Advanced Computer Networks
Advanced Computer Networks covers congestion, routing, high-speed interfaces, and network services like authentication and resource location.
Summary
Past student reviews · Ming Liu
One student found quizzes difficult to predict, noting they were either really hard or really easy and seemed to focus on participation.
Grade history
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Prerequisites
Course mapGraduate/professional standing
- Graduate/professional standing
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- Graduate/professional standing
Professors
Spring 2027No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
MING LIU is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
PAUL BARFORD is recorded teaching in Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2020, Fall 2022, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
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Student experience
the class
Past student reviews · Ming Liu
Past students described the course as highly recommended for both entry-level and graduate-level network studies, with clear explanations of selected papers.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.74 GPA, 84.2% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.66 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.82 GPA, 94.7% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Past student reviews · Ming Liu
One student found quizzes difficult to predict, noting they were either really hard or really easy and seemed to focus on participation.
Past student reviews · Ming Liu
A student noted that Ming Liu made complex and abstract networks concepts easy to understand while demonstrating passion for teaching.
Topics
- Congestion, flow control, routing, and rate-based protocols
- High-speed interfaces, metropolitan area networks, and fast packet switching
- Advanced applications and network services including name service, authentication, and resource location
Skills
- Understanding advanced topics in computer communications networks including congestion, flow control, and routing
- Studying high-speed interfaces, metropolitan area networks, and fast packet switching technologies
- Examining network services such as name service, authentication, and resource location
Grades
Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
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Through Fall 2025
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Explore recorded gradesRecorded 2026-10-14
Model outputs & technical records
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Model & dataset provenance
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