CSEE W4140 Networking Laboratory Spring 2009

Networking Laboratory is a course where you actively learn by doing. You will learn network concepts and protocols by configuring a network using routers and PCs, observing the actual behavior of these machines and the overall network, and analyzing and evaluating the results. This is a learning experience different from other networking courses where you read and think in an abstract level. In this course, you need to get real results by getting your hands dirty and taking your time configuring the machines properly. We have a cool (=awesome + cold) laboratory that only enrolled students can enter and use just for that purpose. Topics covered include IP, ARP, ICMP, RIP, OSPF, BGP, TCP, UDP, STP, DNS, NAT, DHCP, SNMP, IGMP and PIM-DM/SM. (Sorry, no wireless or P2P topics.)

This course is meant for students who have already taken Computer Networks (CSEE W4119) or equivalent.

The workload varies per student. Prelab homeworks are done individually and may take 30 minutes for some students or more than 1 hour for others. This depends on how familiar you are with network concepts. Labs are done in teams of two and may take more than 2 hours, or sometimes less than 1 hour. It really helps to study the structure of each lab in advance so that you know what you're supposed to be looking for. After each lab, your team has to submit a lab report.

After taking this course, you will have a better understanding of the network behavior of individual machines and the whole network in general. You may be able to help diagnose and debug real network problems. The course is not a certification training course, so it is not designed to get you a network certificate such as CCNA but will give you a good head start in getting one.

Instructor	Jong Yul Kim	jyk@cs	Wednesdays 2:10 ~ 4:00 pm	721 CEPSR
TA	Sambuddho Chakravarty	sc2516@cs	Fridays 1 ~ 2 pm	509 CSB
TA	Wonsang Song	wonsang@cs	Thursdays 5 ~ 6 pm	721 CEPSR
TA	Akshat Sikarwar	as3515@columbia	Mondays 1 ~ 2 pm	CS Lounge

Prelab HW	10%
Lab Performance + Reports	50%
Midterm	10%
Final	20%
In-class quiz + Participation	10%

Week	Lab	Lecture		Reading
1		Jan 21	Opening lecture	For lab1: All of lab 1 except part 4, LM pages 10~24 (Linux intro), For class: RFC 826 (ARP)
2	Lab 1: Introduction to the Internet Lab	Jan 28	ARP	For lab2: All of lab 2 and LM pages 25~34 For class: LM pages 34~43 (Cisco IOS)
3	Lab 2: Single-Segment IP Networks	Feb 4	IP Forwarding and ICMP	For lab3: All of lab3 and LM pages 34~43 For class: RFC 2453 (RIPv2) parts 1, 2, 3
4	Lab 3: Static Routing	Feb 11	RIP <Quiz 1 solution>	For lab 4: Parts 1 ~ 4 (RIP) For class: LM lab 4, parts 5 ~ 7 (OSPF + BGP)
5	Lab 4.1: Dynamic Routing Protocols (RIP)	Feb 18	OSPF & BGP	For lab 4: Parts 5 ~ 7 (OSPF and BGP) For class: Review TCP (wikipedia article)
6	Lab 4.2: Dynamic Routing Protocols (OSPF & BGP)	Feb 25	TCP & UDP	For lab 5: Parts 1 ~ 4
7	Lab 5.1: Transport Layer Protocols (part 1)	Mar 4	TCP	For lab 5: Parts 5 ~ 8 except subparts using serial WAN link
8		Mar 11	Midterm (solution)
9	Spring Recess
10	Lab 5.2: Transport Layer Protocols (part 2)	Mar 25	LAN Switching	For lab 6: All parts
11	Lab 6: LAN Switching	Apr 1	NAT & DHCP	For lab 7: All parts
12	Lab 7: NAT & DHCP	Apr 8	DNS	For lab 8: All parts
13	Lab 8: The Domain Name System (DNS)	Apr 15	SNMP	For lab 9: All parts
14	Lab 9: Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)	Apr 22	The real Internet and some review
15	Field Trip to TeliaSonera International Carrier's NY POP
16		May 6	Final

	Tuesdays 4 ~ 6	Wednesdays 10 ~ 12	Fridays 10 ~ 12
TA	Sambuddho	Akshat	Wonsang
1	Cesar	Guangyao	Aaron
2	Eric	Adnan	Gowri
3	Rajat	Defeng	Gaurav
4	Aniruddha	Webster	Jorge
5	Suhas	Jia	Apar
6	Da Quan	Ankit	Ramachandran
7	Jordan	Justin	Palak
8	Philip	Tian	Hai
9	Adam	Siming	Huning
10	Abhinav		Xuyang