Spring 2026
ENSC 833: NETWORK PROTOCOLS AND PERFORMANCE

Assignment #2:

Read:
  • Kurose and Ross: Chapter 1: Computer Networks and the Internet

    • Read papers:
  • 1. Barry M. Leiner, Vinton G. Cerf, David D. Clark, Robert E. Kahn, Leonard Kleinrock, Daniel C. Lynch, Jon Postel, Lawrence G. Roberts, and Stephen Wolff, "Brief History of the Internet".
    Provide one-page summary of the Internet history. Please type your report.

  • 2. S. Floyd and V. Paxson, "Difficulties in simulating the Internet," IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 392 - 403, August 2001.
    Provide one-page summary. Please type your report.

  • 3. Locate the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) web page. Read the Request for Comments (RFC) 2026: "The Internet Standards Process" by S. Bradner.
    Provide a brief description of:
        - Internet Standards
        - RFCs and Internet Drafts
        - Standards Track Maturity Levels.
    Provide one-page summary. Please type your report.

  • 4. Visit:
        Interactive End-of-Chapter Excersizes
        Chapter 1: Introduction
        Complete exercises and submit the screen shots with your answers.

  • 5. Begin working on the ns-3 Tutorial:
        1. Quick Start
        2. Introduction
        3. Resources
        4. Getting Started
        5. Conceptual Overview
        6. Tweaking
        Submit printouts illustrating each step of the ns-3 tutorial.
        Include time-stamps on the printouts.
        Briefly describe the main steps.
        Limit your submission to five pages (excluding the cover page).

    Text: J. F. Kurose and K. W. Ross, Computer Networking, 9th Edition, Pearson, 2026.

    Posted: January 9, 2026
    Due: January 18, 2026

    Last modified: Fri 9 Jan 2026 21:44:20 PST.