E2 221, Fall 2026

Communication Networks

Lectures

Homework

Tests and grading policy

Mid Term Hours: 11:30-13:00
Final Hours: 09:00-12:00
Venue: EC 1.07, ECE main building

Course Syllabus

Prerequisite

This is a first semester graduate course in networking, and there are no prerequisites.

Description

The aim of this course is to introduce analytical modeling to study the analysis, design, and control of modern communication networks. We will apply tools from proabibility theory, random processes, optimization, and calculus.

Teams/GitHub/Overleaf Information

Teams

We will use Microsoft Teams for all the course related communication.
Please do not send any email regarding the course.
You can signup for the course team Comm-Networks-2026 using the following code iqn9mab.

Instructors

Chandramani Kishore Singh
Office: DESE 222
Hours: By appointment.

Parimal Parag
Office: EC 2.17
Hours: By appointment.

Time and Location

Classroom: Auditorium 1, MP 20, ECE MP building
Hours: M/W 11:00am - 12:30 pm.

Teaching Assistants

A P Vaideeswaran
Email: vaideeswara1@iisc
Hours: By appointment.

Grading Policy

Mid Term 1: 15
Mid Term 2: 15
Mid Term 3: 15 Class participation: 10
Final: 45

References

Communication Networking: An analytical approach, Anurag Kumar, D. Manjunath, and Joy Kuri, Morgan Kaufmann, 2004.

Communication Networks: An optimization, control, and stochastic networks perspective, Rayadurgam Srikant and Lei Ying, Cambridge University Press, Edition 1, 2014.

Computer Networking: A top-down approach, James F. Kurose and Keith W. Ross, Pearson, Edition 8, 2021.

Data Networks, Dimitri Bertsekas and Robert Gallager, Prentice Hall, Edition 2, 1992.