
• Client-Server Design Alternatives
• Nonblocking I/O
• Multicasting
• Advanced UDP Sockets
• Out-of-Band Data
• Signal-Driven I/O
• IPv4 and IPv6 interoperability
• IP Options
• Raw Sockets Applications: Ping and Traceroute

Lectures

GRADING

• Midterm Exam (March 13):     30 %
• Second Exam (May 1):           30 %
• Assignments:         40 %

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