| Week | Dates | Topics (tentative) | Required Reading/Notes |
| 1 | Jan 4/6 | Intro/Overview | Ch 1 |
| 2 | Jan 10/11/13 | Access/Backbone Networks | Ch 1 |
| 3 | Jan 17/18/20 | Client/Server/Web/HTTP | Ch 2 (except 2.6) |
| 4 | Jan 24/25/27 | HTTP/DNS | |
| 5 | Jan 31/Feb 1/3 | Midterm 1/UDP/TCP | Ch 3 |
| 6 | Feb 7/8/10 | TCP Connection Management | |
| 7 | Feb 14/15/17 | reading break; no lectures/labs | |
| 8 | Feb 21/22/24 | Flow Control | |
| 9 | Feb 28/Mar 1/3 | Error Control | |
| 10 | Mar 7/8/10 | Midterm 2/Congestion Control | |
| 11 | Mar 14/15/17 | IP/Routing Algorithms | Ch 4 (except 4.3 and 4.7) |
| 12 | Mar 21/22/24 | Routing Protocols/Link Layer/Protocols | Ch 5 (except 5.7 and 5.8) |
| 13 | Mar 28/29/31 | MAC/Interworking/Review | Section 6.3 |
| 14 | Apr 4 | Midterm 3 |
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