PA160 Net-Centric Computing II

Faculty of Informatics
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Luděk Matyska, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Eva Hladká, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Kateřina Hošková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Václav Matyáš, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Department of Computer Systems and Communications – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Luděk Matyska, CSc.
Timetable
Thu 16:00–17:50 D2
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main goal of this lecture is to give insight to principles of new generation of Internet protocols at one side and to show how originally network services are becoming part of higher, application oriented layers. Networks are presented as a basic cosntruction bricks of (large) distributed systems. These form the focus of the next part of the lecture, where their function, design and implementation is discussed. Brief introduction into mobile computing closes the lecture.
Syllabus
  • Advanced transport protocols, IPv6. Fundamentals, addressing, multicast, anycast. IPv4 and IPv6 comparison, ICMPv6. Security, IPsec, network management. DNS for IPv6, auto-configuration. Application support.
  • Distributed applications: Application level protocols, RPC, directory services. Principles of distributed objects, COM, DCOM, CORBA, lightweight distributed objects.
  • Time, synchronization and coordination, replication, shared and distributed transactions. Middleware, PKI.
  • Distributed systems, splitting and allocation of distributed tasks, load balancing (static, dynamic). Fault tolerance, recovery. Languages and tools for distributed system implementation.
  • Computational, information, and knowledge Grids, large applications.
  • Introduction to mobile and wireless computing, specific features, adaptation to mobility, data virtualization, software support for mobility.
Literature
  • PETERSON, Larry L. and Bruce S. DAVIE. Computer networks :a systems approach. San Francisco: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 1996, xxiii, 552. ISBN 1-55860-368-9. info
  • MILLER, Mark J. Implementing IPv6 :migrating to the next generation internet protocols. New York: M & T Books, 1998, xxviii, 46. ISBN 1-55851-579-8. info
  • EL-REWINI, Hesham and T. G. LEWIS. Distributed and parallel computing. Greenwich, Conn.: Manning, 1998, xxii, 447. ISBN 0-13-795592-8. info
  • LU, Guojun. Communication and computing for distributed multimedia systems. Boston: Artech House, 1996, xiv, 394 s. ISBN 0-89006-884-4. info
  • FERGUSON, Paul and Geoff HUSTON. Quality of service : delivering QoS on the Internet and in corporate networks. New York: Wiley Computer Publishing, 1998, xxi, 266. ISBN 0471243582. info
Assessment methods
Standard lecture, no drills nor home work during the semester. Only final exam in a written form (11 questions/subjects explicitly answered/discussed for total of 150 points).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://is.muni.cz/el/1433/jaro2006/PA160/um/pa160.html
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