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ECE-5565: Network Architecture and Protocols

Description: 5565: Principles and concepts of networking and protocols, with emphasis on data link, network, and transport protocols. Contemporary and emerging networks and protocols to illustrate concepts and to provide insight into practical networks including the Internet. Quantitative and qualitative comparisons of network architectures and protocols. 5566: Performance evaluation, design, and management of networks. Use of queuing and other analytical methods, simulation, and experimental methods to evaluate and design networks and protocols. Network management architectures and protocols. Graduate standing in EE, ECE, CS, or IT is required.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: STAT-4714

Required By: ECE-5566, ECE-6564

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: CS-5565

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 9

Average GPA: 3.61 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 49.92%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Scott F Midkiff202475.4%24.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.703
Yaling Yang202191.9%8.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.873
Shaddi H Hasan202341.6%45.8%4.2%0.0%8.3%0.0%3.052
Haining Wang201971.5%28.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.671

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Fall 2019Fall 2020Fall 2021Fall 2022Fall 2023Fall 2024Term050% W