General Information

Section: Class Hours: Room: Instructor: E-mail: Office: Office Hours:
CIS 331 01 (72622) M, W 1:00-2:40 PM GI-231 Sameh Fakhouri sameh DOT fakhouri AT lehman DOT cuny DOT edu GI-102 Tuesdays 1:00-4:00 PM
CIS 331 81 (72626) M, W 6:00-7:40 PM GI-231 Sameh Fakhouri sameh DOT fakhouri AT lehman DOT cuny DOT edu GI-102 Tuesdays 1:00-4:00 PM

Description: 4 hours, 3 credits

4 hours, 3 credits. Introduction to network technologies (Ethernet and WiFi), network architectures (telephone and Internet), and standard tools for administering and monitoring networks. Evaluation of network technologies and designs for supporting some services; design and configuring networks for those services. PREREQ: CIS 211and CIS 212.

Grading Policy

Expectations: Students are expected to learn both the material covered in class and the material in the textbook and other assigned reading. Completing homework is an essential part of the learning experience. Students should review topics from prior courses as needed using old notes and books.

Honor Code: You are encouraged to work together on the overall design of the homework. However, for specific homework assignments, all work must be your own. You are responsible for knowing and following Lehman's academic integrity code (available from the Undergraduate Bulletin, Graduate Bulletin, or the Office of Academic Standards and Evaluations).
All incidents of cheating will be reported to the Vice President of Student Affairs.

Email: I will be communicating with you on a regular basis throughout the semester using Lehman College email address. You must check that email address on a regular basis. There will be no acceptable excuse for missing an email announcement.

Homework: Homework is due most weeks. Homework assignments are posted on the class website, they reinforce concepts covered in class. Extra credit will be availble for the homework and will consist of 1 point for the completion of the homework 24 hrs ahead of the deadline and 2 points for the completion of the homework 48 hrs ahead of the deadline.

The homework will be submitted on blackboard. All homework assignments must be typed and submitted as Microsoft Word documents or PDF files. No other forms of submission will be accepted.

No late homework will be accepted.

Exams: There will be two midterm exams and a final exam.

Grades: The grading for the course will be based on:

Since the final exam is comprehensive, if you do better on the final exam than the midterm exams, the final grade can replace those grades. This will be done automatically when your final grade is calculated. Please note that There are no make-up exams.

Materials, Resources and Accommodating Disabilities

Textbook: Internetworking With TCP/IP, Principles, Protocols, and Architecture (Fifth Edition) by Douglas E. Comer. (ISBN: 978-0-1318-7671-2).

Accommodating Disabilities: Lehman College is committed to providing access to all programs and curricula to all students. Students with disabilities who may need classroom accommodations are encouraged to register with the Office of Student Disability Services. For more info, please contact the Office of Student Disability Services, Shuster Hall, Room 238, phone number, 718-960-8441.

Course Objectives

At the end of the course, students should be able to:

  1. Define and use basic concepts and terminologies for networking.
  2. Describe the layers of the TCP/IP reference model and their purposes.
  3. Work with classful and classless internet addressing.
  4. Explain the Address Resolution Protocol.
  5. Identify the elements of segments, datagrams and Ethernet frames.
  6. Explain datagram fragmentation.
  7. Understand internet routing and routing protocols.
  8. Explain how routing protocols such as BGP, RIP, and OSPF work.
  9. Explain UDP, TCP and ICMP.
  10. Understand sliding window protocols.