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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2025
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ELEC 556 001 (CRN: 13155)
INTRO TO COMPUTER NETWORKS
Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER NETWORKS
Department: Electrical & Computer Eng.
Instructor: Ng, T. S. Eugene
Meeting: 9:25AM - 10:40AM TR (25-AUG-2025 - 5-DEC-2025)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 4
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Section Max Enrollment: 120
Section Enrolled: 2
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 120
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 33
Enrollment data as of: 20-APR-2025 2:44AM
Final Exam: GR Course-Dept Schedules Exam
Description: Network architectures, algorithms, and protocols. Local- and Wide-area networking. Intra- and inter-domain routing. Transmission reliability. Flow and congestion control. TCP/IP. Multicast. Quality of Service. Network Security - Networked applications. Additional coursework required beyond the undergraduate course requirements. Cross-list: COMP 429, COMP 556, ELEC 429. Recommended Prerequisite(s): COMP 321 Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ELEC 556 if student has credit for ELEC 429.