ECE 46300 Fall 2026 — Purdue University

Lecture (Section 001): Tue, Thu, 4:30–5:45pm in PHYS 223

Instructor

Office Hours
Tue, Thu, 2–3pm in BHEE 334B

Day	Date	Topic	Lab

T	Aug 25	Course Introduction
R	Aug 27	Packet vs. Circuit Switching


T	Sep 1	Internet Architecture Principles I
R	Sep 3	Internet Architecture Principles II


T	Sep 8	Socket Programming I
R	Sep 10	Socket Programming II


M	Sep 14		Lab 1 release
T	Sep 15	Preliminary Exam [4:30–5:15pm in PHYS 223]
R	Sep 17	Network Performance Metrics


T	Sep 22	Data Link Layer I
R	Sep 24	Data Link Layer II
F	Sep 25		Lab 1 due


M	Sep 28		Lab 2 release
T	Sep 29	Data Link Layer III
R	Oct 1	Data Link Layer IV


T	Oct 6	Network Layer I
W	Oct 7	Midterm Exam 1 [8–9:30pm in PHYS 112]
R	Oct 8	Network Layer II


T	Oct 13	Fall Break
R	Oct 15	Network Layer III
F	Oct 16		Lab 2 due


M	Oct 19		Lab 3 release
T	Oct 20	Network Layer IV
R	Oct 22	Network Layer V


T	Oct 27	Network Layer VI
R	Oct 29	Network Layer VII


T	Nov 3	Transport Layer I
R	Nov 5	Transport Layer II
F	Nov 6		Lab 3 due


T	Nov 10	Transport Layer III
R	Nov 12	Transport Layer IV
		Midterm Exam 2 [8–9:30pm in SMTH 108]
F	Nov 13		Lab 3 (Honors) due


M–F	Nov 16–20	No Lecture	Lab 4 release


M–F	Nov 23–27	Thanksgiving Break


T	Dec 1	Transport Layer V
R	Dec 3	Transport Layer VI
F	Dec 4		Lab 4 due


T	Dec 8	Application Layer I
R	Dec 10	Application Layer II


M–F	Dec 14–18	Final Exam Week

Schedule