This course provides an introduction to the fundamentals of network architectures and protocols.
Emphasis is placed on protocols used in the Internet.
Intended Audience CS 456 is a course for CS major students and is normally completed in the fourth year. Computer Networks - a Systems Approach , by L.L. Peterson and B.S. Davie, Morgan Kaufmann, San Francisco, 2000. Schedule 3 hours of lectures per week. Normally available in Winter. This course represents an expanded version of a networking portion of the previous CS 454 .