Spring 2017
ENSC 427: COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

Assignment #1:

Read:
  • A. Leon-Garcia and I. Widjaja: Chapter 1: Communication Networks and Services
  • Read the section SOFTWARE TOOLS from the ENSC 427 home page.
  • Install one option for running tools remotely.
  • Set up your login environment and run OPNET and ns-2.
  • Chose your tool for remote login
  • Send to TAs your project teams: Please include: full names (last name, first name), SFU student IDs, and email addresses of all team members.
  • Browse thoroughly the ENSC 427 home page and the WEB SITES OF INTEREST.
  • Work on the topic for your final project.

    Answers to be submitted:

  • Procedure that you installed for remote login.
    Note: Limit your answer to one page. Please type your report.

  • Visit: Academic honesty and plagiarism.
    Take the Plagiarism Tutorial:
    http://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/academic-integrity/plagiarism
    Submit a printout of web pages confirming that you have successfully completed each tutorial.

  • Read the paper: "A Brief History of the Internet" by Barry M. Leiner, Vinton G. Cerf, David D. Clark, Robert E. Kahn, Leonard Kleinrock, Daniel C. Lynch, Jon Postel, Lawrence G. Roberts, and Stephen Wolff.
    Provide brief summary of the Internet history.
    Note: Limit your answer to one page. Please type your report.

  • Locate the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) web page. Read the Request for Comments (RFC) 2026: "The Internet Standards Process" by S. Bradner.
    Provide a brief description of:
    - Internet Standards
    - RFCs and Internet Drafts
    - Standards Track Maturity Levels.
    Note: Limit your answer to one page. Please type your report.

  • Include the cover page. It should only include course title (ENSC 427: COMMUNICATION NETWORKS), term (Spring 2017), assignment number, your full name (last name, first name), your SFU ID, and your SFU email address. This page should not be counted in the required page limit.

    • Text:
    A. Leon-Garcia and I. Widjaja, Communication Networks: Fundamental Concepts and Key Architectures, 2nd edition, McGraw-Hill, 2004.

    Posted: January 6, 2017
    Due: January 15, 2017

    Last modified: Sat Dec 24 22:56:31 PST 2016.