CIS 553 / TCOM 512: Networked Systems

Instructor: Boon Thau Loo

Course Description: This course provides an introduction to fundamental concepts in the design and implementation of networked systems, their protocols, and applications. Topics to be covered include: Internet architecture, network applications, addressing, routing, transport protocols, network security, and peer-to-peer networks. The course will involve written assignments, examinations, and programming assignments. Students will work in teams to design and implement networked systems in layers, from routing protocols, transport protocols, to peer-to-peer networks.

Prerequisites: CSE 121 (Programming Languages and Techniques II), or equivalent, or permission of the instructor.

Offerings:

  • Fall 2008 (MW 12-1:30pm)
  • Fall 2007

    Notes:

  • Beginning Fall 2008, CIS 553 will be cross-listed as TCOM 512.
  • Advanced undergraduates and graduate students from CIS, TCOM, and ESE are welcomed to enroll in the course.
  • This course can substitute for CIS 500 as a core CIS requirement for Fall 2008, and can also be a CIS elective course.

    If you have questions regarding prerequisites or the course material, please feel free to email Prof. Loo (boonloo AT cis.upenn.edu).