BD 350 Schedule

Fall 2006

(subject to adjustments during semester)

Week

Week Starting (M)

Topic

Readings

Due (tentative)

1 Aug 21 Syllabus, Intro, Video Concepts (lifeminders - 600k, etrade - 2M, princess - 60M), Basic OS Concepts, Number Systems Syllabus, PP, N 1,2,3, Two'sComplement
2 28 Network Systems, OSI & TCP/IP models PP, N 4,5
3 Sep 4 Internet Addressing (Examples: CoB, Routing, Address Resolution), Ports and Sockets PP, N 8 F: HW Bandwidth
4 11 Internet Addressing, etc., cont. (subnetting) W: Test 1
Test 1 (through OSI)
5 18 Client Server, Windows PP
Linux: CSU Linux Hub, UNIX/Linux History (if time), "Getting Started" PP, LinuxInc, Linux to support Virtual Servers
6 25 Linux: Directory Structure, File Manipulation (Real Story), File Security PP, SC 1,2 F: HW Addr
7 Oct 2 Linux: Tools PP, SC 1-10
F: HW Lin01
8 9 Linux: Shell (newbie, examples), Shell Programming (script6ex.pdf, script7ex.pdf, Job Control (if time) PP, SC 1-10
Test 2 (Internet Addressing through Linux, but not scripting) PP W: Test 2
Security - Encryption, IPSEC-SSL N 18
9 16 Last Day for course withdrawal
Linux: SSH, Application Installation
10 23 PP, LinuxOnMainframe, Linuxftp, tar, bzip2
11 30 Linux: Port Forwarding, & Samba M: HW Lin02
12 Nov 6 Lab Days
Lab Days
13 13 Trans Media & NICS (1, 2), Topology, Hubs, Switches,
 
PP, N 9,10,12,13, crossover-cable, wiring-details, fiber1, fiber2
Test 3 (Linux scripting through Transmission & Media) F: HW Lin03, Test 3
14 20 NO CLASSES this week - Break
15 27 Wireless, Circuit & Packet Switching, Frame Relay & ATM,
Windows: System & Network Admin II (Active Directory)
Building Cables
N 11, N12, N13
 
16 Dec 2 Cell Wireless, Data Link, Efficiency PP, N 11, PC_Mag (LAN sum), IEEE_Spectrum (NAT), N 17 F: HW Win01
14 (Thursday) Test 4 (Transmission through to the end) Thursday 1:30pm: Test 4

 Reading Codes: 

      PP = PowerPoint  Slides

      N = Chapters in Networking textbook by Stallings and corresponding PowerPoint slides

      SC = Chapters in Linux Shell Scripting textbook & corresponding PowerPoint slides

      TBA = To Be Arranged

All readings should be completed before class on the date shown