TELE 5330 — Data Networking
4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: WBostonToronto, CanadaLive CastTraditional
Provides the basics of data networking protocols and architectures. Topics include protocol architecture of the internet; application protocols such as FTP, SMTP and HTTP, web caching, DNS, CDNs, and P2P applications; use of TCP and UDP socket programming to develop network applications in Python; transport protocols, including TCP, UDP, and TCP congestion control; IP protocol, addressing, IPv4 and v6, NATs, ICMP, and tunnels; routing algorithms and OSPF; data link protocols, encoding, framing, error control, and PPP; switched LANs, ARP, Ethernet, and VLANs; wireless LANs and 802.11 protocols; and network security—encryption, message integrity, authentication protocols, key management, SSL/TLS, IPsec, and 802.11i.
Corequisites (same term)
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 15 | 40 | 38% | 25.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 2 | 13 | 46 | 28% | 16.5 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 16 | 40 | 40% | 24.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 8 | 40 | 20% | 32.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 5% | 38.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 5% | 38.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 0% · W 86% · Th 0% · F 0%
Common patterns: W (86% of sections), S (14% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Rajiv Shridhar (100% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Rajiv Shridhar (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
TELE 5350, TELE 5360, TELE 6100, TELE 6350, TELE 6400, TELE 6420
Courses that list TELE 5330 in their prerequisites.
Links
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