6.829 Computer Networks (Fall 2003)

H 4-0-8 (was 3-0-9)

TuTh 11:00am-12:30pm in Room 4-370
Recitations Fridays 3:00-4:00pm in Room 4-370

Instructor

Professor Hari Balakrishnan

Office Hours

By appointment [in NE43-510]

Teaching Assistants

Jaeyeon Jung [NE43-512, x2-2821, office hrs Wed 12-2];
Ben Leong [NE43-536, x3-6023 office hrs Wed 10-12];
Alex Yip [NE43-530, x3-0004, office hrs Mon 10-12];

Course Secretary

Dan Wilson (dwilson@lcs.mit.edu ) [NE43-511, x3-1550]

Contact information

6.829 staff – Username 6.829 Domain mit.edu
6.829 TAs – Username 6.829-tas Domain mit.edu

The goals of 6.829 are to train the next generation of networking researchers, practitioners, and engineers. In particular, our goals are:

  1. To understand the state-of-the-art in network protocols, architectures and applications.
  2. To understand how networking research is done.
  3. To investigate novel ideas in the area via semester-long research projects.

If you want the marketing pitch, click on the overview link on the left side. The administrivia link on the left side talks about things that may help you decide whether to take the class or not, including prerequisites, workload, and grading. The other links on the side are useful only if you're taking the class. 

 

Recent announcements

 

  1. 12/11/03: Solutions for for Quiz 2 are posted: ps pdf
    Quiz 2 Histogram: ps pdf
    (Note that you will need an MIT Certificate to access these files)
  2. 12/9/03: The review for Quiz 2 will be held on Monday, 8 Dec 2003, from 10 am to 12 pm in NE43-518.
  3. 11/24/03: Project presentation sign ups. The current schedule is available here. Please have one member of your team send an email to Ben Leong with the following information:
    • The full names of all your group members
    • The finalized title for your project
    • 5 time slot preferences (in descending order of preference)
  4. 11/20/03: You may wish to check out the following past year quiz in preparation for Quiz 2: (Note that you will need an MIT Certificate to access these files)
  5. 10/28/03: Solutions for for Quiz 1 are posted: ps pdf
    Quiz 1 Histogram: ps pdf
    (Note that you will need an MIT Certificate to access these files)
  6. 10/22/03: Recitation on 10/24 will be cancelled. Please email Jaeyeon or attend her office hours if you have any questions about the paper "Scaling phenomena in the Internet".
  7. 10/17/03: The solutions to Problem Set 3 have been posted.
  8. 10/17/03: Solutions to the practice quizzes: (Note that you will need an MIT Certificate to access these files)
  9. 10/15/03: The solutions to Problem Set 2 have been posted.
  10. 10/14/03: Changes to office hours for next week (20-24 Oct) due to upcoming quiz on 21 Oct
    • Alex: no office hours
    • Jaeyeon: Monday (20 Oct) 1-3pm
    • Ben: Monday (20 Oct) 10-12am
    No office hours will be held on Wednesday. Please make an appointment via email if you need to see a TA after Monday.
  11. 10/14/03: Lecture on 10/16 will be cancelled. Hari will be available in his office from 10:00am until 12:15pm for people to walk in and discuss both projects and any other questions they might have about course material.
  12. 10/11/03: You may wish to check out the following past year quizzes in preparation for Quiz 1: (Note that you will need an MIT Certificate to access these files)
  13. 10/02/03: Problem set 3 is now available. It is due in class on Thursday, October 16, 2003. NO extensions will be granted.
  14. 9/22/03: The notes for recitation 2 are now available and the solutions to Problem Set 1 have been posted.
  15. 9/19/03: The assigned reading for Tuesday (9/23) is "Introduction to IP Multicast Routing" by Maufer and Semeria. You *DON'T* have to read the following sections:
    • All of 7.2 (MOSPF)
    • All of 8.2 (CBT)
    • All of 9 ("related topics")
    Section 5 and 6 are the most important ones, to understand the key principles. The sections before that are very quick to get through. Section 7 and 8 give practical protocols based on the ideas of Section 6, with techniques that are needed for practical operation.
  16. 9/17/03: Problem set 2 is now available. It is due in class on Thursday, October 2, 2003
  17. 9/16/03: Information on the class project and project suggestions are now available. Please check them out. Four copies of your project proposals due by 5pm in NE43-511 on Monday 9/29/03.
  18. 9/12/03: The slides for recitation 1 on Distance Vector and Link State Routing are now available.
  19. 9/10/03: Questions about Problem Set 1? Check out the FAQ archive. If you can't find the answer you're looking for, please email the TAs.
  20. 9/10/03: Preliminary lecture 3 notes have been posted, intended for reading before lecture. They will be updated after lecture to include more material.
  21. 9/9/03: We sent a test email to the 6.829-students list today. If you have not yet received it, and it isn't in your spam folder, please notify 6.829-tas
  22. 9/9/03: You need to officially register for the class to ensure that you're on the class mailing list, generated automatically from the registrar's class database. If you're not officially registered and want to be on the list, send email to 6.829-tas
  23. 9/9/03: Problem set 1 is now available. It is due in class on Thursday, September 18, 2003
  24. 9/1/03: Note room change from the old schedule.  The class will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays in 4-370 from 11-12:30.  Recitations are on Fridays from 3:00-4:00 in 4-370.

 

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