In the Name of the Most High

Advanced Computer Networks

Fall 2008

Instructor:

Behzad Akbari:

Email: behzad_ak AT mehr.sharif.edu

TA:

Amirvala Movahed

Email : movahed AT nsc.sharif.edu, advancenet AT nsc.sharif.edu

Course Web Site:

http://ce.sharif.edu/~b_akbari/fall2008/advnet/

Course Objective:

To make acquainted the graduate students with good knowledge of selected advanced topics in computer networks and current related hot research topics.

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Prerequisites: Computer Networks.

Course Description:

This is a graduate-level course which covers advanced topics in computer networks including both practical aspects and current hot research topics that are not covered in an introductory networking course. We will read a number of research and survey papers in each topic. The students are expected to read the assigned readings prior to each class and participate in class discussion. Each student is expected to do a research project on one of the introduced topics. The research project includes doing survey, analysis and design of a new approaches and performance evaluation through implementation or simulation. Each student will have a seminar on his research topic in the scheduled time.

Course Textbook:

There is no required textbook for this course.  The course will be based on a list of required and supplemental readings (research papers, articles, book chapters, and Internet RFCs). The required research papers for reading will be posted on the course web site. For the background on computer networks and also for some class lectures we suggest following reference books:

1. Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach, Featuring the Internet(4th Edition), by James Kurose and Keith Ross, Addison-Wesley Pub Co, 2008.

2. Computer Networks: A Systems Approach (4th Edition), by Larry L. Peterson, Bruce S. Davie, 2007

Grading:

There will be Homework, Quizzes, Project, Mid-Term and Final Exams. The grade will be determined by:

Homework: 10%

Quiz: 10%

Project: 10%

Seminar: 10%

Mid-Term Exam: 30%

Final Exam: 30%

Seminar topics

Tentative Course Outline:

Topic	Readings	Notes	Assignments
Networking overviews	Chapters 1, 2, 3,4 and 5 of reference book1	Networking overview
Advanced routing in the Internet and Traffic Engineering Intradomain routing: OSPF and IS-IS Intradomain traffic engineering Interdomain routing: BGP Traffic engineering with BGP	Sections 4.2 and 4.3 of reference book2 Paper readings	Intradomain routing protocols Intradomain traffic engineering Interdomain routing (BGP) Interdomain traffic engineering with BGP	Homework#1 Chapter 4 of reference book2 Exercises: 15, 19, 21, 23, 27, 30, 31, 33, 36, 40 Due Date: 87/08/12
MPLS network Introduction to ATM networks MPLS basics MPLS traffic engineering	Section 5.8 of reference book1 Section 4.5 of reference book2 Paper readings	Introduction to MPLS Traffic engineering with MPLS
IP Multicasting	Section 4.7 of reference book1 Paper readings	IP multicasting
Multimedia networking Introduction to multimedia networking Video streaming over the Internet Internet QoS architecture · QoS fundamentals · Internet Differentiated services · Internet Integrated Services	Chapter 7 of reference book1 Paper readings	Multimedia networking Internet QoS	Homework#2 Chapter 4 of reference book2 Exercises: 55, 56, 57, 60, 61, 62 Chapter 7 of reference book1 Problems: 1, 3, 5, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18 , 20 Due Date: 87/09/30
Peer-to-Peer Overlay Networks Introduction to overlay networks Overlay multicast networks Peer-to-Peer streaming networks	Section 2.6 of reference book1 Paper readings	Peer-to-Peer Overlay Networks
Wireless mobile networks Introduction to wireless networks · Wireless LAN · Cellular Networks · Mobile IP Routing in wireless ad-hoc networks Wireless sensor networks	Chapter 6 of reference book1	Wireless mobile networks
Network Security	Chapter 8 of reference book1	Network security

Useful resources

Research guide by Rechard Hamming