Computer Networks

Computer Science 3rd course

Coordinator

Francisco Valera (Coord.) fvalera@it.uc3m.es

Teachers Legans

Marcelo Bagnulo
marcelo@it.uc3m.es
Alfonso Martn
ampastor@it.uc3m.es
Sofa Silva
sofia.silva@imdea.org
Francisco Valera
fvalera@it.uc3m.es

Teachers Colmenarejo
Luis Angel Galindo

Bibliography
Computer Networking: A Top Down
Approach, 5th edition.
Jim Kurose, Keith Ross
Addison-Wesley, April 2009.
Also available 3rd, 4th and 6th
We use 5th edition
Take it into account when referring to
exercises and questions

Methodology - Schedule
Course schedule
Details the content of
every class
Generic schedule
Available in UC3M website

Detailed schedule
Aula Global (this is the good one!)

All the material is accesible through

Aula Global
In the website of the Magistral group
The name of the resources start with

Methodology Classes
The content explained during the
Magistrales clases are just a subset of
the whole content of the course
Students must cover ALL the contents as
detailed in the table of contents of the course
(see Excel file in Aula Global)
It is assumed that students can access the
basic bibliography (Kurose&Ross book)
There are several copies in the library
For the first week, chapter 1 will be available in
Aula Global

Methodology Magistral
group
Explanation of key concepts
Slides available in Aula Global
May not be sequential
The rest of the content can be worked
out in the reduced groups, labs or as
personal homework.

Methodology Reduced
groups

Theoretical content
Exercises in couples
Tests
Labs

Exercises classes
Students will be organized in couples
Selected exercises from the book will
be published in Aula Global so students
can prepare them before the class
In the class, the teacher will select two
exercises so students can prepare each
one during 15 minutes without material
Data from the book may be changed

After 15 min. The teacher will choose a

group to present the exercise in the
blackboard and will help them to solve
it

Concept tests and proofs of

concept
Concept test
Based on questions (short or test ones)
to be answered in 5-10 minutes
Allow up to 1 extra point in the
continuous evaluation

Proof of concept
Will include review questions and
exercises chosen among the selected
ones in Aula Global
Max time 1.5 hours (normally 30-45
min)

Knowledge tests
1.5 hours exam (exercises + theory)
about the contents of the considered
chapters
There will be 2 of them along the course

In addition there will be a final exam

that will cover all the course
This exam is NOT mandatory and NO
minimum score is required

Labs
Concept lab practices (optional)
Very basic and easy lab practices
Students can do them on their own (they will
NOT be done in class)
DNS and Ping

Network design lab exercise

Will be done as homework, delivered using
Aula Global and solved in class

Lab practices
Wireshark. Students will make it as homework.
Will be evaluated with an exam
Routers. Will be done in class. Evaluated based
on work done in class and on a exam

Evaluation

Continuous evaluation means 70% of the total score and the

final exam means the other 30% (it is NOT necessary a
minimum score in the final exam or in any other part of the
course to calculate the final score that must be of at least 50
points).
The score of the continuous evaluation part is as follows:
2 knowledge tests (PC): 12.5 points each. Every test will last 1.5
hours.
4 concept tests (tc): 2.5 points each. Every test will have an
estimated duration of 5-10 minutes and may include contents from
previous sessions and from the session where the test is evaluated
(see schedule).
2 proofs of concept (pc): 7.5 points each
Practices:
IP addressing design (Ld, it will be done by couples as homework): 2.5
points
2 lab practices (routers Lr, wireshark Lw): 17.5 points Lr, done by
couples in the lab and 10 Lw, done as homework (personal work, not
couples).

Evaluation
Ex

00

30

80

10
17.5

60

2.5
7.5

40

10
10
20

7.5
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.5
12.5
12.5

Lw

30
30

30
30

Lr
Ld
pc2
pc1
tc
PC2
PC1

30

70
50
50

NOT 80

Optional Homework
It is possible to deliver using Aula
Global
the proposed exercises (before the class
where they are solved)
the concept lab practices

These exercises and practices will not

be corrected during the course and
will only be considered in case the
student final score is between 4.5 and
5, 6.5 and 7, 8.5 and 9 or above 9