TKK | Networking Laboratory | Studies
S-38.3215 Special Course on Networking Technology (x
ECTS) L
Fall 2005
Latest news
Results of the exam and the course are available here (17.01.2006)
Slides for the last two lectures added, exam date added (07.12.2005)
Slides for the first two lectures added, schedule updated (17.11.2005)
The course schedule and grading info have been updated (10.11.2005)
The web pages are now up and running (01.11.2005)
Course theme: Design of new networks and services
The objective of the course is to develop systematic skills in critical thinking about communication networks
and services.
Personnel
The course is managed by docent Kalevi Kilkki. Please contact the course assistant Timo Smura for any
immediate queries.
Registration
Please register via the TOPI system, or in case of trouble via e-mail.
The number of participants is limited to 15, M.Sc. thesis students and postgraduate students are on first priority.
Seminar organizers will inform candidates by email in case of non-acceptance.
Course schedule
9.11.
15:30 - 18:00
Intro, some tools [slides]
16.11.
15:30 - 18:00
Examples, selection of topics for personal / group work [slides]
30.11.
15:30 - 18:00
Lecture [slides]
7.12.
15:30 - 18:00
Presentations & discussion [slides]
14.12.
09:00 - 12:00
Exam, lecture hall S2
Grading
ECTSs and grade depend on:
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Presentation (~60%)
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Final examination (~40%)
Course activity (may improve grade by 1)
Literature
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S. A. Baset, H. Schulzrinne, 2004. "An Analysis of the Skype Peer-to-Peer Internet Telephony Protocol," Sept.
15, 2004. [link]
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L. Burgstahler, K. Dolzer, C. Hauser, J. Jähnert, S. Junghans, C. Macián, W. Payer: "Beyond technology: the
missing pieces for QoS success", Proceedings of the ACM SIGCOMM workshop on Revisiting IP QoS: What
have welearned, why do we care?, Karlsruhe, Germany, 2003.
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G. Bell: "Failure to Thrive: QoS and the Culture of Operational Networking", Proceedings of the ACM
SIGCOMM workshop on Revisiting IP QoS: What have we learned, why do we care?, Karlsruhe, Germany,
2003.
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D. Clark, K. Sollins, J. Wroclawski, D. Katabi, J. Kulik, X. Yang, R. Braden, T. Faber, A. Falk, V. Pingali, M.
Handley, N. Chiappa, "New Arch: Future Generation Internet Architecture", Final Technical Report, 76 p. [link]
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D. Clark, J. Wroclawski, K. Sollins, R. Braden: "Tussle in Cyberspace: Defining Tomorrow's Internet",
Proceedings of the 2002 conference on Applications, technologies, architectures, and protocols for computer
communications table of contents, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. [link]
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P. Engelstad, "Scientific Structures and Research Programs in Digital Communication", University of Oslo,
Norway, October 2000. [link]
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K. Jeffay: "The Internet of 2024... Is the Internet of 2004", ICNP Panel discussion, 7 October 2004, Berlin.
[link]
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M. Gaynor, S. Bradner, 2004. "A real options framework to value network, protocol, and service architecture,"
ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication, Volume 34, Issue 5 (October 2004), Pages: 31 - 38.
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D. Isenberg, D. Weinberger, "The best network just moves bits", in "The Paradox of the best Network". [link]
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F. Obenholzer, K. Strumpf, 2004. "The Effect of File Sharing on Record Sales: An Empirical Analysis" Most
recent draft: March 2004. [link]
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A. Odlyzko: "The Internet and other networks: Utilization rates and their implications", Information Economics
& Policy 12 (2000), pp. 341-365. [link]
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A. M. Odlyzko, "Pricing and architecture of the Internet: Historical perspectives from telecommunications and
transportation", Revised version, May 23, 2004. [link]
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P. Premkumar, 2003. "Alternate distribution strategies for digital music," Communications of the ACM,
Volume 46, Issue 9 (September 2003), Pages: 89 - 95.
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H. Schulzrinne, "Protocol and Network Design Challenges for a Consumer-Grade Internet", presentation at
ICNP, Berlin, October 6, 2004. (slide-set)
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S. Talbott, "The Fascination with Ubiquitous Control", Netfuture, Issue #95, September 1999. [link]
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