Spring 2023
ENSC 894 G300 SPECIAL TOPICS II: COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
TOPICS
WEEK IN REVIEW
ASSIGNMENTS
EXAMS
TEXTBOOKS
SCHEDULE
STAFF
PROJECTS
TOOLS
WEB SITES
INFO
This course is taught together with ENSC 427. Please refer to the
ENSC 427 web page for details.
Current count of email messages related to ENSC 894 exchanged this term:
46.
Course description:
This course covers the techniques needed to understand and analyze modern
data communications networks. It covers the basic architecture
of packet networks and their network elements (switches, routers, bridges),
and the protocols used to enable transmission of packets
through the network. It addresses techniques for collection,
characterization, and modeling of traffic in packet networks. It covers
aspects of traffic management, such as various call admission
control and congestion control algorithms in high-speed packet networks
and the influence of traffic on network performance.
This is a project oriented graduate course.
Students will be introduced to various algorithms
and software tools for simulating packet networks:
OPNET (OPNET Technologies), ns-2 network simulator
(Lawrence Berkeley Labs),
Ptolemy (UC Berkeley), and AutoClass (NASA).
S-PLUS (Insightful) tool for statistical analysis
of traffic data will be also available.
Pre-requisites:
Successful completion of ENSC 427-3 or permission of the instructor.
TOPICS:
1. Computer Networks and the Internet
2. Application Layer
3. Transport Layer
4. The Network Layer: Data Plane
5. The Network Layer: Control Plane
6. The Link Layer and LANs
7. Wireless and Mobile Networks
8. Security in Computer Networks
WEEK IN REVIEW:
Please refer to the
ENSC 427 web page.
ASSIGNMENTS:
Posted weekly by Friday. Due the following week on Sunday (firm deadline).
Please refer to the
ENSC 427 web page for the list of Assgnments
and the Grading Schemes.
EXAMS:
MIDTERM EXAMS:
Thursday, February 16, 2023, 18:30 - 20:20, WMC 3210
Tuesday, April 4, 2023, 18:30 - 20:20, WMC 3210
FINAL EXAM:
No final exam.
FAS policy on mid-terms and finals is described in Section 5.7 of the FAS Handbook
Academic honesty and plagiarism
PROJECT REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS:
Project teams are due
January 15, 2023 (midnight: 11:59 PM + 1 minute).
Project proposal(s) are due
January 29, 2023 (midnight: 11:59 PM + 1 minute).
Project title, abstract, and a list of five references are due
February 26, 2023 (midnight: 11:59 PM + 1 minute).
Web page describing your project
and including the list of five references is due
February 26, 2023 (midnight: 11:59 PM + 1 minute).
Interim report is due
March 12, 2023 (midnight: 11:59 PM + 1 minute).
Project class presentations will be held in class on
April 11, 2023.
The following files are due on Sunday, April 16, 2023 (midnight: 11:59 PM + 1 minute):
- Presentation slides (Power Point and PDF files) of your final project,
- URL for the web pages of your final project, and
- Final written report (LaTEX or MS Word file and PDF file) of your final project.
The final project grading policy
The final project grading form
GRADING:
Assignments 20%, Midterms 20% (Midterm #1 = 10% and Midterm #2 = 10%), class presentation 10%, and final project 50%.
Click here to see your
scores
and
midterm exam 1,
midterm exam 2,
and
overall scores
distribution charts.
TEXTBOOKS:
Recommended reading:
J. F. Kurose and K. W. Ross,
Computer Networking, 8th Edition, Paerson, 2021.
    
Interactive end-of-chapter exercises, Supplement to Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach, 8th edition.
J. Walrand and P. Varaiya,
High-performance Communication Networks, 2/e,
Morgan Kaufmann, 2000
   
(online version).
A. Leon-Garcia and I. Widjaja,
Communication Networks: Fundamental Concepts and Key Architectures,
2nd edition,
McGraw-Hill, 2004.
S. Keshav,
Engineering Approach to Computer Networking: ATM Networks, the Internet, and the Telephone Network,
Addison Wesley, 1997.
J. Walrand,
Communication Networks, A First Course, 2/e,
McGraw-Hill, 1998.
D. Bertsekas and R. Gallager,
Data Networks, Second edition,
Prentice Hall, 1992.
L. L. Peterson and B. Davie,
Computer Networks, A Systems Approach, 3rd edition,
Morgan Kaufmann, 1999.
Other related sources:
T. G. Robertazzi,
Computer Networks and Systems,
Queuing Theory and Performance Evaluation, Third edition,
Springer Verlag, 2000.
M. De Prycker,
Asynchronous Transfer Mode: Solutions for Broadband ISDN,
Ellis Horwood, 1991.
I. Katzela,
Modeling and Simulating Communication Networks,
A Hands-on Approach Using OPNET,
Prentice Hall, 1999.
Check the status of the books on reserve for
ENSC 427
by typing "ENSC 427" (with the space) in the search window.
JOURNALS:
IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials
IEEE Network, The magazine of global information exchange
IEEE Communications Magazine
ACM Computer Communication Review
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking
SCHEDULE:
Lectures:
Tuesday 18:30 - 20:20, WMC 3210
Thursday 18:30 - 20:20, WMC 3210
Tutorials:
Thursday 18:30 - 20:20, WMC 3210
PROFESSOR:
TEACHING ASSISTANTS:
COMPUTING HELP:
PROJECTS:
ENSC 894 Spring 2023 project teams
ENSC 894 Spring 2023 project proposals
ENSC 894 Spring 2023 projects
ENSC 894 Spring 2023 presentations schedule
Instructions for in class presentations
of your ENSC 894 final projects
Instructions for writing
ENSC 894 final project reports
IEEE Author Center:
   IEEE Author Tools
   Create your IEEE Article
   IEEE Editorial Style Manual
Samples of past projects:
Past course web pages are located at:
http://www.sfu.ca/~ljilja/teaching.html
SOFTWARE TOOLS:
Get familiar with Linux/CentOS.
The following sites have links to useful Unix tutorials and documentation:
    http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-unix-commands-cheat-sheets.html
    http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Keyboard-and-Console-HOWTO.html
    http://wiki.centos.org/HowTo
To run ns-2 and/or ns-3 on a PC running MS operating system, download:
    Option 1 (easier):
Downlaod Ubuntu virtual machine
VirtualBox
in order to run the virtual machine.
    Option 2:
cygwin
ns-3 website,
ns-3 tutorial,
ns-3 documentation, and
ns-3 wiki page
Ptolemy
Omnet++
S-PLUS for Unix
Wireshark network protocol analyzer
Quagga Routing Suite
GNU Zebra: Free routing software
TRAFFIC TRACES:
locally available short traces
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)
Email messages with hints and answers to some frequently asked questions.
(Check FAQ pages from prior ENSC 427 offerings for useful hints.)
FAQ in 2023
WEB SITES OF INTEREST:
Communication Networks Laboratory
Research with OPNET at SFU
Previous offerings of ENSC 427, ENSC 833, ENSC 835, ENSC 894, and ENSC 895
Acronyms:
Dictionary of Acronyms in Communications and Informatics (DACI)
http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov:80/fs-1037/
http://www.csrstds.com/acro-a-d.html
General references:
What is page
Documents:
Internet Requests for Comments (RFC) site:
IETF
Daily news of interest:
Wired News: DoS: Defense Is the Best Offense
Fun things:
RFC 1121
RFC 1149
RFC 2100
UC Berkeley EECS20:
Structure and Interpretation of Signals and Systems
INFO:
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RECORDING of ENSC 894 LECTURES:
Audio and video recordings
of ENSC 894 lectures are available on
Mediasite
Access is limited to students enrolled in ENSC 894 this term.
ENSC 894 URL:
http://www.ensc.sfu.ca/people/faculty/ljilja/ENSC894/
ENSC 894 MAILING LIST:
ensc-894@sfu.ca
ENSC 894 Fall 2021 CANVAS sites:
ENSC 894 G300 Spring 2023
TOPICS
WEEK IN REVIEW
ASSIGNMENTS
EXAMS
TEXTBOOKS
SCHEDULE
STAFF
PROJECTS
TOOLS
WEB SITES
INFO
Created by
Ljiljana Trajkovic
ljilja at cs.sfu.ca
Last modified:
Tue 30 May 2023 01:07:06 PDT.