This course is a lab. course that will attempt to reinforce some of the networking concepts that were taught in ICS 153. The lab is structured around exercises that highlight topics such as addressing, subnetting, bridging, ARP, routing (RIP, OSPF), TCP, ICMP, etc. The course consists of 8 weeks of lab experiments. Every week a series of exercises are required to be completed. Lab reports are used to evaluate the students' understanding of the material and document the exercises. Students are required to review ICS 153 material for each lab. An accompanying text will be used and for each exercise the relevant chapters will be given.
Prerequisites: ICS 153 (a strict requirement!)
Required Text: A Guide to the TCP/IP Prtocol Suite by Floyd Wilder, Artech House, 2nd edition, ISBN: 0-89006-976-X
Reference Text: TCP/IP Illustrated Vol. 1, by W. Richard Stevens, Publ. Addison Wesley
Class/Lab Notes: Available on the web, see Course Schedule below.
Class Time: Monday 12noon - 2:50pm
Class Room: CS 432
Lab Room: CS 364
Lab Hours: The CS 364 Lab is generally open from 8am-10pm M-F, 10am-10pm S-S. Please check with the lab for more accurate opening hours.
ICS 156 Lab hours (This policy will be instituted if we run into problems): Students may sign up for 4hr slots, starting from 8am and ending at 8pm Tuesday thru Friday (open hours are T-F from 8pm-10pm, Monday from 3pm-10pm and Saturday from 10am-10pm).
TA:
TA Hours: In CS 364
My coordinates: CS 458D, elzarki@uci.edu
My office hours: Tuesday 10am-11am in my office and Tuesday 1-2pm and Thursday 1-2pm in the lab.
Course Requirements: Weekly lab reports to be handed in at the end of class on Monday (60% of grade), midterm (15% of grade) and final (25% of grade).