CPS 572: Computer Networking Graduate Student Requirement

Final Project: Literature Search and Synopsis

Friday, March 14, 2003

Due: Statement of Topic, Project, and Articles –Tuesday, April 1, 2003

Due: Final Paper and Project --Thursday, April 22, 2003

Final Presentations-- Thursday, April 22, 2003

Dr. Jennifer Seitzer

Choose a research topic of Computer Networking from the list below. Read and synopsize two journal articles relating to this topic. This entails:

1. read at least two journal articles on the topic

2. write a short term paper (10 pages) in your own words describing the topic

3. write a software simulation of some aspect of the topic OR build demonstration object in hardware

4. present your paper in a 10-15 minute Powerpoint presentation to the class

5. demonstrate your simulation or demonstration object to the class in a 5-10 minute demo

6. Submit term paper, Powerpoint slides, simulation/demonstration object

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Submission:

1. Photocopies of two journal articles

2. Full Bibliographic entries for each of the articles (this may be included at the end of the respective synopsis)

3. A paper surveying your chosen topic. This should describe

· the area of Networking under which the topic falls,

· a basic explanation of the area: statement of the problem it attempts to solve or the area of networking that it attempts to improve or change

· what has been done (the major developments or ideas),

· what is currently being done

· remaining open questions in the area

Your survey may use other sources if necessary such as other articles, textbooks, journals, etc. Include a bibliography of all sources used. Your paper should be typed, double-spaced, and stapled. Submit your final paper, the journal articles, and the bibliographic entries in a folder with pockets.

4. Project Submission using the guidelines for projects one and two

5. Powerpoint slides of oral presentation

Selection of Topics:

• Only one student may choose any given topic. Assignment of a topic desirable to more than one student, go to the first requester.
  
  
• Your presentation date will be assigned by me depending on the chosen topic. Please do not request a special date. I will make the date assignment according to the topic pool and where, material-wise, each would fit in the sequence.
  
  
• Please choose one of the following topics for your project.
  
  

1. Encryption Algorithms (Must cover material not covered in Chapter 7; Must include an implementation of an algorithm you cover)

2. Other Transport Protocols: DTP and XTP (Check Computer Communications Review, Oct 1990 and Computer Networks, Architectures and Applications, Editors: Raghavan, Bochman, and Pujolle; 1993.)

3. Knowbots (Must include an implementation or simulation)

4. Virtual LAN’s

5. Routing in Mobile Computing

6. OPNET: A Network Simulator (Project should include a more sophisticated simulation using OPNET than was done for the class.)

7. Building a Beowulf Cluster (Project should include a parallel program running MPI that runs on a cluster.)

8. Writing Games using UDP clients and servers (Presentation should include peer to peer communication techniques, multicasting techniques; Project should include implementation of a simple distributed game)

9. Multicast Routing and Examples (Presentation should continue what is covered in class; project should simulate a network where two important multicast routing algorithms are implemented.)

10. The Networking of Cellular Telephones (Project should include a simulation using OPNET.)

Possible Materials:

Aside from the indicated sources to use, other periodicals you find useful are:

· Communications of the ACM

· Journal of the ACM

· Computer Networking

· IEEE Computer

· Wired