CSIT 220 -- Course Schedule

Syllabus Schedule Assessment Graduate Expectations

Week of Topic Assignment
8/30 Use of Course Tools
Overview of Syllabus; Introduction and Internet Trends; Data Connections

Chapter 1, 2 and 5
9/6 No Class Monday
Information Sources and Signals; Transmission Media;Reliability and Channel Coding
Chapter 6, 7
9/13

Transmission Modes; Modulation and Modems; Multiplexing and Demultiplexing

Chapter 8

 

9/20

Access and Interconnection
First Test-9/24

changed to Chapter 9, 10

Test on Chapters 1-2 and 5-12

9/27

Multiplexing and Demulitplexing
Access and Interconnection Technologies

Chapter 11 and 12

 

10/4 Local Area Networks, IEEE Mac-Sublayer
Chapter 13 and 14
10/11 Wired Lan Technologies; Wireless Networking Technologies
Second Test--10/15
Chapter 15 and 16
Test on Chapters 12-16 inclusive
10/18 LAN Extensions; WAN Technolgies and Dynamic Routing
Midterm Bread--No Class 10/18 

Chapters 17
10/25 Dynamic Routing and Internet Concepts

Chapters 18 and 20
11/1 Internet Addressing
Chapters 21
11/8 Review Executive On Campus
Third Test-11/12

Test on Chapters 17, 18, 20-21 inclusive
11/15

Datagram Forwarding; Support Protocols and Technologies

Chapters 22 and 23
11/22 UDP--Thanksgiving Holiday (no class 11/24 and 11/26)
Chapters 25
11/29 TCP and Internet Routing
 
12/6 Review  and Presentations
Chapters 26-27
12/13 Fourth Test During scheduled exam time Chapters 25-27