| Week | Date | Topic | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tue Jan 20 | Overview (slides) | |
| Thu Jan 22 | Network Programming (slides) | ||
| #2 | Tue Jan 27 | Probability Refresher (slides) Direct Links — Encoding (slides) | |
| Thu Jan 29 | Direct Links — Framing (slides) Direct Links — Error Detection and Correction (slides) | ||
| #3 | Mon Feb 2 | ||
| Tue Feb 3 | Direct Links — Error Detection and Correction (slides) Shared Media — Ethernet (slides) | MP0 due (deadline extended from previous Feb 1) lecture recording failed to capture projected slides (IT notified) | |
| Thu Feb 5 | Shared Media — Ethernet (slides) | ||
| #4 | Tue Feb 10 | Shared Media — WiFi (slides) | |
| Thu Feb 12 | Shared Media — WiFi (slides) Shared Media — Examples (slides) Switched Networks (slides) | lecture recording failed to capture slides again (IT notified) | |
| Fri Feb 13 | HW1 due | ||
| Sat Feb 14 | |||
| Sun Feb 15 | MP1 due | ||
| #5 | Tue Feb 17 | Switched Networks (slides) | Mini project proposal due (4 credit hours only) |
| Thu Feb 19 | Switched Networks (slides) Switches (slides) | ||
| #6 | Tue Feb 24 | Switches (slides) Routing (slides) | MP2 partner sign-up due |
| Thu Feb 26 | Routing (slides) | ||
| #7 | Tue Mar 3 | Routing (slides) | |
| Thu Mar 5 | Lecture 14 | ||
| Fri Mar 6 | HW2 due | ||
| Sat Mar 7 | HW2 hard deadline (one grace day allowed only) | ||
| Sun Mar 8 | Midterm Review Session • Time: 2pm – 4pm • Location: classroom (DCL 1320) | format announced in the Feb 24 lecture and session will be recorded | |
| #8 | Tue Mar 10 | Midterm Exam for Urbana Students • Time: 7pm – 9pm • Location: Loomis Lab, Room 141 | Midterm Exam for Chicago Students • Time: 5pm – 7pm • Location: 200 S. Wacker Dr, Room 702 (7th floor) |
| Thu Mar 12 | Lecture 15 | Midterm grade released | |
| Fri Mar 13 | HW3 released | ||
| #9 | Tue Mar 17 | Spring Break | |
| Thu Mar 19 | Spring Break | ||
| #10 | Tue Mar 24 | Lecture 16 | |
| Thu Mar 26 | Lecture 17 | ||
| Sun Mar 29 | MP2 due | ||
| #11 | Mon Mar 30 | MP3 released | |
| Tue Mar 31 | Lecture 18 | ||
| Thu Apr 2 | Lecture 19 | ||
| #12 | Tue Apr 7 | Lecture 20 | |
| Thu Apr 9 | Lecture 21 | ||
| Fri Apr 10 | HW3 due | ||
| Sat Apr 11 | HW4 released | ||
| #13 | Tue Apr 14 | Lecture 22 | |
| Thu Apr 16 | Lecture 23 | ||
| #14 | Tue Apr 21 | Lecture 24 | |
| Thu Apr 23 | Lecture 25 | ||
| Sun Apr 26 | MP3 due | ||
| #15 | Tue Apr 28 | Lecture 26 | |
| Wed Apr 29 | Final study guide released (tentative) | ||
| Thu Apr 30 | Lecture 27 | ||
| Fri May 1 | HW4 due | ||
| #16 | Tue May 5 | Lecture 28 (last lecture) | |
| #17 | Wed May 13 | Final Exam for Urbana Students • Time: 7pm – 10pm • Location: Materials Science & Eng Bld, Room 100 | Final Exam for Chicago Students • Time: 4pm – 7pm • Location: 200 S. Wacker Dr, Room 702 (7th floor) |