PLN = printed lecture notes
LG = Leon-Garcia

Reading for Exam I:

  • PLN, overview unit
  • PLN, unit on physical layer
  • PLN, unit on channelization
  • PLN, unit on transmission on a serial line
  • LG, Chapter 2
  • LG, Sec. 3.5
  • LG, Sec. 3.6, pages 125 and 132 (these 2 pages only)
  • LG, Sec. 3.7
  • LG, Sec. 6.5

    Reading for Exam II:

  • LG, Sec. A.3 (for background only)
  • PLN, Markov chain unit covered in discussion section (for background only)
  • LG, Secs. 5.2.1, 5.2.2
  • LG, Sec. 5.5
  • PLN, unit on point-to-point and multidrop links
  • PLN, unit on CRC
  • PLN, unit on ALOHA/CSMA (excluding Sec. 4.1)
  • LG, Secs. 6.1, 6.2
  • LG, Sec. 6.3.4
  • LG, Secs. 6.6.2

    Reading for Exam III:

  • PLN, unit on FDDI
  • LG, Sec. 6.6.3
  • PLN, unit on level-2 routing
  • PLN, unit on routing issues
  • PLN, unit on details of TCP/IP (incl. material from 11/30 disc.)
  • LG, Sec. 6.7
  • LG, Sec. 7.8.1 (omit the latter part, starting with "Traffic Shaping")
  • LG, Sec. 7.8.2 (omit the latter part, on ATM)