CSC445

Topics

1. Network Structure and Implementation
   • Layered Systems
   • Point-to-Point and shared media
   • Switching
2. Internetworking
   • IP and Routing
   • TCP and UDP
   • Socket programming
   • Congestion control and Quality of Service
   • Application protocols: HTTP, FTP, etc
3. Distributed Systems
   • RPC and remote invocation
   • Naming, Security, Caching
   • Group communication
   • Frameworks: CORBA, Jini, etc

Textbook

Requirements

Two exams (30%)

The second one during finals period

Exercises (15%)

When covering non-hands-on topics, some text exercises will be assigned and discussed in class.

Class presentation (15%) (One, or two if in pairs)

An approximately 15 minute presentation on a networking technology that is covered at most only briefly in class and text. Example topics include substrates such as radio links, broadband, and satellites, alternative low-level protocols such as XNS and Netware, and higher-level frameworks such as JXTA. Time slots for these will scattered throughout the semester. You can choose to either do one presentation alone, or two in a two-person team.

Three (was 4) programming assignments (40%)

Programs may not be submitted unless they successfully run according to specification. You must demo your program to me within 2 days of submitting it. Five percent credit is taken off per day late.

1. Assignment 1
2. Assignment 2
3. Assignment 3

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