Spring 2017
ENSC 427: COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

Assignment #7:

Complete reading:
  • A. Leon-Garcia and I. Widjaja: Chapter 4: Circuit-Switching Networks
    Begin reading:
  • A. Leon-Garcia and I. Widjaja: Chapter 5: Peer-to-Peer Protocols and Data Link Layer

  • Prepare for the Midterm exam: Wednesday, February 22, 2017.

  • Continue working with the Riverbed Modeler Tutorials. Run Riverbed Modeler and find link to Tutorials under the Help menu. Open the Tutorial page. Select the appropriate tutorial from the menu located on the left-hand side of the page.
        Tutorials > Modeler Tutorials:
        7. Basic Processes
        8. Packet Switching I
        9. Packet Switching II
        10. CSMA/CD
        11. Troubleshooting Tutorials

    Note: You may have to make selections using the links located on the left-hand side of the page rather than links displayed in the main portion of the window.
    Modeler Reference material is available from the menu located on the left-hand side of the page.

  • Submit Riverbed Modeler printouts illustrating each step of the Riverbed Modeler Tutorials.
    Briefly describe the main steps.
    Include time-stamps on the printouts.
    Limit your submission to fifteen pages (excluding the cover page).

  • 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: February 17, 2017
    Due: March 3, 2017 (extended from February 26, 2017)


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