CMPT 471

Mondays 8:30 – 9:20 AM, Thursdays 8:30 – 10:20 AM (Jan 5, 2026 - April 10, 2026)

Instructor: Ouldooz Baghban Karimi

Teaching Assistants: Mohsen Babanejad Khademloo, Saeed Zangeneh

Course Components: Please refer to this page for details about course components.

Communications: The main communication platform for this course is Canvas. Please read this page for the details of communications required for the course including announcements, discussions, emails, etc.

Grading: Homework Assignments (20%) Interactive Sessions (5%) Project (15%) Quizzes (10%) Midterm (20%) Final (30%)

Students must attain an overall passing grade on the weighted average of exams in the course in order to obtain a clear pass (C- or better). For more details, please check here.

Academic Honesty: Individual work expected (except for group project). Discussions and collaborations are encouraged. Internet solutions are not allowed. Well-referenced research allowed where explicitly indicated. Please refer to: www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student.html
This tutorial on Academic Integrity might also be helpful: https://canvas.sfu.ca/courses/56136

Teaching Team Email: cmpt-471-teaching@sfu.ca

Office Hours

Ouldooz: Mondays 10-11am, TASC1 9411 (By Appointment)

Mohsen: Mondays 4-5pm, Drop-in (Zoom)

Saeed: Thursdays 3-4pm, Drop-in (Zoom)

For the By Appointment Office Hours, please book your appointments at least 24 hours before the session.

Booking an Office Hour Appointment: Please go to Canvas Calendar. [On the right-hand side] click on “Find Appointment”. A window with “Select Course” opens. Select “CMPT 471” and click submit. Book from the remaining times on the office hours on this calendar.

Schedule

Please check the following schedule each week for updated elements and required items of the week, and follow the slides, learning materials, practice questions, and optional readings through the canvas modules section.

**Tentative Schedule**
Date	Topic	Activity or Resource	Notes & Textbook Reading
01/05/2026	Welcome Session	Course Information	Check Module (0)
Module (1): Introduction and Purpose
01/08/2026	Controversial history of the Internet	Ossification, Example: supporting security VL: DCN 1.1-1.3.1	Start Module (1) OR: Ch 1.1, 1.2, 1.3.1 Please find class recordings here
01/12/2026	A new model of network architecture	Examples: Security & Mobility
01/15/2026	A review of tools and requirements	AL, IS(1)
Module (2): Describing Networks and Services
01/19/2026	Basic concepts		Start Module (2) Homework (1) Available
01/22/2026	IP networks
01/26/2026	Other network designs	Quiz (1)
01/29/2026	Properties of network services	AL, IS(2)
Module (3): Composing Networks & Services
02/02/2026	Bridging		Start Module (3) Mini-Projects Teams Due
02/05/2026	Layering		Homework (1) Due Homework (2) Available
02/09/2026	Layering Examples	Quiz (2)
02/12/2026	Layering Examples		Mini-Projects Available
02/16/2026	Reading Break
02/19/2026	Reading Break
02/23/2026	AL: Midterm Review	AL, IS(3)	Homework (2) Due
02/26/2026	Midterm Exam
Module (4): The Real Internet Architecture
03/02/2026	Layering patterns		Start Module (4)
03/05/2026	Subduction		Homework (3) Available
03/09/2026	Reachability, Scalability, Resource Sharing	Quiz (3)
03/12/2026	Examples	AL, IS (4)
Module (5): Patterns for Enhanced Network Services
03/16/2026	Minimal definition of the base internet Obstacles and enhanced services		Start Module (5)
03/19/2026	Session architecture Mechanisms for adding services		Homework (3) Due Homework (4) Available
03/23/2026	Examples	Quiz (4)
Module (6): Ideas for a Better Internet
03/26/2026	Compositional networks architecture		Start Module (6)
03/30/2026	Ideas for a better Internet	AL
04/02/2026	Project Presentations		Homework (4) Due
04/09/2026	Project Presentations		Mini-Projects Outcomes Due
TBD	Final Exam (120 Minutes - including all course materials, paper-based, closed-book, one-page cheat sheet allowed)

VL: Video Lecture
IS: Interactive Session
AL: Active Learning
SR: Strongly Recommended Reading
OR: Optional, but Recommended Reading
OP: Optional Reading

Note: When "Check Module" is mentioned in the Textbook Reading column, the reading is from a resource presented in the module files instead of the textbook. The specific reading requirement is specified on the module reference to the resource.
Note: Availability and the submission deadlines are on the 11:59pm of the indicated dates.