John David N. Dionisio, PhD

CMSI 355

Networks

Spring 2020

Note

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• Bazaar: Where you’ll find our sample code
• Dr. Toal’s Coding Guidelines: Where you can get some guidance on how to present and structure your code
• Brightspace: Where you can access class screengrab video links and check your grades
• We will use GitHub Classroom to manage and submit assignments
• Some information regarding going fully online

Assignments

• Assignment 0121 GitHub-YouTube account listing
  • Hobbes’ Internet Timeline
  • Cerf and Kahn’s A Protocol for Packet Network Intercommunication
  • RFC 1925: The Twelve Networking Truths
  • RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
  • RFC 3339: Date and Time on the Internet: Timestamps
• Assignment 0204 Network exploration log Setup
  • In the news, related to what you saw when mapping your networks: A claim that net neutrality violates free speech
• Assignment 0225  extended to 0227  One-shot network services Setup
• Assignment 0305 One-shot network services in another language Setup
• Assignment 0414  extended to 0428  Full application server
• Assignment 0505 Full application client

Setup Assignments 0414TBD & 0505

Course Content

• Overview
  • Introduction to Networks
  • Internet Basics
  • Internet Applications
• Network programming examples
  • Java
  • Python
  • JavaScript
• The web
  • HTTP Programming
  • WebSockets
  • REST
• “The Cloud” (not my favorite term but perhaps the most recognizable one)
  • Cloud Computing
  • Cloud Computing Example: Basics of AWS
• Security and Networks
  • Introduction to Security
  • Cryptology
  • Secure Software Development