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This document provides an introduction to the Computer Networks course being taught at National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences. It outlines information about the instructor, including their education and work experience. It also covers course administration details such as attendance policy, academic integrity, exam policies, textbook information, and an overview of why the study of networking is important.

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Lecture 01

This document provides an introduction to the Computer Networks course being taught at National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences. It outlines information about the instructor, including their education and work experience. It also covers course administration details such as attendance policy, academic integrity, exam policies, textbook information, and an overview of why the study of networking is important.

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National University of

Computer & Emerging Sciences


CS 3001 – COMPUTER NETWORKS

Lecture 01
Introduction

23rd August, 2022

Nauman Moazzam Hayat


[email protected]

Office Hours: 02:30 pm till 06:00 pm (Every Tuesday & Thursday)


About the Instructor

Education
❑ FSc (Government College, Lahore)
❑ BS EE (University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore - Session ‘94)
❑ MS EE (University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA – Class of ‘01)

Work Experience
❑ Senior Manager, Engineering Core Networks, Mobilink, Islamabad (9 Years)
❑ Regional Service Delivery Manager, Ericsson Region Middle East & Africa (6
Years)
❑ Adjunct Assistant Professor, FAST – Lahore (Spring 2020 till Date)
Course Administration
• Course Prerequisites:

– Passion and dedication to the course

– Basic knowledge of Digital Logic, Signals and


Systems, Computer Organization

– Programming Skills (C/C++)

– CS 218 – Data Structures


Course Administration
• Attendance Policy:
– As per the University Policy & Guidelines
• Dishonesty, Cheating, Plagiarism:
– As per the University Policy & Guidelines
• Important Points:
– Course outline may change 10%-20% as we proceed in the semester
– No retakes of exams or quizzes
– Submission deadlines will strictly be enforced. (Homework,
Assignments, Project etc.)
– 2 lectures of 1.5 hours per week + lab per week
Course Administration
Course Policies
• Course outline may change 10-20% as we proceed in the semester
• Important: It is strived & intended to have uniform & similar weightages of different course components &
grade assigning policy across all the sections for this course for the semester, but there may be variations owing
to various factors, for example different number / types of assessments like assignments, home works, quizzes
and/or projects.
• Assignment deadlines for both class and lab are hard.
• Quizzes might be announced or unannounced.
• There will be no re-take of quizzes or exams. Special consideration may be given only for mid or final exam
for an emergency on per case basis subject to approval from the department administration & the instructor. In
approved circumstances, percentage of mid will be awarded for final or vise versa.
• Integrity in the assignments/quizzes is expected; otherwise result would be an F grade in the course or the case
may be forwarded to the Disciplinary Committee.
• The lectures will be of 1.5 hours duration + there will be one 3 hours lab/week.
• (80%) Attendance for the student is a MUST which needs to be ensured according to the University policy to
avoid disqualification.
• You may request an appointment according to my schedule by emailing me on the aforementioned email.
Course Administration
• Course Textbook:
– Computer Networking
A Top-Down Approach
(6th edition, Kurose & Ross)

• Reference Textbooks:
– Computer Networks
(5th edition, Tanenbaum)

– Data Communications and Networking


(4th Edition, Behrouz A. Forouzan)

– Other Support & Reading Material


(Will be posted)
Why study Networking?
- It’s hard to name an area of computer science that has
produced more tangible changes for the average person
over the last 25 years than networking.

- It is the plumbing of computing.

- Globally, devices are growing faster than both the


population and the internet users. A growing number of
M2M applications like video surveillance, health
monitoring systems, traffic monitoring systems, smart
meters, package or asset tracking are contributing in a
major way in this growth.
What is Networking?
Networking is…

the World-Wide Web


Networking is…

Skype
Networking is…

Facetime
Networking is…

Netflix
Networking is…

YouTube
Networking is…

Napster
Networking is…

BitTorrent
Networking is…

Bitcoin
Networking is…

Fortnite Battle Royale


Networking is…

Gmail
Networking is…

Dropbox
Networking is…

Facebook
Networking is…

Snapchat
Networking is…

the Internet
Networking is…

Wi-Fi, LTE, SDN, BGP, MIMO,


mesh-networking, full-duplex,
sensor networks, medical devices,
datacenter networks,
undersea, deep space. . .
What is Networking about?
car navigator

heart pacemaker

smartphone
end-system

iPad
Linux server MAC laptop
Windows PC
What is a ‘’Computer’’Network?
Web-enabled toaster +
o It is a set of nodes such as routers, switches, weather forecaster

hosts etc. interconnected via transmission


facilities like copper, cable, fibre, satellite,
radio, micorwave etc. for the purpose of
providing services to the end systems / users

o Why the ‘’ ‘’? Non traditional end sytems / fun


internet appliances like smart phones, home
appliances, gaming consoles, sensors, medical
and health equipment etc. are being connected
to the internet
IP picture frame
o Point to Point communications is not practical!
- Devices are too far apart
- Large set of devices would need impractical
number of connections (A simple example on
the next slide) Internet
refrigerator

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