Advanced Computer Networks

Description:

Research, design and implementation of high-performance computer networks and distributed systems. This class will allow students to develop knowledge and expertise in high speed networking technologies, multimedia networks, enterprise network security and management, client/server applications, mobile communication and state-of-art Internetworking solutions.

Textbook:

James Kurose and Keith Ross, Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet, ISBN 0-201-47711-4, Addison-Wesley Longman, 2001.

Selected materials for advanced topics.

Prerequisite:

EECE 337L and EECE 331, Knowledge of OS & Networking

Coordinator:

Min-You Wu

Topics:

• Introduction
  • Network core
  • Network edge
  • Access networks
• Multicast and broadcast
  • IP multicast
  • Reliable IP multicast
  • Server based multicast
• Wireless networks
  • Mobile wireless
  • Wireless LAN
• Overlay and peer-to-peer networks
  • Proxy system
  • End-to-end system
  • Peer-to-peer system
• Multimedia networks
  • Streaming stored audio and video
  • Webcast
  • Differentiated services
• Current Topics
  • Broadband access network
  • 802.11 and Bluetooth
  • Ad-hoc network and pervasive computing
  • Mobile computing