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Network Protocols and Architectures (Lecture, WS 2016/17)
The lecture explains the architecture of the Internet and the basics of every communication within it. Beginning with the application layer services like Web (HTTP), Mail (SMTP, POP, IMAP) or name service (DNS) are examined. Afterwards we work through the transport layer (TCP, UDP) and the network layer (IP). Finally, we discuss the interactions of the different protocols. The lower layers (medium access control, data link and physical) are covered by the lecture "TechGI 4" (offered by Prof. Wolisz).
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Overview
Lecturers: | Anja Feldmann |
Contact persons: | Thomas Krenc (contact, tutorial management) |
Event type: | Lecture with tutorial (VL+UE) |
Area: | Diplom Informatik: Operating and Communication Systems / Betriebs- und Kommunikationssysteme (BKS) Master of Computer Science: Communication-Based Systems (Master Informatik: Kommunikationsbasierte Systeme) Master of Computer Engineering: Technical Applications (Master Technische Informatik: Technische Anwendungen) Bachelor of Computer Science: Communication Technology (Bachelor Informatik: Kommunikationstechnik) Bachelor of Computer Engineering: Computer Engineering (Bachelor Technische Informatik: Technische Informatik) |
Modules: | Lecture plus tutorial are the Module Network Architectures - Basics. |
SWS: | 4 (2 without passing the Tutorials – Diplom only!) |
LP (ECTS): | 6 (3 without passing the Tutorials – Diplom only!) |
Time: | Friday 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. weekly |
First Meeting: | 21.10.2016 |
Room: | H3006 |
Tutorial: | See the tutorial website for information about the rooms and languages. There will be no tutorials in the first week of the term. |
Course ID: | 0432 L 810 |
Audience: | bachelor students after their basic studies (from the fifth semester on), master students, and Diplom students |
Prerequisites: | basic studies / basic modules |
Exam: | Written exam tba. |
Further Information: | ISIS |
Topics
The lecture explains advances principles of computer entworks based on fundamentals of the topic. The topics are protocol mechanisms, principles of implementation, network algorithms, advanced network architectures, network simulation, network measurement, as well as techniques of protocols specification and verification.
- Protocols: mechanisms and principles of design
Discussion of mechanisms and techniques of protocols used in network protocols. We will discuss why they are used for which purpose.- signaling
- separation of control and data channel
- soft state and hard state
- use of randomization
- indirection
- multiplexing of resources
- localization of services
- network virtualization: overlays
- …
- Protocols: implementation mechanisms
Identification and study of principles, that lead to the implementation of network protocols- system principles
- reflections on efficiency
- caveats / case studies
- Network architecture: "the big picture"
Identification and study of principles that lead the design of network architectures. We consider substantial questions rather than specific protocol and implementation tricks.- Internet design principles
- lessons learnt from the Internet
- architecture of telephone network
- circuit switching versus packet switching (revisited)
- Protocols: network algorithms
- self stabilization (examples of routing)
- Kelly's congestion control framework
- closed loop control on the example of TCP
- Simulation
- principles of discrete event simulation
- analysis of simulation results
- packet versus flow models
- bounding strategies (e.g., Chernoff bounds)
- Gaussian distributions
ISIS
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Language
The lecture will be held in english. For the tutorials you can choose between german and english.
Tutorials
If you are enrolled for a bachelor's or master's course at TU Berlin, you are required to take the module "Netzwerkarchitekturen – Grundlagen" ("Network architectures – Basics"; MINF-KT-NA/Glg.W12) which includes the tutorials. Therefore, you are required to pass the tutorials.
Diplom students can either take this course with the tutorials (4 SWS/6 LP) or without (2 SWS/3 LP).
Please see the tutorial's website for details.
You need 50% of the possible points to pass the tutorials. Again, not passing the tutorials means that you will only get 2 SWS/3 LP for this course. This does not satisfy the requirement of the module "Netzwerkarchitekturen – Grundlagen"
Exam
The details for registering for the exam are to be announced and will be given in the lecture and the tutorials as well.
Grading Bonus
There will be a grading bonus for those who achieve sufficient points for their homework solutions (tutorials):
- A bonus of 0.3 if at least 60% of the possible points are achieved.
- A bonus of 0.7 if at least 75% of the possible points are achieved.
The requirement for granting the bonus is to pass the exam without the bonus! (Those who do not pass will not pass due to the bonus.)
Attention: The grading bonus is only valid for the semester where it has been achieved.
Lecture slides
- Npa16 0 orga PDF, 148 KB
- Npa16 0 teaching overview PDF, 825 KB
- Npa16 1a intro PDF, 2 MB
- Npa16 1b app http dns PDF, 1 MB
- Npa16 1e1 tcp PDF, 1 MB
- Npa16 1e2 tcp PDF, 602 KB
- Npa16 1f routing PDF, 535 KB
- Npa16 1g ip addr PDF, 572 KB
- Npa16 1g link PDF, 760 KB
- Npa16 indirection PDF, 998 KB
- Npa16 randomization PDF, 268 KB
- Npa16 resource allocation PDF, 865 KB
- Npa16 signaling PDF, 1 MB
- Npa16 state PDF, 363 KB
- Npa16 the big picture PDF, 278 KB
- Npa16 virtualization PDF, 2 MB
- NPA SDN Slides PDF, 409 KB
General References
- James F. Kurose and Keith W. Ross. Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach. Addison-Wesley, fourth edition, 2007. (englisch), online version (preliminary version of 1st edition, password will be given during the course)
- James F. Kurose und Keith W. Ross. Computernetze: Ein Top-Down-Ansatz mit Schwerpunkt Internet. Pearson Studium (Prentice Hall), München, Deutschland, 2002. (deutsch)
- Larry L. Peterson and Bruce S. Davie. Computer Networks: A Systems Approach. Morgan Kaufmann, fourth edition, 2007. (english)
- Andrew S. Tanenbaum. Computer Networks. Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference, Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA, fourth edition, 2003. (english)
- Andrew S. Tanenbaum. Computernetzwerke. Pearson Studium (Prentice Hall), München, Deutschland, dritte revidierte Auflage, 2000. (deutsch)
- W. Richard Stevens. TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The Protocols, Addison-Wesley, 1994. (english)
- W. Richard Stevens. TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 2: The Implementation, Addison-Wesley, 1995. (english)
- W. Richard Stevens. TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 3: TCP for Transactions, HTTP, NNTP, and the UNIX Domain Protocols, Addison-Wesley, 1996. (english)
Zusatzinformationen / Extras
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Integrierte LV (VL mit UE)
Lecturer: Anja Feldmann
Period:
16.10.2015 to 12.02.2016
Fr 14:00 - 16:00 o'clock
Location: MA 041
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