This project-based course will explore research topics in computer networking, prmarily at the IP layer and above. You will gain exposure to burgeoning areas of computer networking and learn how to use the tools commonly used for networking research today.
You will be expected to read 2-3 papers a week. (Reading List).
There are no required textbooks for the course.
Students are expected to abide by the Georgia Tech Honor Code. Honest and ethical behavior is expected at all times. All incidents of suspected dishonesty will be reported to and handled by the office of student affairs. You are to do all assignments yourself, unless explicitly told otherwise. You may discuss the assignments with your classmates, but you may not copy any solution (or part of a solution) from a classmate.
This class is appropriate for graduate students with previous background in networking. Although it is listed as an official prerequisite, CS 6250 will be helpful, but is not required. Some familiarity with both network programming and scripting languages (e.g., Perl, Ruby) will be helpful.
Grading will be based on three problem sets, two quizzes, and a semester-long project with a presentation and writeup. Participation will count for "fudge factors".
Papers will not be handed out in class. Please print the readings
and read them before class.
Please note that this schedule is tentative and subject to change throughout the course of the term.
| Lecture | Date | Topics | Notes/Resources | Preparation |
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| 1 | Mon 01/08 | Course Overview and Introduction [pdf] [ppt] [mp3] |
Design | |
| Internet Essentials: Naming, Addressing, and Routing | ||||
| 2 | Wed 01/10 | Names and Addresses: Hierarchical and Flat [pdf] [ppt] [mp3] |
DNS | |
| Mon 01/15 | School Holiday |
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| 3 | Wed 01/17 | Intradomain Topology and Routing [pdf] [ppt] [mp3] |
Valiant Variable | |
| 4 | Mon 01/22 | Interdomain Routing [pdf] [ppt] [mp3] |
PS1 Assigned | GR |
| 5 | Wed 01/24 | Router Design: Technologies and Trends [pdf] [ppt] [mp3] |
Project Groups Due | 50GB |
| 6 | Mon 01/29 | Multihoming and Multipath Routing [pdf] [ppt] [mp3] |
Deflections | |
| Wed 01/31 | SIGCOMM Deadline |
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| Fri 02/02 | Student Choice |
Shenker95 CSFQ | ||
| Network Measurement and Operations | ||||
| 7 | Mon 02/05 | Troubleshooting and Fault Detection [pdf] [ppt] [mp3] |
rcc | |
| 8 | Wed 02/07 | Measurement Techniques, Strategies, and Pitfalls [pdf] [ppt] [mp3] |
PS1 Due | Paxson:Measurement |
| 9 | Mon 02/12 | Measurement Continued: Strategies, Pitfalls, Platforms [pdf] [ppt] [mp3] |
PlanetLab, EmuLab | PlanetLab VINI |
| 10 | Wed 02/14 | Traffic Monitoring and Routing Behavior [pdf] [ppt] [mp3] |
Paxson:Routing | |
| 11 | Mon 02/19 | Traffic Estimation and Engineering [pdf] [ppt] [mp3] |
Fortz | |
| 12 | Wed 02/21 | Traffic Estimation and Engineering (Continued) [mp3] |
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| 13 | Mon 02/26 | Evaluation Strategies: Simulation, Emulation, etc. [pdf] [ppt] [mp3] |
PS2 Assigned | Difficulties |
| Abstracting the Network | ||||
| Wed 02/28 | Class Cancelled (Fire in Klaus Building) |
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| Mon 03/05 | Quiz 1 |
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| 14 | Wed 03/07 | Routing Overlays and Virtualization [pdf] [ppt] [mp3] |
Game Theory | RON |
| 15 | Mon 03/12 | Routing Overlays (cont) [mp3] |
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| 16 | Wed 03/14 | Content Overlays [pdf] [ppt] |
Chord | |
| Fri 03/16 | |
PS 2 Due | ||
| Mon 03/19 | Spring Break |
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| Wed 03/21 | Spring Break |
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| 17 | Mon 03/26 | Content Overlays (continued) [pdf] [ppt] [mp3] |
DF | |
| Wed 03/28 | Project Progress Mini-Presentations |
Interim Report Due | ||
| Network Security and Unwanted Traffic | ||||
| 18 | Mon 04/02 | Denial of Service: Attacks and Defenses [pdf] [ppt] [mp3] |
MailAvenger | Own Spam |
| 19 | Wed 04/04 | Application-level Attacks: Resource Exhaustion, Click Fraud [pdf] [ppt] |
speakup | |
| 20 | Mon 04/09 | Network Anomaly Detection and Routing Security [ppt] |
Machine Learning | PCA S-BGP |
| Wireless Networking | ||||
| 21 | Wed 04/11 | Data Streaming in Networking (Guest Lecture: Prof. Jim Xu) |
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| 22 | Mon 04/16 | Wireless and Wrap-Up [ppt] |
EXOR ETX | |
| Wed 04/18 | Quiz 2 |
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| Mon 04/23 | Project Presentations |
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| Wed 04/25 | Project Presentations |
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| Fri 04/27 | Project Writeups Due |
Due 5pm EST | ||