EEC273/ECS258: Networking Architecture and Resource Management
Winter 2012 (4 units)

General

Prerequisite

Overview

This course educates students on the fundamental principles behind modern telecommunication network architectures and protocol implementation. We will also cover basic analytical techniques used in the modeling of networking systems. Another objective is to expose the students to research and development in the areas of alternative Internet architecture, network design and management, and Quality of Service (QoS) support. The emphasis is on preparing students for research in related subjects. Hence, the class will (1) draw on examples from state-of-the-art network protocols, architectures, and applications, (2) demonstrate how networking research is done, and (3) encourage students to investigate novel ideas via quarter-long class projects. Topics include: network architecture design philosophies, unicast and multicast routing, application & services, resource management, Internet Quality of Service (QoS) issues, traffic engineering, router architectures, real-time multimedia applications, overlay/peer-to-peer networks, network simulation & modeling, and performance evaluation.

Grading

Homework assignments/Paper reviews 30%
Exams 25%
Term project:
(Proposal, progress report,
oral presentation, and final report)		 40%
Participation 5%

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