6.263/16.37:  Lectures & Handouts

Date    Lecture Handout       Topic Problem Sets Problem Solutions Papers
9/4   
 L1
Introduction, OSI 7-layer architecture      
      
9/9 
 L2
Data Link Layers, Framing, error detection
 PS1 PS1 Solution  
9/12  
 L3
Point-to-Point retransmission Algorithms      
      
9/16
 L4
End-to-End retransmission & TCP
PS2 PS2 Solution An Improved Selective-Repeat ARQ Stategy
9/18 
 L5

Queueing Models - Introduction & Little's theorem

     
9/23
 L6  

M/M/1, M/M/m, queues etc.      

PS3 PS3 Solution  
9/25 
 L7
Networks of queues    
     
9/30
 L8

M/G/1 queues, M/G/1 w/ vacations

 PS4 PS4 Solution Project proposals due
10/2
 L9
Reservations, priority queues, stability            
  
10/7  
 L10     
Multiple access & Aloha
 PS5 PS5 Solution Development of the ALOHANET
10/9
 L11    Stabilized Aloha, Tree Algorithms      
10/14 
 L12  

CSMA, CSMA/CD and Ethernet

PS6 PS6 Solution

Packet Switcing part 1, Packet Switcing part 2
10/16
 L13 Traffic Models  
10/21
 L14
Wireless LANs
 PS7 PS7 Solution  
10/23
 L15
Introduction to switch architecture 

Input Versus Output Queueing on a Space Division Packet Switch

10/28  
 L16
High Speed Switch Scheduling
 PS8 PS8 Solution Achieving 100% Throughput in an Input-queued Switch
10/30  
 L17 Routing Algorithms  
11/4
 L18 Routing Algorithms PS9 PS9 Solution
11/6
 L19   
Exam

 
11/11
   No Class - Veteran's Day      
11/13
 L20

IP, BGP, internet routing

 PS10 PS10 Solution  
11/18
 L21   

Scheduling in Wireless Networks

     
11/20 
 L22    Scheduling in Wireless Networks  
11/25      
 L23          
Transport layer:  UDP & TCP, ATM
      
11/27
   No Class - Thanksgiving holiday      
12/2
 L24 Project Presentations      
12/4       
 L25  
Project Presentations
     
12/9      
 L26   Flow Control