CMPSCI 791n Peer-peer and Application-level Networking

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CMPSCI 791nPeer-peer and Application-level
Networking

• Instructors
• Jim Kurose
• Brian Levine
• Don Towsley
• http//gaia.cs.umass.edu/cs791n

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Peer-peer networking
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Peer-peer networking
Focus at the application level
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Peer-peer networking

• Peer-peer applications
• Napster, Gnutella, Freenet file sharing
• ad hoc networks
• multicast overlays (e.g., video distribution)

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Peer-peer networking

• Q What are the new technical challenges?
• Q What new services/applications enabled?
• Q Is it just networking at the
  application-level?
• Everything old is new again?

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Class Mechanics Requirements

• Workload
• reading assigned papers
• post written reviews/commentary on papers
• participate in class discussions
• make 1 in-class presentations
• assist others in preparing their presenations
• course project
• Pre-requisites
• grad students
• previous class on networking, algorithms

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Class Mechanics Schedule

• A bit erratic.
• most (but not all) Wednesdays (1220 - 150)
• some (but not many) Fridays (1220 - 150)
• . definitive class schedule is whats posted on
  WWW page!

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Class Mechanics a seminar

• Q Is a seminar just like a course?

NO!

• instructors will not lecture
• primarily student-presentations
• student-led discussions
• no well-defined body of knowledge to impart
• unknown whats new, interesting, important?
• seminar is about searching for answers (and
  questions)
• great opportunity to find interesting research
  projects

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Class Mechanics presentations

• after first two classes
• student-led presentations and discussions
• you will need to
• read, think-deeply about paper, topic area
• look for additional outside material
• prepare 30 minute class presentation
• lead in-class discussion of material
• everyone wants your presentation to be
  well-prepared, interesting, thoughtful

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Class Mechanics presentations (more)

• Preparing your presentation in advance
• read documents about preparing a good talk
• 1 week in advance student red-team of
  presentation
• meet with instructor(s) about presentation
• post overheads in advance of class
• Whats in a presentation?
• paper contents
• additional material you have found
• critical analysis questions, stengths,
  weaknesses, improvements, future work

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Finishing up.

• class email list register yourself (see class
  WWW page)
• think about what papers you want to present
  (FCFS!)
• hardcopy signup list circulating
• questions, comments, etc..???