Lecturer: Borja Sotomayor
E-mail: borja AT cs DOT uchicago DOT edu
Office: Searle 209-A
Office hours: Open door policy (see Course Syllabus)

TA: Soner Balkır
E-mail: soner AT uchicago DOT edu
Office: Jones 209
Office hours: TBD

Lectures: TuTh 10:30-11:50 in Ryerson 251

Quick links

• Course Syllabus
• CMSC 23300/33300 repository on GitHub
• CMSC 23300/33300 wiki on GitHub (all project specifications and code samples are here)
• chirc repository on GitHub
• STCP repository on GitHub
• Piazza discussion group

Course Description

This course focuses on the principles and techniques used in the development of networked and distributed software. Topics include programming with sockets; concurrent programming; data link layer (Ethernet, packet switching, etc.); internet and routing protocols (IP, IPv6, ARP, etc.); end-to-end protocols (UDP, TCP); and other commonly used network protocols and techniques. This is a project-oriented course in which students are required to develop software in C on a UNIX environment.

By the end of this course, students should be able to...

• ...implement multithreaded client/server applications using sockets.
• ...interpret existing specifications of network protocols, and translate them into code.
• ...design and combine network protocols that form the foundation of the Internet.
• ...develop software collaboratively through the use of version control tools, code reviews, and project management.

CMSC 15400 and a working knowledge of the C programming language are strict prerequisites of this course. Students who have not taken CMSC 15400 must speak with the instructor to ascertain that they meet the prerequisites for this course.

Books

This course has no required textbooks. The suggested text for this course is Computer Networks: A Systems Approach, 5th edition, L. Peterson and B. Davie, Morgan Kaufmann 2011. Available for purchase from the Seminary Co-op Bookstore.

Additional readings of relevant papers may be assigned in class.