Course Goal:
      Understand the basic principles of computer networks
          Network basic
          Basic design principles in network protocols
          Internet protocols
          Wireless network protocols
      Study the programming aspects of computer networks
          Socket programming
          Inter-process communication
       Understand how network research is done
          How to determine what is important 
          What are the trend
                            CSCE515 – Computer Network Programming – 2008 Fall
     Administrative
      Course website:
         http://www.cse.sc.edu/~wyxu/515Fall08/csce515.html
              Announcements
              Homework Assignments
              Lecture Notes
              Links to required/recommended readings
      How to reach me:
         Email: wyxu@cse.sc.edu
         Office Hours: MW 4:00pm-5:00pm or by appointment
         Office: SWGN 3A54
      Prerequisites: CSCE 311 Operating Systems 
                            CSCE515 – Computer Network Programming – 2008 Fall
     Textbook
      Required: 
          Unix Network Programming, The Sockets Networking API, Volumes
            1
           , by W Richard Stevens, Bill Fenner, Andrew M. Rudoff, published 
           by Addison-Wesley (UNP)
      Optional:
          TCP/IP Illustrated Volumes 1, by W. Richard Stevens, published by 
           Addison-Wesley, 1994 (TI). 
          Java Network Programming, by Merlin Hughes, Michael Shoffner, D
           erek Hamner, Maria Winslow, Conrad Hughes, published Manning 
           Publications 
      Mailing list:
          CSCE515-001@lists.cse.sc.edu  
                            CSCE515 – Computer Network Programming – 2008 Fall
    Tentative topics
    OSI and TCP/IP Network models
    TCP/IP
    Socket programming
    The Internet and Internet protocol
    Web programming
    Other network programming
                      CSCE515 – Computer Network Programming – 2008 Fall
      Grading
       0% Homework (1-2)
            Q&A
       50% Computer Projects (4 – three in C, one in Java)
       20% Midterm
       30% Final: closed book, and comprehensive.
       Grading scale:
                A       : 90 — 100
                B+      : 87 — 89
                B       : 80 — 86
                C+      : 77 —  79
                C       : 70 — 76
                D       : 60 — 69 
                F <= 59 
                                  CSCE515 – Computer Network Programming – 2008 Fall