COM SCI 217B · CS 217BAdvanced Topics in Internet Research
Computer Science · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Designed for graduate students. Overview of Internet development history and fundamental principles underlying TCP/IP protocol design. Discussion of current Internet research topics, including latest research results in routing protocols, transport protocols, network measurements, network security protocols, and clean-slate approach to network architecture design. Fundamental issues in network protocol design and implementations.
Letter grading.
When it runs
- Winter 2026
- Winter 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
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Enforced requisite: course 217A.
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COM SCI 217B
- COM SCI 217AInternet Architecture and Protocols
- COM SCI 118Computer Network Fundamentals
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