CS6250 Computer Networks

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Course Syllabus: CS6250 Computer Networks

Instructor Information

Dr. Maria Konte	Email: [email protected]
Johann Lau, Head TA	[email protected]	Please contact the instructor team through Edstem using a private post to ‘Instructors’
Ken Westdorp, Head TA	[email protected]
Erick Herring, Head TA	[email protected]

General Course Information

Description

This course starts with an overview of Internet architecture and its evolution. From there, we broadly cover basic protocols and algorithms that span across all layers of the Internet protocol stack, such as TCP and congestion control. Next, we study intradomain/interdomain routing, peering and network relationships. Further, we explore router design and functionalities. Next, we study new Software Defined Networking technologies. We explore topics at the intersection of Network Security and Computer Networks, especially attacks on Internet routing. At the final part of the course, we explore multimedia applications and Content Delivery Networks.

Hands-on projects help provide an understanding of routing, SDN, and Internet measurements. For students who would like to explore more there is an additional project that engages with tools for Internet-wide measurements to understand how large-scale events associated with unrest are reflected as connectivity disruptions for some networks in specific parts of the world.

Pre-/Co-Requisites

Course Goals

Course Learning Outcomes

Course Materials

Course Text

Course Virtual Machine

Course Requirements, Assignments & Grading

Assignment Distribution and Grading Scale

Grading Scale

Course Components

Assignment Due Dates

Grading and Feedback

Discussion of each exam will be allowed once all students complete the assignment, and grading has been finished. We release grades pending Honorlock review and finalize grades once review is done. Thus, it is possible for you to see a score for an exam and later receive a zero if our review shows you did not follow the proctoring rules, resulting in an invalidated proctoring session.

For Projects, your last submission on Canvas will be used for grading. Be sure to include ALL files in the last submission. We will not release full solutions to any assignment.

Technology Requirements and Skills

Technical Support

Programming Skills

We will be completing the project assignments in Python 3. An intermediate level of skill with Python is adequate for the projects in this course. If you have a beginner level of skill but have programmed something more complex than "Hello World" in Python before, then you should be able to learn what you need to about the language as you go through the course — it may just take you a little more time, and a willingness to search the Python documentation and other Internet sources to teach yourself how to do some things.

If you have never programmed in Python before (or have only written "Hello World" or only completed a basic tutorial on that level), then you may find it better to take some time to learn Python prior to the start of the course. If you have experience learning new computer languages and feel comfortable teaching yourself a new language from scratch in a short period of time, then you may find extra time and effort will be enough to be successful.

Canvas & Kaltura

Proctoring Information

All course exams will be proctored. A proctored exam is similar to the one you would take in the classroom. This means no open textbooks, notebooks, notes, and other like resources are allowed unless any of these materials are allowed. These exams are delivered via a tool called Honorlock. Honorlock uses multi-factor biometric authentication to verify the identity of students, upon entry. Each student will provide a face and ID scans, which will be measured against the student’s baseline biometric profile, stored on file. You will also be asked to scan the room around you – see Edstem for a pinned post for details.

You will have the opportunity to take an onboarding quiz to become familiar with how it all works and to ensure that your system meets all hardware and software requirements. The onboarding quiz will be a practice quiz that will not affect your grades in the course. You can take the onboarding quiz as many times as you want. All potential violations are reviewed by a human - a violation can result in a grade of 0 for an exam and/or point deductions. If you have any issues with Honorlock while taking the graded exam, reach out to Honorlock 24/7. Support: https://honorlock.com/support/. TA support may be unavailable; especially as the exam window closes.

Course Policies, Expectations & Guidelines

Communication Policy

• Student Questions: Students are strongly encouraged to post their questions on Edstem related to the lectures, readings, weekly discussions, exam preparation, or projects. Due to the large volume of this class, we do not recommend directly emailing the instructor or the TAs.
• Private Posts: Students can post privately to the teaching staff on Edstem. This is appropriate when a student needs to ask a question about a personal matter or request a regrade. Students may also post privately to ask questions about the material when the question would violate academic integrity rules if posted publicly. An example of this would be asking a question about their code submission for a project that requires posting the code. Posts should be addressed to “Instructors” in order to ensure that they are seen and addressed.
• Volume of posts: Please try to avoid posting duplicate questions. Posting duplicate questions can lower the turnaround time of responses significantly. You can use the search bar (to the right of the “New Post” button) and the folders listed across the top of the page to look for related posts where your question may have already been asked and answered.
• Instructor/TA Announcements: Announcements within Edstem will be used to communicate updates to projects, grades being posted, and other administrative information. Students should be active on the Edstem forums and are responsible for reading announcements within 24 hours, as the information will typically be time-sensitive. While the teaching staff will make every effort to update resources/descriptions on Canvas in the event of a policy or project change, it is ultimately the responsibility of the student to obtain updates on Edstem. This includes all posts, whether they have been pinned by the teaching staff or not.
• Email announcements through Edstem: Particularly important announcements may occasionally be sent by email. We will use Edstem to do this, so you will receive these announcement emails at the email address you have in your Edstem account. We use your Canvas / GA Tech email address to add you to Edstem – you can then configure another email address in Edstem. However, whichever you use, you are responsible for checking it daily in case of such announcements.
• Edstem code of conduct: Please review the anti-harassment policy, located within this document.
• Emailing the Instructor: Students may directly email the instructor if there is an issue that has not been resolved through communication on Edstem. Due to the large volume of students, direct emails may take longer to be answered. Students are strongly encouraged to post on Edstem first and seek resolution from the TA team. Emails to the Professor will likely be referred to the head TAs.
• Other Official emails: Under certain circumstances, the TA team may send you direct emails to your official Georgia Tech email address (you may not request a different email address for these messages). Examples include resolving academic integrity violation incidents, notification of incomplete onboarding with proctoring software, etc. Students are expected to check their Georgia Tech email at least twice a week and to respond in a timely manner. 

Anti-harassment policy: 

Please follow these guidelines to ensure that everyone has a beneficial, positive and harassment-free experience:

• Any type of hostile behavior will not be accepted. Abusive/degrading/hostile/intimidating language, language that creates discomfort, or interferes with a person's participation or opportunity for participation will not be tolerated. Excuses such as “It was obvious” or “I was just joking” will not be accepted.
• Students that are violating this policy may be excluded from participation at Edstem. If you believe that you or a classmate has been harassed, please contact the Instructor/TAs immediately. 
• Please remember that on the other end of a posted question, follow up, or comment there is a real person - like you - who will react not only to the content of your response, but also to the tone. Please remember that students in this class have a wide variety of backgrounds and prior experience. Students with more experience or background in a topic are strongly encouraged to share - through useful and practical responses – in a supportive way so that others can learn as well. When you answer a question, please remember that your primary purpose is to help the student who asked.
• You are encouraged to suggest ways to improve questions that are posted so that students will receive faster and better answers. You are expected to do so using positive and supportive language and tone.

Subject to Change Statement

Office Hours

Course Schedule