Comp5311 20231

Subject Description Form
Subject Code COMP 5311

Subject Title Internet Infrastructure and Protocols
Credit Value 3
Level 5
Pre-requisite/ Exclusion Nil
Objectives The overall objective of this course is to build up a solid

understanding on the networking technologies underpinning the
current Internet infrastructure. This course would serve as an
important pre-requisite for other more advanced topics, such as
network security, network measurement and diagnosis, wireless and
mobile networks, and multimedia networking. The teaching
approach will be based on in-depth problem-solving and hands-on
class projects. Specifically,
1. understand the TCP/IP technology underpinning Internet;

2. understand the original design philosophy of Internet, and the
strength and weaknesses of the then designed Internet in today’s
computing environment;
3. explore some most up-to-date development in the Internet
technology; and
4. acquire knowledge in one specific Internet topic through a group
project.
Intended Learning After completing the subject, students should be able to:
Outcomes
a) demonstrate critical thinking and in-depth understanding of
specialized technical and research articles in a professional
computer networking magazines, journals and transactions, such
as IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, IEEE Transactions
on Wireless Communications, and IEEE Transactions on Mobile
Computing;
b) utilize various specialized network diagnosis tools (e.g., such as
wireshark, traceroute programs, and various ping and ping-like
network analysis and diagnosis software) and apply coherent and
advanced body of networking knowledge to conduct in-depth
research on network protocols, perform effective and efficient
diagnosis and troubleshooting, develop creative solutions, and
devise experiments to critically evaluate their performance in
practical settings; and
c) critically review and summarize latest advances in specialized
networking topics that require foundational in-depth
understanding of network protocols such as TCP/IP suite.
Subject Synopsis/ • Data-link networks and IP: shared medium and point-to-point
Indicative Syllabus networks; the internetworking problem, the hour-glass model,
address resolution, IP fragmentation, packet reordering, IP
addressing.
• IP forwarding: longest prefix match algorithms, routing vs
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switching, IP address lookup, packet classification, IP
tunnelling, ICMP.
• End-to-end issues and protocols: end-to-end argument, end-to-
end reliability, TCP and UDP, sliding window protocol,
acknowledgment strategies.
• Control congestion in Internet: TCP slow-start and congestion
avoidance, TCP fast retransmit and recovery, fairness, buffer
management, packet scheduling, and queue management.
• Applications protocols, e.g., DNS and HTTP, and their
interactions with the lower layers.
• Internet routing: Internet topology, distance vector, link state,
and path vector routing protocols, convergence and routing
loops, Routing Information Protocol, Open Shortest Path
Protocol, Border Gateway Protocol, Inter-AS relationship.
• Design philosophy of IP and TCP, and future challenges.
Teaching/Learning Class activities including - lecture, tutorial, lab, workshop

Methodology seminar where applicable
Assessment Methods in
Alignment with Intended Specific Assessment % Intended subject
Learning Outcomes Methods/Tasks weighting learning outcomes
to be assessed
a b c
Assignments, Tests &   
Projects 55
Final Examination 45   
Total 100
Student study effort Class Contact:
expected Class activities (lecture, tutorial, lab) 39 hours
Other student study effort:
Assignments, Quizzes, Projects, Exams 66 hours
Total student study effort 105 hours
Reading list and (1) J. Kurose and K. Ross, Computer Networking: A Top-Down
references Approach, 8th Edition, Pearson, 2020.
(2) L. Peterson and B. S. Davie, Computer Networks: A Systems
Approach, https://book.systemsapproach.org/, 2019.
(3) Academic Journals and Conference Papers such as
publications in IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking,
IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, ACM SIGCOMM,
ACM MobiCom, and IEEE INFOCOM.
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Subject Code COMP 5311

Objectives The overall objective of this course is to build up a solid

1. understand the TCP/IP technology underpinning Internet;

Teaching/Learning Class activities including - lecture, tutorial, lab, workshop

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