Advanced Networks
da Avishek Nag

1. Course Topics
1.1. Week 1: Routing in the Internet
1.1.1. Intra-Domain Routing Protocols
1.1.1.1. Distance Vector
1.1.1.2. Link State
1.1.2. Inter-Domain Routing Protocols
1.1.2.1. Border-Gateway Protocol
1.1.2.2. Path Vector Protocol
1.1.3. New Routing Protocols
1.1.3.1. IP Multicasting
1.1.3.1.1. Multicast Communication
1.1.3.1.2. Multicast Routing Algorithms
1.2. Week 2: ISP Traffic Engineering
1.3. Week 3: Critical Network Infrastructure Services
1.4. Week 4: Network Security
1.5. Week 5: CDNs, Peer to peer and overlay networks
1.6. Week 6: Wireless Networks
1.7. Week 7: Sensor Networks
1.8. Week 8: Network Measurements
1.9. Week 9: Network Models
1.10. Week 10: Data Center Networks
2. Exam Info
2.1. When
2.1.1. 1st Sitting: End of Week 3
2.1.2. 2nd Sitting: End of Week 6
2.1.3. 3rd Sitting: End of Week 9
2.2. Where: 1st and 2nd in Classroom, 3rd in Exam Hall
2.3. Form
2.3.1. Essay exam
2.3.2. Oral exam
2.3.3. Multiple choice
2.4. Don't forget to...
3. Course Information
3.1. EENGM4211: Advanced Networks
3.2. Teacher
3.2.1. Name: Avishek Nag
3.2.2. Office Hour: Wednesday 12 noon-1 pm
3.2.3. Contact: naga@tcd.ie
3.3. When & Where: Parsons Hall, Lecture Room 2
3.4. Grading System
3.5. Online Resources
3.5.1. E-learning
3.5.2. Student forum