SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
            GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TEHNOLOGY
ECE 3076B: COMMUNICATION NETWORKS, FALL 2005

LECTURE NOTES

 

HOMEWORKS AND SOLUTIONS

 

COURSE INFORMATION

COURSE OBJECTIVE:
To present the basic concepts of communication network protocols and their performance analysis.

INSTRUCTOR
Prof. Yucel Altunbasak
Office: GCATT-370

Phone: 404 385 1341

E-mail: yucel@ece.gatech.edu (preferred method of communication)

Office hours: Tuesdays 2-2:45PM @ GCATT-370

TEACHING ASSISTANT
TBD

He will be the main person handling/grading pop-quizzes and homework. Please, discuss any problems about your quiz and homework grading with him/her. In case of disagreement, you can always make an appointment with me to discuss the matter.

TIME & LOCATION
TR, 03:05PM - 4:25PM

C340  Van Leer-Elec Eng

REQUIRED TEXT
Computer Networking : A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet (3rd Edition) by James F. Kurose, Keith W. Ross

HONOR CODE
Please uphold the academic honor code (see http://www.gatech.edu/honor/). Violations will be reported to the office of Vice-President for Student Services

<>GRADING
Exam 1 :                       15%
Exam 2 :                       15%
Exam 3 :                       15%

Exam 4 :                       15%

Final:                            20%

Homework:                  10%

Pop Quiz:                     10%

POP-QUIZ
Every once in a while (once in one or two weeks), we will have pop-quizzes. They will not be announced beforehand, and they may also be given at the beginning of the lectures.

HOMEWORK
There will be (approximately) bi-weekly homework assignments. Homework solutions will be made available online. You are encouraged to look at them since exam questions may be similar to them. Homework copying is a violation of the honor code and will not be tolerated.

EXPECTATIONS
This course requires familiarity with probability theory and its applications.  Also, this course requires A LOT OF reading. The reading material is not too difficult, but takes a lot of time. Beware of this!!!

OFFICE HOURS
You are strongly encouraged to make use of office hours.