CS 168 Fall 2024

Announcements

Week 4 Announcements

Sep 16

Assignments

Project 1A was due last Tuesday, September 10, 11:59pm PT.
Project 1B is due next Friday, September 20, 11:59pm PT.
Remember that you can fill out an extension should you need one!
Check out the extension form, location at the top right of the CS168 website.

Midterm

The midterm is Tuesday, October 15, 8–10pm PT
The midterm logistics form is due Monday, September 23
If you need DSP accommodations on the midterm, or you have a documented conflict and need to take the midterm at a different time, please fill out this form.

Discussion

Check out the calendar for times and locations.
Please note that Arjun’s discussion room has changed to Wheeler 204!

Lectures

Lecture attendance will be activated this week, you’ll earn extra credit if you come to lecture!
We will still live-stream, but attending remotely does not count for credit!
Lecture Zoom Link: https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/97722421992?pwd=5h3yXc407ninuk3Q1zGuTIUMx7zn1y.1, Meeting ID: 977 2242 1992, Passcode: 022040
If you attend in-person for the whole lecture, you’ll get credit (arriving a few minutes late, or leaving a few minutes early, is ok)

Office hours

Check out the calendar for the hours, some hours are a bit different from last week!
Specifically, Thursday and Friday will have extended office hours to account for Project 1B!
There’s a chance that some TAs may be online, so be aware that your ticket may be taken online even if you’re in person!

~ CS168 Course Staff 👻

Past announcements

Calendar

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Wk.	Date	Lecture (Playlist)	Readings	Discussion	Homework	Project
1	Thu Aug 29	1. Intro 1: Architecture and Protocols Slides / Recording / Logistics Slides	Intro	No discussion		Project 1A (Traceroute) (due Tue Sep 10)
2	Tue Sep 03	2. Intro 2: Links and Resource Sharing Slides / Recording	Links, Multiplexing	1. Intro I Worksheet / Solutions / Slides
2	Thu Sep 05	3. Intro 3: Queuing, Internet Layers Slides / Recording	Layers, Headers	1. Intro I Worksheet / Solutions / Slides
3	Tue Sep 10	4. Intro 4: Network Architecture Slides / Recording	Architecture	2. Intro II Worksheet / Solutions / Slides
3	Thu Sep 12	5. Ethernet Slides / Recording	Ethernet	2. Intro II Worksheet / Solutions / Slides		Project 1B (Traceroute) (due Fri Sep 20)
4	Tue Sep 17	6. Routing 1: Principles Slides / Recording	Intro, Model, States	3. Ethernet Worksheet / Solutions / Slides
4	Thu Sep 19	7. Routing 2: Distance-Vector Slides / Recording	Distance-Vector	3. Ethernet Worksheet / Solutions / Slides
5	Tue Sep 24	8. Routing 3: Link-State, Addressing Slides / Recording	Link-State, Addressing	4. Routing I Worksheet	HW1: Intro (due Mon Sep 30) Gradescope	Project 2 (Routing) (due Fri Oct 04)
5	Thu Sep 26	9. Routing 4: Routers	Routers	4. Routing I Worksheet	HW1: Intro (due Mon Sep 30) Gradescope
6	Tue Oct 01	10. Routing 5: BGP I	Model, Design	5. Routing II
6	Thu Oct 03	11. Routing 6: BGP II	Implementation, IP Header	5. Routing II
7	Tue Oct 08	12. Transport 1: Reliability Principles	Principles	6. BGP	HW2: Routing (due Mon Oct 14)
7	Thu Oct 10	13. Transport 2: TCP	Design, Implementation	6. BGP	HW2: Routing (due Mon Oct 14)
8	Tue Oct 15	No Lecture (Midterm, 8–10pm)		7. TCP
8	Thu Oct 17	14. Transport 3: Congestion Control I	Principles, Design, Implementation	7. TCP
9	Tue Oct 22	15. Transport 4: Congestion Control II	Throughput, Issues, Router-Assisted	8. Congestion Control	HW3: Transport (due Mon Oct 28)	Project 3A (Transport) (due Fri Nov 01)
9	Thu Oct 24	16. Applications 1: DNS	DNS	8. Congestion Control	HW3: Transport (due Mon Oct 28)
10	Tue Oct 29	17. Applications 2: HTTP	HTTP	9. DNS, HTTP
10	Thu Oct 31	18. End-to-End 1: ARP, DHCP	ARP, DHCP	9. DNS, HTTP
11	Tue Nov 05	19. End-to-END 2: NAT, TLS	NAT, TLS, End-to-End	10. End-to-End		Project 3B (Transport) (due Tue Nov 12)
11	Thu Nov 07	20. Datacenters 1: Topology	Topology, Congestion	10. End-to-End
12	Tue Nov 12	21. Datacenters 2: Routing, Congestion Control	Routing, Addressing, Virtualization	11. Datacenters I	HW4: Applications, End-to-End (due Mon Nov 18)
12	Thu Nov 14	22. Datacenters 3: High-Performance Technologies	TBA	11. Datacenters I	HW4: Applications, End-to-End (due Mon Nov 18)
13	Tue Nov 19	23. Datacenters 4: WANs, SDN	SDN	12. Datacenters II	HW5: Datacenters (due Mon Nov 25)
13	Thu Nov 21	24. Special Topics 1: Host Networking	Host Networking	12. Datacenters II	HW5: Datacenters (due Mon Nov 25)
14	Tue Nov 26	25. Special Topics 2: Wireless	Wireless	13. Special Topics
14	Thu Nov 28	No Lecture (Thanksgiving)		13. Special Topics
15	Tue Dec 03	26. Special Topics 3: Cellular	Cellular		HW6: Special Topics (due Fri Dec 06)
15	Thu Dec 05	Guest Lecture			HW6: Special Topics (due Fri Dec 06)
16	Wed Dec 18	Final Exam (8–11am)