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Course Catalog 1998/99


Computer Science, Electrical Engineering

SMD080 Networking Project 6.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
IV

LANGUAGE:English/Swedish

EXAMINER
Stephen Pink Prof


PREREQUISITES
Following courses passed (or similar): SMD021 Computer Networks, SMD097 System Programming, SMD005 Operating Systems, SMD011/SMD012/SMD038 Imperative Programming, SMD006/SMD103 Reactive Programming, SMD056 Program Construction (or SMD044 Imperativ programmering och programprojekt/SMD064 Software Engineering), SMD073 Data Structures, SMD066/SMD082 Processor/Software Interface and MAM053/MAM065 Discrete Mathematical Structures.

COURSE AIM
The goal of the project is to study current research issues and implement some of the suggested solutions in a prototype network. The long-term goal, over the years, is to develop a test network for supporting advanced communication applications.

CONTENTS
Some of the following issues can be considered:

- efficient and differentiated packet switching
- operating systems support
- traffic shaping
- service commitments
- flow establishment and routing
- service commitments
- flow establishment and routing
- multicasting
- mobility

Information Retreival BIB004 is a requirement for passing smd080. An opportunity for reading BIB004 is given during the project period.



TEACHING
Project groups, meetings with minutes, written timecards, a compulsory oral presentation and a written report.

EXAMINATION
Completed items above.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: U,G

ITEMS/CREDITS

Project 6.00ECTS

COURSE LITTERATURE
C. Partridge: Gigabit Networking, (Addison-Wesley)
W. Richard Stevens: TCP/IP Illustrated, (Addison-Wesley)
Leffler et al: 4.3 BSD UNIX Operating Systems, (Addison-Wesley)
Research articles.

Further information: Stephen Pink

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