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17.11.2016
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Exam InspectionSorry for the wrong email sent before, we already start at 09:30 on Tuesday. You can inspect both exam and re-exam next week Tuesday, 22nd November, 09:30 - 11:00 in C6.3 room 10.07. By now, the grades (incorporating re-exam) are entered in the system. |
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08.11.2016
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ResultsWe have released the results of the projects, exams and overall grades. Please note that you can only take part in the re-exam if you have submitted and passed at least one project. Hence the re-exam can only be used to improve your grade if you have already passed... Read more We have released the results of the projects, exams and overall grades. Please note that you can only take part in the re-exam if you have submitted and passed at least one project. Hence the re-exam can only be used to improve your grade if you have already passed this course. Thank you again for taking this course and good luck for your future studies! |
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04.11.2016
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LLDP Project SubmissionsPlease ensure that you submission are in the correct format. You should not have an additional "containing" folder at the root of the zip archive. Instead, the main.py file and the lldpa folder should be in the root. We have received some invalid submissions, so... Read more Please ensure that you submission are in the correct format. You should not have an additional "containing" folder at the root of the zip archive. Instead, the main.py file and the lldpa folder should be in the root. We have received some invalid submissions, so please double-check your submission until tonight 23:59. You will not pass the project when your submission is not meeting the restrictions. In order to check the validity of your submission, download it again from CMS and check if all files are in place. |
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03.11.2016
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Re-Exam LogisticsThe re-exam takes place on 17th November from 10:00 to 12:00 in E1.3 lecture hall 003. You have to register again in LSF and CMS, if you want to take part. Those that have taken part in the exam have to wait with their LSF registration until we have entered the... Read more The re-exam takes place on 17th November from 10:00 to 12:00 in E1.3 lecture hall 003. You have to register again in LSF and CMS, if you want to take part. Those that have taken part in the exam have to wait with their LSF registration until we have entered the grades. This is going to happen between the grading of the projects (week of 7th November) and the registration deadline on 14th November. There will be a separate news on that. |
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02.11.2016
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Updated LLDP Project Tests - AgainWe found a copy-paste error in the TLV tests. Please ensure that you re-download and test against the latest version. |
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25.10.2016
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Updated LLDP Project TestsWe had to update our tests for the LLDP project. If you have not yet started with the project (which is definitely a bad sign), you can simply download the updated project as a whole. Otherwise, just download the updated tests and replace your local files with the... Read more We had to update our tests for the LLDP project. If you have not yet started with the project (which is definitely a bad sign), you can simply download the updated project as a whole. Otherwise, just download the updated tests and replace your local files with the new ones. Another update to the tests was made last week. Please check the material section regularly. Good luck for the submission this week! |
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10.10.2016
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Lecture 17 "Q&A"The last lecture on Friday afternoon will start with a small recap of what we have done over the last three weeks and some details on the projects. This recap is going to be very brief and will not... Read more The last lecture on Friday afternoon will start with a small recap of what we have done over the last three weeks and some details on the projects. This recap is going to be very brief and will not reiterate the complete content of this course. Nevertheless, we will provide you with the opportunity to ask specific questions about any covered topic (we will not answer *broad* questions like "how does DHCP work"). If there are no questions, the Q&A phase will be very short, so please come prepared. |
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07.10.2016
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Lecture Bonus MaterialRegarding the discussions on UDP maximum length, we have uploaded "bonus material" for our lectures (concretely X01). Please keep an eye on the materials section, in case we add more of these. |
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29.09.2016
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LSF RegistrationPlease register in LSF AND in our CMS if you want to take the main exam. Registration is open until 13th October 00:00. |
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26.09.2016
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Updated Lab VMThe updated lab VM can now be downloaded from the Materials section. It now includes vim and curl and fixes the package repositories and some other minor things. If you do not want to re-download the VM it should be sufficient to run the following commands in a... Read more The updated lab VM can now be downloaded from the Materials section. It now includes vim and curl and fixes the package repositories and some other minor things. If you do not want to re-download the VM it should be sufficient to run the following commands in a terminal of the previous version: sudo sed -i 's/134.96.86.110:9999/ftp.uni-kl.de/' /etc/apt/sources.list sudo aptitude update sudo aptitude install -yq curl vim |
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23.09.2016
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Lecture StartOur course is approaching quickly. We will meet next Monday, 26th Sept. at 10:00 SHARP in seminar room 9.05 in building C6.3 (physics tower). Looking forwarding to see all of you there. |
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08.07.2016
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Admission ResultsThe admission results have been entered. Everyone who participated in the admission test is allowed to take the course. See you on 26th of September! |
Introduction
Large-scale networks as the Internet are crucial for day-to-day communication, which also holds for near-field communication and personal area networks. In order to give a basic understanding and required practical skills, this course teaches networking concepts as well as programming and troubleshooting methods. Starting from the application layer, all parts and components of networks are explained, down to some of the physical aspects of wired and wireless technology.
The Telecommunications Lab at Saarland University is offering this course for the first time to teach networking fundamentals to undergraduates, as these topics are not part of the mandatory curriculum in Computer Science Bachelor programme.
Organization
- Credit Points: 6
- Format:
- 3 weeks of lectures and tutorials (26. Sept. - 14 Oct. 2016)
- 1 week of preparation for a small exam (14. Oct. - 19. Oct. 2016)
- 2 weeks for implementing small software projects (14. Oct. - 04. Nov 2016)
- Requisites:
- Enough motivation and drive for taking part in a short but intensive course with many new concepts.
- No networking knowledge required.
- Elementary programming skills required (e.g. Programmierung 2, Programmieren für Ingenieure).
- Python skills are beneficial, but there will be tutorials on that.
Curriculum
- Foundations of communication and networking, including design patterns.
- Top-down tour through all layers of the ISO/OSI model.
- Designing and troubleshooting small networks.
- Development of network applications.