Advanced Topics on Computer Networking (???????)

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Advanced Topics on Computer Networking(???????)

• Instructor Di Wu (??)

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About the Instructor

• Di Wu (??)
• Associate Prof., Dept. of Computer Science
• Joined SYSU in 2009.
• http//sist.sysu.edu.cn/dwu

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Research Interests

• Peer-to-Peer Computing
• BitTorrent, DHT, Skype, PPLive,
• Multimedia Communications
• Streaming, VoD
• Cloud Computing
• Data Center Networking
• Network Security
• P2P security, Privacy

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Why Learn this course?

• Computer Network
• Gain some sense of research in networking
• Useful in daily life
• Online Gaming, Movie,
• Interests ? Be a hacker??
• Good Job

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Net Life (?????)
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Question

• What is Internet?

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If there is no Internet
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Question

• Router or Switch?
• Difference?

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Course Goals

• For graduate students, research-oriented
• To become proficient at reading technical papers
  
• To gain knowledge of important current networking
  research
• To learn to write critical reviews of research
  papers
• To explore an experimental research project in
  some depth and write a technical paper
  summarizing that work.

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References

• There will be no required text for the course.
• Material will be obtained from recent papers from
  journals and magazines.

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References

• Computer Networks, Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Prentice
  Hall, Pearson Education, 4th Edition, 2004.
• Computer Networks A Systems Approach, Larry
  Paterson and Bruce Davie, 2nd Edition, Morgan
  Kaufmann, 2003.
• Unix Network Programming Vol I II by W.R.
  Stevens (Prentice Hall)
• Internetworking with TCP/IP Vol I,II,III by D.
  E. Comer, D.L. Stevens (Prentice Hall)

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Topics covered

• Network Design Principles
• Network Measurement
• Peer-to-Peer Networks
• Content Distribution Networks
• Data Center Networking
• Cloud Computing
• RFID
• Vehicular Networks

• Wireless and Mobile Networks
• Multimedia Networking
• Network Security

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Prerequisites

• Programming experience in C or Java
• Operating systems, Computer Networks, Algorithms,
  Probability
• Working knowledge of Linux/Unix

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Grading

• Final exam (???)
• Participation in class (10)
• Presentation (20)
• Paper Review (20)
• Project Report (50)

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Policy

• Do it independently
• No copy
• Can use reference books
• Staple your solution
• Write your name also, ?
• For report,
• you could discuss with classmates then write your
  own report

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More Information

• Instructor Di Wu (??),
• Official Email wudi27_at_mail.sysu.edu.cn
• Unofficial Email wudi.cuhk_at_gmail.com
• Office Room 632E
• Course Website
• http//sysu-network.wikidot.com