Announcements

Here are the announcements for Week 15! ⧹(⦁ᴗ⦁)⧸

Apr 28

Final Exam (Friday, May 16, 3–6pm PT)

  • You can bring four 8.5” × 11” cheat sheets, each two-sided.
  • All lectures, discussions, projects, and homeworks — exclude Cellular — are included in the exam scope.
  • For the remaining final exam logistics please see exam logistics.
  • Feel free to email cs168@berkeley.edu for final exam logistics questions.

Course Evaluation Form (EXTRA CREDIT)

  • Extra credit will be given to filling out the Course Evaluation Form!
  • You should received an email today from course-evaluations@berkeley.edu with the link to fill out the form.
  • The deadline to fill the form out is Sunday, May 11, 2025 11:59 PM!

Assignments

Lectures

  • #421 All the remaining lecture slides are updated, and should reflect the correct dates.

Discussion

  • #457 This week’s discussions will be on Multicast and Collectives!

~ CS168 Course Staff 🤖

Here are the announcements for Week 14! ⧹(⦁ᴗ⦁)⧸

Apr 21

Final Exam Logistics

  • For special requests to the final exam, please fill out the Final Exam Logistics Form by Monday, April 21!
  • Feel free to email cs168@berkeley.edu for final exam logistics questions.

Course Evaluation Form (EXTRA CREDIT)

  • Extra credit will be given to filling out the Course Evaluation Form!
  • You should received an email today from course-evaluations@berkeley.edu with the link to fill out the form.
  • The deadline to fill the form out is Sunday, May 11, 2025 11:59 PM!

Office Hours

  • There have been changes to the office hours from this week onward, please check the calendar for an updated schedule!

Assignments

Discussion

  • #446 This week’s discussions will be on Host Networking!

~ CS168 Course Staff 🤖

Here are the announcements for Week 13! ⧹(⦁ᴗ⦁)⧸

Apr 14

Final Exam Logistics

  • For special requests to the final exam, please fill out the Final Exam Logistics Form by Monday, April 21!
  • Feel free to email cs168@berkeley.edu for final exam logistics questions.

Office Hours

  • There have been changes to the office hours from this week onward, please check the calendar for an updated schedule!

Assignments

Discussion

  • #412 This week’s discussions will be on Datacenters & SDN!

~ CS168 Course Staff 🤖

Here are the announcements for Week 12! ⧹(⦁ᴗ⦁)⧸

Apr 7

Guest Lecture

  • On April 7, 11am–12pm PT, we will have a guest lecture from Vint Cerf.
  • The lecture is online-only, using the usual lecture Zoom link: https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/94536466050?pwd=N1PwgvsSLImqMF2BRrzjzmFbnWsc6J.1
  • There will be extra credit if you attend the full duration of the lecture. More details in a separate announcement.

Final Exam Logistics

  • For special requests to the final exam, please fill out the Final Exam Logistics Form by Monday, April 21!
  • Feel free to email cs168@berkeley.edu for final exam logistics questions.

Assignments

Discussion

  • #376 This week’s discussions will be on End-to-End Connectivity!

Midterm Feedback

Course evaluations response rate was 52% by the deadline.

Guest Lecture EC Graph

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~ CS168 Course Staff 🤖

Here are the announcements for Week 11! ⧹(⦁ᴗ⦁)⧸

Mar 31

Guest Lecture

  • On April 7, 11am–12pm PT, we will have a guest lecture from Vint Cerf.
  • The lecture is online-only, using the usual lecture Zoom link: https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/94536466050?pwd=N1PwgvsSLImqMF2BRrzjzmFbnWsc6J.1
  • There will be extra credit if you attend the full duration of the lecture. More details in a separate announcement.

Midterm Feedback

  • Please fill out the Midterm Feedback Form with your feedback on how this class is going for you so far!
  • If more than 50% of the class fills it out by the deadline, we’ll offer up to 1 course point of extra credit (see graph below).
  • The deadline to fill the form out is Friday, April 4th!

Assignments

Lecture

  • #354 This week’s lectures will be on protocols related to End-to-End Connectivity!

Discussion

  • #353 This week’s discussions will be on DNS, HTTP, Ethernet, STP!
  • Wednesday 4-5 pm in person discussion is cancelled this week only due to a doctor’s appointment.
  • Thursday 4-5 pm remote discussions are all cancelled due to low attendance.

Guest Lecture EC Graph

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~ CS168 Course Staff 🤖

Congrats on finishing the midterm! ⧹(⦁ᴗ⦁)⧸

Mar 17

Midterm Feedback

  • Please fill out the Midterm Feedback Form with your feedback on how this class is going for you so far!
  • If more than 50% of the class fills it out by the deadline, we’ll offer up to 1 course point of extra credit!
  • The deadline to fill the form out is Friday, April 4th!

Assignments

  • HW3 is due Monday, March 31, 11:59pm PT.
  • Project 3A: Transport is due on Friday, March 21st (ends before Spring Break).
  • Project 3B: Transport is due on Tuesday, April 8th (starts after Spring Break).
  • Check out the extension form should you need it.

Discussion

  • This week’s discussions will be on TCP Congestion Control!

~ CS168 Course Staff 🤖

Hey everyone! Here are the announcements for Week 7. ⧹(⦁ᴗ⦁)⧸

Mar 3

Lectures

  • No live lecture this Monday on Mar 3 (TCP I). Lectures will resume on Wednesday!

Midterm

  • The midterm is Tuesday, March 11, 7–9pm PT.
  • Emails have been sent out with your exam time and location. If you did not receive this, please create a private question on Ed.
  • You will receive a copy of this reference sheet during the exam: https://assets.cs168.io/cs168-reference-card.pdf
  • Exam logistics here was due last week.

Office Hours

  • There will be no office hours during midterm week (March 10–14).
  • Friday’s office hours schedule has been changed to 1–2pm for all future weeks, including this week.

Assignments

  • HW2 is due Monday, March 17, 11:59pm PT.
  • HW3 is due Monday, March 31, 11:59pm PT.
  • Check out the extension form should you need it.

Discussion

  • This week’s discussions will be on Transmission Control Protocol!

~ CS168 Course Staff 🤖

Hey everyone! Here are the announcements for Week 6. ⧹(⦁ᴗ⦁)⧸

Feb 24

Lectures

  • No live lecture this Wednesday on Feb 26 (BGP II) or next Monday on Mar 3 (TCP I). We’ll post videos on the website instead!

Midterm

  • The midterm accommodations form is due Monday, February 24, 11:59 PT.
  • The midterm is Tuesday, March 11, 7–9pm PT.
  • Exam logistics have been posted here.

Assignments

  • HW 1 is due Monday, February 24, 11:59pm PT.
  • Project 2 is due on Friday, February 28, 11:59pm PT.
  • HW2 is due Monday, March 17, 11:59pm PT.
  • Check out the extension form should you need it.

Discussion

~ CS168 Course Staff 🤖

Hey everyone! Here are the announcements for Week 5. ⧹(⦁ᴗ⦁)⧸

Feb 19

Midterm

  • The midterm accommodations form is due Monday, February 24, 11:59 PT.
  • The midterm is Tuesday, March 11, 7–9pm PT.
  • Exam logistics have been posted here.

Assignments

  • HW 1 is due Monday, February 24, 11:59pm PT.
  • Project 2 is due on Friday, February 28, 11:59pm PT.
  • HW2 is due Monday, March 17, 11:59pm PT.
  • Check out the extension form should you need it.

Discussion

Lectures

  • Lectures will continue to be streamed and recorded over Zoom all semester.
  • We will not have live lectures on Wed Feb 26 (BGP II) and Mon Mar 3 (TCP I). We’ll post videos on the website instead.

~ CS168 Course Staff 🤖

Hey everyone! Here are the announcements for Week 4. ⧹(⦁ᴗ⦁)⧸

Feb 10

Assignments

  • Project 1 has been released!
  • Project 1A is due on Tuesday, February 4, 11:59pm PT.
  • Project 1B is due on Friday, February 14, 11:59pm PT.
  • HW 1 has been released and is due Monday, February 24, 11:59pm PT.
  • Remember that you can fill out an extension should you need one!

Discussion

  • This week’s discussions will cover routing.
    • Worksheet and Slides are shown on the calendar below.
  • Check out the calendar for times and locations.

Lectures

  • Lectures will continue to be streamed over Zoom all semester.
  • Lecture recordings are available here

Office hours

Midterm

  • The midterm is Tuesday, March 11, 7-9pm PT.
  • The midterm accommodations form is now open, and it is due Monday, February 24, 11:59 PT.
  • Exam logistics post with more detailed policies will be posted next week.

~ CS168 Course Staff 🤖

Hey everyone! Here are the announcements for Week 3. ⧹(⦁ᴗ⦁)⧸

Feb 3

Assignments

  • Project 1 has been released!
  • Project 1A is due on Tuesday, February 4, 11:59pm PT.
  • Project 1B is due on Friday, February 14, 11:59pm PT.
  • HW 1 has been released and is due Monday, February 24, 11:59pm PT.
  • Remember that you can fill out an extension should you need one!
    • Check out the extension form, location at the top right of the CS168 website.

Discussion

  • Discussions have started last week. Check out the calendar for times and locations.
    • Worksheet and Slides are shown on the calendar below.

Lectures

  • Lectures will continue to be streamed over Zoom all semester.
  • Lecture Zoom Link
  • Lecture recordings are available here

Office hours

  • Office hours have started last week! Check out the calendar for the hours :))

Midterm

  • The midterm is Tuesday, March 11, 7-9pm PT.
  • Coming soon: the midterm logistics form for accommodations.

~ CS168 Course Staff 🤖

Week 2 Announcements

Jan 27

Assignments

Discussion

  • Discussions will be starting this week. Check out the calendar for times and locations.
  • Discussions for the first week will go over concepts and conceptual ideas for the first project and have a worksheet providing an overview of the design philosophies behind the Internet.

Lectures

  • Both lectures will still be streamed over zoom this week!
  • Lecture Zoom Link
  • Lecture recordings are available here

Office hours

  • Office hours have started this week! Check out the calendar for the hours :))

~ CS168 Course Staff 🤖

Welcome to CS 168 Spring 2025!

Jan 20

First Lecture

Our first lecture will be on Wednesday, January 22, 6:30–8:00pm in Dwinelle 155.

All lectures this semester will be recorded and posted. If you’re able to, we recommend joining the first lecture over Zoom, so that we avoid overcrowding the lecture hall.

Course Communication

We will be using Ed as the main form of communication for this class.

Exams

  • The midterm is on Tuesday, March 11, 7–9 pm PT.
  • The final exam is on Friday, May 16, 3–6 pm PT.

Questions

If you have any questions or comments, please first check out these pages:

If your question is not answered after reading those two pages, feel free to make a private question on Ed or email cs168@berkeley.edu.

~ CS168 Course Staff 🤖

Pre-Semester Announcements

Jan 10
  • The final exam date on this website is confirmed. Everything else is subject to change.
  • If you have any questions, please email cs168@berkeley.edu.