ELEC 6861
Higher Layer Telecommunication Protocols
Fall 2013
Topics
- Layered and cross-layer architectures
- DNS
- Peer-to-peer overlays
- Multimedia networking
- Web protocols
- Email protocols
- TCP and UDP
- Socket programming
- Wireless TCP
- DCCP
- SCTP
- RTP
Readings
- A. Tanenbaum, Computer Networks, 4th ed., Prentice Hall, 2003, selected chapters.
- S. Shakkottai, T. Rappaport and P. Karlsson, “Cross Layer Design for Wireless Networks,” IEEE Communications Magazine, October 2003, pp. 74–80.
- V. Kawadia and P.R. Kumar, “A Cautionary Perspective on Cross Layer Design,” IEEE Wireless Communications 12(1), 3–11, 2005.
- A. Salkintzis, ed., Mobile Internet: Enabling Technologies and Services, CRC Press, 2004, chapter 5.
- P.V. Mockapetris and K.J. Dunlap, Development of the Domain Name System (DNS), ACM SIGCOMM.
Sources
- Syllabus or course outline ↗Fall 2013
- Selected bibliographic entries from a longer three-part reference list. A separate 2025 page uses COEN 6861; the older source code is preserved.