1. EEC-484/584 Computer Networks Lecture 3 Wenbing Zhao wenbing@ieee.org (Part of the slides are based on Drs. Kurose & Ross ’ s slides for their Computer Networking book)

2. 2 6/20/2015EEC-484/584: Computer Networks Outline Delay, loss and throughput in packet- switched networks Protocol layers, reference models Network standards Internet history

3. 3 EEC-484/584: Computer Networks Throughput Throughput: rate (bits/time unit) at which bits transferred between sender/receiver –Instantaneous: rate at given point in time –Average: rate over longer period of time server, with file of F bits to send to client link capacity R s bits/sec link capacity R c bits/sec pipe that can carry fluid at rate R s bits/sec) pipe that can carry fluid at rate R c bits/sec) server sends bits (fluid) into pipe 6/20/2015

4. 4 EEC-484/584: Computer Networks Throughput (more) R s < R c What is average end-end throughput? R s bits/sec R c bits/sec R s > R c What is average end-end throughput? R s bits/sec R c bits/sec link on end-end path that constrains end-end throughput bottleneck link 6/20/2015

5. 5 EEC-484/584: Computer Networks Throughput: Internet Scenario 10 connections (fairly) share backbone bottleneck link R bits/sec RsRs RsRs RsRs RcRc RcRc RcRc R Per-connection end-end throughput: min(R c,R s,R/10) In practice: R c or R s is often bottleneck 6/20/2015

6. 6 EEC-484/584: Computer Networks Protocol “Layers” Networks are complex! many “pieces”: –hosts –routers –links of various media –applications –protocols –hardware, software Question: Is there any hope of organizing structure of network? Or at least our discussion of networks? 6/20/2015

7. 7 EEC-484/584: Computer Networks Organization of Air Travel A series of steps ticket (purchase) baggage (check) gates (load) runway takeoff airplane routing ticket (complain) baggage (claim) gates (unload) runway landing airplane routing 6/20/2015

8. 8 EEC-484/584: Computer Networks ticket (purchase) baggage (check) gates (load) runway (takeoff) airplane routing departure airport arrival airport intermediate air-traffic control centers airplane routing ticket (complain) baggage (claim gates (unload) runway (land) airplane routing ticket baggage gate takeoff/landing airplane routing Layering of Airline Functionality Layers: each layer implements a service –Via its own internal-layer actions –Relying on services provided by layer below 6/20/2015

9. 9 EEC-484/584: Computer Networks Why Layering? Dealing with complex systems: Explicit structure allows identification, relationship of complex system’s pieces –Layered reference model for discussion Modularization eases maintenance, updating of system –Change of implementation of layer’s service transparent to rest of system –E.g., change in gate procedure doesn’t affect rest of system 6/20/2015

10. 10 EEC-484/584: Computer Networks Internet Protocol Stack Application: supporting network applications –HTTP, DNS, SMTP Transport: process-process data transfer –TCP, UDP Network: routing of datagrams from source to destination –IP, routing protocols Link: data transfer between neighboring network elements –PPP, Ethernet Physical: bits “on the wire” Application Transport Network Link Physical 6/20/2015

11. 11 EEC-484/584: Computer Networks ISO/OSI Reference Model Presentation: allow applications to interpret meaning of data, e.g., encryption, compression, machine- specific conventions Session: synchronization, checkpointing, recovery of data exchange Internet stack “missing” these layers! –these services, if needed, must be implemented in application Application Presentation Session Transport Network Link Physical 6/20/2015

12. 12 EEC-484/584: Computer Networks source application transport network link physical HtHt HnHn M segment HtHt datagram destination application transport network link physical HtHt HnHn HlHl M HtHt HnHn M HtHt M M network link physical link physical HtHt HnHn HlHl M HtHt HnHn M HtHt HnHn M HtHt HnHn HlHl M router switchEncapsulation message M HtHt M HnHn frame 6/20/2015

13. 13 Network Standardization Why standard? –Only way to achieve interoperability –Standards also increase the market for products adhering to them –Two kinds of standards De facto – from the fact (standards that just happened) De jure – by law (formal, legal standards adopted by authorized organization) EEC-484/584: Computer Networks

14. 14 6/20/2015 Treaty Organization between Nations United Nations ITU - International Telecommunications Union CCITT/ITU-T – telephone and data communications EEC-484/584: Computer Networks

15. 15 6/20/2015 Voluntary, Nontreaty Organization ISO (International Standards Organization) issues standards on wide range of topics 200 TC (Technical Committees) TC97 – computers and info processing SC (Subcommittees) WG (Working Groups) ANSI (American National Standards Institute) EEC-484/584: Computer Networks

16. 16 6/20/2015 IEEE 802 Standards EEC-484/584: Computer Networks

17. 17 6/20/2015 Internet Standard Body Internet Society (used to be Internet Architecture Board) –Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) Concentrate on long term research –Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Deal with short term engineering issues Standardization process –Proposed standard: request for comments (RFCs) –Draft standard: after >= 4 month test by >= 2 sites –Internet standard: if convinced the idea is sound EEC-484/584: Computer Networks

18. 18 Internet History 1961: Kleinrock - queueing theory shows effectiveness of packet-switching 1964: Baran - packet- switching in military nets 1967: ARPAnet conceived by Advanced Research Projects Agency 1969: first ARPAnet node operational 1972: –ARPAnet public demonstration –NCP (Network Control Protocol) first host-host protocol –first e-mail program –ARPAnet has 15 nodes 1961-1972: Early packet-switching principles 6/20/2015

19. 19 EEC-484/584: Computer Networks Internet History 1970: ALOHAnet satellite network in Hawaii 1974: Cerf and Kahn - architecture for interconnecting networks 1976: Ethernet at Xerox PARC late70’s: proprietary architectures: DECnet, SNA, XNA late 70’s: switching fixed length packets (ATM precursor) 1979: ARPAnet has 200 nodes Cerf and Kahn’s internetworking principles: –Minimalism, autonomy - no internal changes required to interconnect networks –Best effort service model –Stateless routers –Decentralized control Define today’s internet architecture 1972-1980: Internetworking, new and proprietary nets 6/20/2015

20. 20 EEC-484/584: Computer Networks Internet History 1983: deployment of TCP/IP 1982: SMTP e-mail protocol defined 1983: DNS defined for name-to-IP-address translation 1985: FTP protocol defined 1988: TCP congestion control New national networks: Csnet, BITnet, NSFnet, Minitel 100,000 hosts connected to confederation of networks 1980-1990: new protocols, a proliferation of networks 6/20/2015

21. 21 EEC-484/584: Computer Networks Internet History Early 1990’s: ARPAnet decommissioned 1991: NSF lifts restrictions on commercial use of NSFnet (decommissioned, 1995) Early 1990s: Web –Hypertext [Bush 1945, Nelson 1960’s] –HTML, HTTP: Berners-Lee –1994: Mosaic, later Netscape –Late 1990’s: commercialization of the Web Late 1990’s – 2000’s: More killer apps: instant messaging, P2P file sharing Network security to forefront Est. 50 million host, 100 million+ users Backbone links running at Gbps 1990, 2000’s: commercialization, the Web, new apps 6/20/2015

22. 22 EEC-484/584: Computer Networks Internet History 2007: ~500 million hosts Voice, Video over IP P2P applications: BitTorrent (file sharing) Skype (VoIP), PPLive (video) More applications: youtube, gaming Wireless, mobility 6/20/2015

23. 23 EEC-484/584: Computer Networks Introduction: Summary Covered a “ton” of material! Internet overview What’s a protocol? Network edge, core, access network –Packet-switching versus circuit-switching –Internet structure Performance: loss, delay, throughput Layering, reference models Networking standards History You now have: Context, overview, “feel” of networking More depth, detail to follow! 6/20/2015

24. 24 EEC-484/584: Computer Networks Exercise A system has an n-layer protocol hierarchy. Applications generate messages of length M bytes. At each of the layers, an h-byte header is added. What fraction of the network bandwidth is filled with headers?