COSC.401.101 - TCP/IP Protocol Suite - Fall 2009

Syllabus

Course Syllabus

Assignments

Homework Exercises	Date Due
Number Systems and Coding	Mon Oct. 12
IP Addresses Address and Subnet Masks	Mon Oct. 12

Exams	Date Due
Midterm Exam PDF format Word format	Mon Oct. 26
Final Exam	Mon Dec. 14

Tools

TCP/IP Network Utilities: A collection of freeware utilities useful for network identification, enumeration, and other tasks.
Hex2Dec | Hostname | MyNSLookup | NetStat | TcpView | Whois

Protocols

Official Internet Protocol Reference

Selected Internet Protocols - Part 1	RFC#
ARP Ethernet Address Resolution Protocol	826
BOOTP Bootstrap Protocol	951
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol	2131
DHCP-BOOTP Interoperation Between DHCP and BOOTP	1534
ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol	792
IGMP Host extensions for IP multicasting	1112
IP Internet Protocol	791
IPV6 Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification	2460
RARP A Reverse Address Resolution Protocol	903
SIP SIP: Session Initiation Protocol	3261
TCP Transmission Control Protocol	793
UDP User Datagram Protocol	768

Selected Internet Protocols - Part 2	RFC#
DNS Binary Labels in the Domain Name System	2673
FTP File Transfer Protocol	959
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1	2616
MAIL Internet Message Format	5322
MIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part One: Format of Internet Message Bodies	2045
MIME-MEDIA Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part Two: Media Types	2046
POP3 Post Office Protocol - Version 3	1939
SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol	5321
TELNET Telnet Protocol Specification	854

Reading

Required
TCP/IP Tutorial & Technical Overview Published by IBM as part of their Redbook technical documentation series. Good introduction and overview of the TCP/IP prototcol suite.
TCP/IP Study Guide - Part 1 Outline of material we will cover in the first half of the semester. *The midterm exam will assess your comprehension and practical use of the specific topics identified in this guide.*
Internetworking With TCP/IP Companion lecture slides developed by Douglas Comer to accompany his textbook Internetworking With TCP/IP. Excellent reference and study guide.
TCP and UDP Port Numbers
Root Zone Hints File
List of Top Level Domains
Generic Top-Level Domains
Country Code Top-Level Domains

Optional
An Overview of TCP/IP Protocols and the Internet
Computer Network Investigations Published by the U.S. Department of Justice as a field guide and study reference for information security investigators.
Electronic CSI - a Guide for First Responders Developed by the U.S. Department of Justice for use by law enforcement and other responders who have the responsibility for protecting an electronic crime scene and for the recognition, collection, and preservation of electronic evidence.
Root Zone Signatures
Abuse Issues and IP addresses
INTERNET PROTOCOL V4 ADDRESS SPACE
SSL/TLS Strong Encryption: An Introduction