The basic functions of the Network Layer are explained in sense of design issues, routing algorithms, congestion control algorithms, Internetworking, the network layer in the Internet, the network layer in ATM Networks. The ATM AAL layer protocols. Course Format and Grading Policy New material will be presented in lecture format. Reviews, exercises and homework solutions will take place in discussion. Weekly mandatory homework, a midterm and a final examination will provide the basis for the grade.
Homework is due one week after handed out.
Late homework will not be accepted unless permission by the instructor was given prior to the due date. No predetermined scale will be used. Cheating and plagiarism will not be tolerated. They will result in no credit for the homework or examination. This should not be understood as a discouragement for discussing the material or your particular approach to a problem with other students in the class.