CS540/TE630 Computer Network Architecture Spring 2009 Tu/Th 10:30am-Noon Sue Moon

Goals of This Course  To provide students with a solid basis for advanced studies in networking and systems  Fast review of material covered in undergrad courses  Advanced topics of recent breakthroughs

Topics to Cover  TCP  QoS  Multimedia network  Routing protocols  Measurement  Wireless  Security  Overlay  Future Internet switch/router

Format of Lecture  A brief intro by Sue Moon on every topic  Presentations by students (20%)  Discussion (20%) +  Paper review homework (20%)  Projects (40%)

Presentation  30min presentation + 10min Q&A  Most conference presentations < 20min  Spend extra 5min on intro and 5min on evaluation  What is expected of the presenter  Read 3~5 papers more of related work  Deliver the material as if it were yours  Show critical thinking in presentation

Discussion  All questions will be counted  At the end of every class  to When and what you asked  TAs will tally at the end of the semester and reflect it to your grade

Paper Review  to  Before every class No late turn-in allowed  3 parts in your review  Summary  What are the strong points of the paper?  What are the weak points of the paper?  Reference  How to read a paper by S. Keshav  data/07/paper-reading.pdf

Projects  NS-2  TCP  Emulab  QoS  Mobile Emulab  Wireless  PlanetLab  Overlay

Goals of Projects  Get acquainted with popular tools/testbeds  Regimented vs free-style  Predictable vs open-ended  Alternative for Projects 3 & 4 Open-ended project Proposal presentation during mid-term FCFS up to 6 proposals