Please go through the details of the midterm exam here. The exam will run between 2:15 pm and 3:30 pm 27th October 2025 and there will be no class today. ELS students will have their finish time adjusted accordingly. If you experience any issues, please contact us via the Teams meeting room. ELS students, note that the Teams room will be active only between 2:15 pm to 3:30 pm.
A word of caution. The sample midterm showed a high number of similarity flags in Inspera, largely due to the use of Internet sources and GenAI tools. Please refrain from using these and adhere to the UNSW Student Code of Conduct. Any such occurrence during the midterm will receive a mark of zero and will be subject to further investigation for academic misconduct.
Best of luck for your midterm exam today.
In Week 7, we have programming tutorial to help you get started with the programming assignment. Please review the tutorial specifications before attending to the session.
We will extend the Pingclient from Lab 2 to support additional features, some of which may directly carry over to the assignment. The tutorial will have separate slots for Python, C, and Java. This will be recorded as well.
Note that this tutorial is not graded or requires no code submission. Starter code is available for you to practice. Sample solutions will be made available by the end of week 7.
Please find the session times in here .
Welcome to Week 5. We have the following updates:
1. Lectures: We will explore the TCP protocol this week
2. Tutorial: This week, we will have Tutorial No 1. This is scheduled in the regular lab slots. This tutorial will help in preparing for the upcoming midterm exam.
3. Mid-term exam: The midterm exam is scheduled for 27th October between 2:15 pm and 3:30 pm. A sample midterm exam will be made available on Inspera. This sample exam will remain open between 20/10/25 12:00 Hrs and 25/10/25 midnight. You can only attempt the exam once, and the duration is 75 minutes.
4. Assignment. Note the assignment help sessions scheduled for Week 5. In Week 7, we will have an Assignment consultation session.
5. Labs: Labs will commence again in Week 7.
See you in class this afternoon.
Nadeem will be conducting an Assignment Briefing and Q&A session on Friday, 10th October, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm . This session will provide valuable guidance to help you get started with the assignment.
Please find the meeting details below. The session will also be recorded.
Meeting ID: 445 432 342 155
Passcode: SR9CM3Mg
Welcome to Week 4. This is a short week due to the public holiday. This week, we will cover the principles of reliable data transport as a precursor to discussions on the TCP protocol.
Assignment specifications are now available. Please go through the specifications carefully to understand the requirements.
There are no Labs scheduled for this week. Labs will resume in Week 7. Next week, we will have our first tutorial session (in the lab hours). This activity will help you prepare for the midterm exam scheduled in Week 7.
See you in class today.
This week, we will finish our discussions on the Application layer and, if time permits, start covering the Transport layer.
For labs, Lab No. 2 is scheduled for this week, and Lab 1 submissions are due today at 10 am.
Assignment specifications will be made available by the end of this week.
See you in class today at 2 pm.
In Week 2 lectures, we will discuss the Internet protocol stack and delve into the top layer, the Application Layer.
Labs will commence in Week 2. Please attend the lab class
you have enrolled in,
as many classes are at full capacity. Don't forget to submit the lab report by its due date, as they will be assessed.
There are several non-assessed activities for you to complete.
a. Several problem-solving questions are accessible on the Homework Questions page. You are strongly encouraged to work through these questions. These are not assessed. We will post answers to these questions later on.
b. There are several questions marked "Students to Discuss Solutions". These are left for you to work on. We are happy to provide feedback on your attempts, but we will not provide ready solutions. Working through these questions will provide good practice for the exams. Please discuss them on the Discourse forum.
c. Weekly quizzes under the Activities. Please attempt these questions. You can only attempt the quizzes once and will get the solution once the quiz activity is closed.
Students facing enrolment issues (class or labs) should contact the Student Nuclues (https://www.unsw.edu.au/student/contact-us) for resolution, as the course staff do not have access to the enrolment system.
Welcome to COMP3331/9331, 25T3 . We’re excited to have you in the course and hope you're looking forward to getting started with enthusiasm.
The course is being offered in a hybrid mode. All lectures will be in person. Face-to-face lectures will be recorded and available through Echo360 link in Moodle. Please read the course outline carefully.
All labs and consultations are in-person. The exams, both the Midterm and Final, will use the Inspera exam platform. However, the mid-term exam is non-invigilated, open book, while the final exam is invigilated (on campus) and closed book.
Please check your enrolment and attend the appropriate lab class. If you have enrolment issues, please get in touch with the Nucleus Student Hub. The course staff do not have access to the enrolment system.
Our first lecture will be held today, Monday, 15th Sep from 14:00 - 16:00 in the Law Theatre.
Labs will commence in Week 2 , even if your timetable indicates they start in Week 1. Details are on the Labs page.
We will be using the Discourse discussion forum for the course forum. Please join via this link. The forum on WebCMS is disabled. Please post any course-related questions on the Discourse forum. If you must email us, use cs3331@cse.unsw.edu.au instead of personal emails.
See you in the lecture today.