CCS1302

Introductions to
Networks
Fall 2023-2024

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The Text Book
Class textbook:
Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach (8th ed.)
J.F. Kurose, K.W. Ross
Pearson, 2020
http://gaia.cs.umass.edu/kurose_ross

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Course Information Policies
• Grading:
• Weeks:1:7 Midterm: 30%
• Weeks: 8:12 Midterm: 20%
• Pre-Final: 10%
• Final Exam: 40%
• Attendance:
• Attendance is mandatory

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Course Contents:
# Week Description
1 Introduction
2 Network Edge and Network Core
3 Delay, Loss, and Throughput. Protocol Layers. Network Under Attack
4 Principles of Network Applications. HTTP protocol
5 SMTP and DNS
6 Trans Layer Services. UDP
7 Principles of Reliable Data Transfer
8 TCP
9 Internet Protocol
10 Forwarding and SDN
11 Routing Algorithms part 1
12 Routing Algorithms part 2
13 Wireless and Mobile Networks part 1
14 Wireless and Mobile Networks part 2
15 Revision
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Introduction
• Overview. What is the Internet?
What is a protocol?
• Network edge
• Network core
• Performance: loss, delay,
throughput
• Protocol layers, service models
• Security
 Introduction

Chapter goal: Overview/roadmap:

• Get “feel,” “big picture,” • What is the Internet? What is a protocol?
introduction to terminology • Network edge: hosts, access network, physical
• more depth, detail later media
in course • Network core: packet/circuit switching,
internet structure
• Performance: loss, delay, throughput
• Protocol layers, service models
• Security
• History
 What is the Internet?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDbyYGrswtg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ourb9j-
dq8Q
The Internet: a “nuts and bolts” view
Billions of connected mobile network
computing devices: national or global ISP
 hosts = end systems
 running network apps at
Internet’s “edge”

Packet switches: forward

local or
packets (chunks of data) Internet
regional
 routers, switches ISP
home network content
Communication links provider
network datacenter
 fiber, copper, radio, satellite network

 transmission rate: bandwidth

Networks
enterprise
 collection of devices, routers, links: network
managed by an organization
 “Fun” Internet-connected devices
Tweet-a-watt:
monitor energy use

bikes

Pacemaker & Monitor

Amazon Echo Web-enabled toaster +

IP picture frame
weather forecaster
Internet
refrigerator
Slingbox: remote cars
control cable TV
Security Camera AR devices
sensorized, scooters
bed
mattress

Gaming devices
Others?
Internet phones Fitbit
The Internet: a “nuts and bolts” view
• Internet: “network of networks”
• Interconnected ISPs mobile network
4G
national or global ISP
 protocols are everywhere
• control sending, receiving of messages Streaming
• e.g., HTTP (Web), streaming video, IP
Skype video
Skype, TCP, IP, WiFi, 4G, Ethernet
local or
regional
ISP
home network content
 Internet standards provider
HTTP network datacenter
• RFC: Request for Comments Ethernet
network

• IETF: Internet Engineering Task

Force TCP
enterprise
network

WiFi
 The Internet: a “services” view
• Infrastructure that provides services to mobile network
applications: national or global ISP
• Web, streaming video, multimedia
teleconferencing, email, games, e- Streaming
commerce, social media, inter- Skype video
connected appliances, … local or
regional
 provides programming interface to ISP

distributed applications: home network content

provider
• “hooks” allowing sending/receiving apps HTTP network datacenter
network
to “connect” to, use Internet transport
service
• provides service options, analogous to enterprise
network
postal service
 What’s a protocol?
Human protocols: Network protocols:
 “what’s the time?”  computers (devices) rather than
 “I have a question” humans
 introductions  all communication activity in
Internet governed by protocols
Rules for:
Protocols define the format, order of
… specific messages sent
messages sent and received among
… specific actions taken network entities, and actions taken
when message received,
on message transmission, receipt
or other events
What’s a protocol?
A human protocol and a computer network protocol:

Hi TCP connection
request
Hi TCP connection
response
Got the
time? GET
http://gaia.cs.umass.edu/kurose_ro
2:00 ss
<file>
time

Q: other human protocols?