• Instructor: Prof. Shiv Kalyanaraman , kalyas_at_rpi.edu, JEC 6042, x8979
• TA: Neeraj Jaggi , jaggin_at_rpi.edu, JEC 6037, x8231
• Prof. Shiv Kalyanaraman's Video Lectures on other Networking Courses
• Fall 2003 ExpNet Class Web Page
• Fall 2002 ExpNet Class Web Page

Lectures and Labs

• WebCT Info Page
• Introduction
  Powerpoint | PDF | Audio (from Fall 2003)
• Lab 1-1: Basic Unix and Networking Commands
  Powerpoint | PDF
• Lab 1-2: TCP/IP Stack Intro: Look Under the Hood!
  Powerpoint | PDF | Audio (from Fall 2003)
• Lab 2-1: Introduction to Network Simulation
  Powerpoint | PDF | Video (From Fall 2003)
• Lab 2-2: Network Simulator ns-2
  Powerpoint | PDF | ns-2 Manual | ns-2 trace post-processing awk script | OTcl script | ns-2 TCP/UDP example script | ns v2.26
• Lab 2-3: Network Animator nam
  Postscript | PDF | Example 1 | Example 2 | Example 3 | Example 4
• Lab 2-4: Graphing Tools for ns-2
  Dave Harrison's VIDEO TUTORIAL | graph-v6.1.2.tar.gz | Manual | Example 1 | Example 2 | Example 3 | Example 4 | Pre-compiled ns-2.26 + graphing tools and installation steps.
• Lab 3-1: Probability and Statistics Basics for Experimenters
  Part I: Powerpoint | Part I: PDF | Video I (From Fall 2003) |
  Informal Quiz (PPT) | Informal Quiz (PDF) |
• Lab 3-2: Comments on Graphing, Metrics, Workloads, Design etc
  Powerpoint | PDF
• Lab 3-a (class 4): Continue Lecture & Exercises on Probability
  Par\ t II: Powerpoint | Part I\ I: PDF |
• Lab 3-b: Graphing for visualization
  Powerpoint | PDF
• Lab 4 (class 5) : Introduction to TCP and AQM Schemes
  Powerpoint | PDF | TCP Lecture 1 (Video: Spring 2002) | TCP Lecture 2 (Video: Spring 2002) |
  Informal Quiz (PPT) | Informal Quiz (PDF)
• Lab 5: Experiment Design
  Powerpoint | PDF | Audio | Experiment Designer
• Lab 6-7: Linux Kernel and MIT Click Router (Guest Lectures by Alex Newman)
  Alex Newman Talk (PS) | Alex Newman Talk (PDF) | Intro to Linux Kernel (PPT) (PDF) |
  Kernel Hacking I (PDF) | Kernel Hacking II (PDF) | Cross-Referencing Linux (+ Browse Linux Code) |
  Click Router (PPT) (PDF) | Click Code | Examples | Audio
• Lab 7: Internet Measurement
  Powerpoint | PDF |

Assignments

• Assignment 1: Powerpoint | PDF | Example perl code
• Assignment 2: Powerpoint | PDF
• Assignment 3: Powerpoint | PDF | Floyd/Paxson Paper (Grad Students)
• Assignment 3A: Powerpoint | PDF |
  BGP Instabilities Paper (ALL Students) | WiFi Rooftop Analysis Paper (ALL Students) | Faloutsos Power Laws Paper (Grad Students) | VPN Analysis Paper (Grad Students) |
• Assignment 4: Powerpoint | PDF
  SACK-TCP paper (PS) | SACK-TCP paper (PDF) | RED paper (PS) | RED paper (PDF) | Binomial CC paper (PS) | Binomial CC paper (PDF) |
• Assignment 5: Powerpoint | PDF | Tao's Thesis (large-scale experiment design for network management): Grad Students
• Assignment 6: Powerpoint | PDF |

Exams and Final Project

• Exam 1: Powerpoint | PDF | Powerpoint | PDF |

Books, References and Conferences

Books

• Raj Jain: The Art of Computer Systems Performance Analysis | Online Resources (jain textbook).
• [OPTIONAL] Jorg Leiberherr, Magda El Zarki, Mastering Networks : An Internet Lab Manual (Paperback)

Network Simulation/Emulation/Tools/Demos/Reference Web Sites

• Web site for "Mastering Networks" Book
• FreeBSD Online Hypertext Man Pages
• Ethereal Tool" Book
• NS-2 Reference WebSite
• NAM Reference WebSite
• C++ Tutorial
• TCL WebSite
• TCL Tutorial
• OTCL Tutorial
• Utah Emulab
• R Project (Free Statistical Software)
• Java Demos for Probability & Statistics

Internet Measurement-Related Projects

• Rocketfuel: Measuring ISP Topologies
• Skitter: Internet Mapping (AS-Maps and Router Maps)
• Pathchar: Bandwidth Measurement
• Pathrate/Pathload: Available Bandwidth/Load/Bandwidth Measurement
• King: Remote End-to-End Latency Measurements
• CAIDA Visualization Tools
• CAIDA Utilies
• Internet Traffic Archive

Conferences

• ACM SIGCOMM conferences
• SIGMETRICS conferences
• INFOCOM 2003
• Internet Measurement Conferences (IMC)