The mid-term will be a take-home exam that will be available on the website on October 25 and will be due the following week (November 1). It will cover the material presented in the first 6 lectures.

• Sep 06: Lecture 1
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Data Communication Concepts
    • Homework #1

• Sep 13: No Class

• Sep 20: Lecture 2
  • 1.2 Data Communication Concepts (continued)
  • 1.3 LAN Technology
    • Homework #2

• Sep 27: Lecture 3
  • 2.1 LAN Architecture
  • 2.2 Logical Link Control (LLC)
    • Homework #1 Due

• Oct 04: Lecture 4
  • 2.3 CSMA/CD/Ethernet
  • 2.4 Token Bus
    • Homework #3
    • Homework #2 Due

• Oct 11: Lecture 5
  • 2.5 Token Ring
  • 3.1 Bridges
    • Homework #4

• Oct 18: Lecture 6
  • 3.2 Routers
  • 3.3 Switches
    • Homework #3 Due

• Oct 25: Lecture 7
  • 4.1 100VG-AnyLAN
  • 4.2 Fast Ethernet
    • Take-Home Mid-Term
    • Homework #4 Due

• Nov 01: Lecture 8
  • 4.3 Gigabit Ethernet
  • 5.1 10 Gigabit Ethernet
    • Take-Home Mid-Term Due
    • Homework #5

• Nov 08: No Class

• Nov 15: Lecture 9
  • 5.2 DQDB
  • 5.3 Resilient Packet Ring
    • Homework #6
    • Homework #5 Due

• Nov 22: No Class (Thanksgiving)

• Nov 29: Lecture 10
  • 6.1 Wireless LANs/WiFi
    • Homework #7
    • Homework #6 Due

• Dec 06: Lecture 11
  • 6.2 Bluetooth
  • 6.3 Zigbee
    • Take-Home Final
    • Homework #7 Due

• Dec 13: Lecture 12
  • 7.1 WirelessMAN/WiMAX
  • 7.2 MobileWirelessMAN
    • Take-Home Final Due

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