6.899 Fall 2000 Announcements

6.899 Computer Networks: Announcements (Fall 2000)

10/31/00 PS2 solutions now available.
10/10/00 PS1 solutions now available. Also available on athena at /mit/6.899/ps1/hw1sols.ps in the 6.899 locker.
10/7/00 PS3 now available. Also available on athena at /mit/6.899/ps3/ps3.ps in the 6.899 locker. It is due 10/23 in class. One of the problems uses a file called cisco_dump.980214, which contains a subset of the BGP routing table information from Feb 1998 off a Cisco router in a real deployment. Data courtesy of the Univ. of Oregon route-views project.
9/29/00: Huitema96 reference. Some of you have observed that the recommended (not assigned) reading for Wednesday's class on unicast Internet routing, Huitema96, doesn't seem to be available on the papers page. That's true; it's because it isn't a paper but a book called "Routing in the Internet," which is a pretty good overview of the area. However, I didn't think it was reasonable to expect everyone to buy a full text for just a couple of lectures. If you are indeed interested in the topic, I recommend buying it, but it isn't needed otherwise. You can find more about the book from the page with useful texts.
9/29/00 Project proposals due today.
9/29/00: 6.899 is a TQE subject. If you're in the PhD program, this may be of interest to you. Some of you may have received (or will receive) the TQE plan form. You will find that Computer Networks is absent from the list of acceptable subjects in the Systems area. This is because of bureaucratic delay.
Anyway, this is to let you know that you can include 6.899 in your TQE plan should you so desire. According to the TQE sheet, "Earning a grade of A+, A or A- in an advanced subject is regarded as satisfactory performance in that topic area." 6.899 is an advanced subject in the Systems area.
9/20/00 PS 2, now on the web page, is due 10/4/00 in class. There are five questions in all, each with sub-questions. Two of them use ns. Please start early! ns is available on athena in the 6.899 locker. add 6.899 on athena.
9/14/00 A few clarifications were posted to the class mailing list about problem set 1. The version of the problem set currently on the course Web page incorporates these fixes.
9/11/00 PS1 is now available. It is due on 9/20/00 in class.

9/7/00 ns tutorial.
Deepak will hold a tutorial on the ns network simulator on Friday, September 15, in NE43-941 from 2-4pm. This will be very useful for future problem sets and the project.
9/7/00 Mailing list.
The class mailing list is now set up correctly so students can add themselves to it. Please do so using blanche.
9/4/00 Enrollment, course mailing list, handouts, class participation, ns tutorial.
In the first lecture (Wed 9/06), we will circulate a sign-up sheet. Please do not forget to put your name and other requested details on that sheet.
- Sign up on 9/6/00. 6.899 is a graduate class; enrollment in this class may be limited. As a result, it is very important to attend the first class and sign up then.
- Mailing list. We would also like to start using the course mailing list, 6.899-students@mit.edu (it will be set up soon), as soon as possible to disseminate information to the class. If you are taking this class, you may subscribe to the mailing list once it is set up. You can subscribe to or unsubscribe from the mailing list in one of two ways:
  - # blanche 6.899-students -a username on Athena (or -d to delete). You can find more information about using Athena mailing lists through Athena's on-line help.
  - If you don't have access to Athena, feel free to send mail to Deepak at bansal@lcs.mit.edu, and he will make the appropriate changes to the list.
- Readings. Most of the readings for this class are linked from the 6.899 Web site (where you are currently). Hard copies of the remaining readings will usually be handed out at least 1 week in advance. It is very important that you read the assigned readings before coming to class. We would also like the mailing list to be actively used as a discussion forum for readings and other things of interest to 6.899, not just for announcements).
- Participation. Your active participation in class and on the mailing list is greatly encouraged, and will will count towards 5% of your final grade.
- ns tutorial. ns is a network simulator that will be used on some of the problem sets as well as in many of your projects. To get you started on this, Deepak will hold a tutorial on ns very soon. The exact date and time will be announced by the end of the day on 9/6/00.

Last update: Sat Sep 9 21:29:34 EDT 2000 (hari)