John Murphy's COMP 30040: Networks and Internet Systems 2011-2012

COMP 30040 Networks: Course Overview

• There is an Introductory handout that lists all the details of this course
• The list of topics that this course covers are: Network Types, functions, topologies, transmissions, switching, routing, management, reference models, architectures, protocols and standards; network user applications; flow and congestion control strategies; design and implementation considerations; use in Internet systems
• The reading list is available here for this course, and is from the recommended text book "Computer Networks"
• There are other texts that you can consult as well, listed here
• The exam format will be similar to last years (2009/2010) which was a slight difference to previous years exams. More details can be given in class and also are in the exam paper section on this page as well.

COMP 30040 Networks: Practicals & Problem Sets

• Network Java Labs
• This is a slide set that describes Object Oriented Programming for those that have no background in the area. Might be helpful for the labs.
• This slide set describes Internet Addresses and might be useful for the labs.
• Problem Set 1 made available on available 6 Oct 2011. And its solutions on 20 Oct 2011.
• Problem Set 2 made available 20 Oct 2011. And its solutions on 2nd Nov 2011.
• Problem Set 3 made available 2nd Nov 2011. And its solutions on 15th Nov 2011.
• Problem Set 4 made available 15th Nov 2011. And its solutions on 23rd Nov 2011.
• Problem Set 5 made available 23rd Nov 2011. And its solutions on 8th December 2011.

COMP 30040 Networks: Lecture Notes

1. Introductory topics (available 12 sept 2011)
2. Network Basics (available 12 sept 2011)
3. Datalink Layer, part 1 (available 6 Oct 2011)
4. Datalink Layer, part 2 (available 6 Oct 2011)
5. Datalink Layer, part 3 (available 6 Oct 2011)
6. Internetworking Devices (available 2 Nov 2011)
7. Network Layer: Routing (available 2 Nov 2011)
8. Internet Topics (available 2 Nov 2011)
9. The Mobile Internet (available 23rd Nov 2011)
10. Multimedia Networking (available 6 Oct 2011)
11. The World Wide Web (available 6 Oct 2011)

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    COMP 30040 Networks: Past Examinations

    Semester 1 2011 Tutorials that was done today (8th December 2011) is available here.
    Semester 1 2009 Solutions that was done today in the tutorial is available here.
    The exam papers for 2009/2010 had a slightly different format to previous years. Question 1 is still compulsory, but is now worth 40% (was 34%) and the other questions will be worth 30% (was 33%), and you can still do 2 or more of them (best two will be counted). All the questions will have a number of sub-parts, all of equal value within the question. Question 1 will have 5 parts, worth 8 marks each, all the other questions will have 6 parts, each worth 5 marks each. There will be no True/False questions.
    • 2008/2009: The Summer Paper and the Solutions to it. The Resit Paper .
    • 2007/2008: The Summer Paper and the Solutions to it. The Resit Paper and the Solutions to it.
    • 2006/2007: The Summer Paper and the Solutions to it. The Autumn Paper .
    • 2005/2006: The Summer Paper and the Solutions to it. The Autumn Paper .
    • 2004/2005: The Summer Paper and the Solutions to it. The Autumn Paper and the Solutions to it.
    • 2003/2004: The Summer Paper and the Solutions to it. The Autumn Paper and the Solutions to it.
    • 2002/2003: The Summer Paper and the Solutions to it. The Autumn Paper and the Solutions to it.
    • 2001/2002: The Summer Paper and the Solutions to it. The Autumn Paper and the Solutions to it.
    • This is only a sample Exam Paper and the Solutions to it.

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    John Murphy's COMP30040: Networks and Internet Systems information / Computer Science / University College Dublin / j.murphy(remove)@ucd.ie