CSE124 – Networked Services
Units: 4
Course Objectives:
Renumbered from CSE 123B. CSE 123 and CSE 124 can be taken independently.
CSE 123 is not a prerequiste for CSE 124.
Changes to CSE 124 reflect the latest changes in the material being taught in class.
Advances in networking have transformed computing into a communication intensive activity.
This course addresses the systematic study of the protocol software employed to carry out
communication in computer systems interconnected by networks. It will motivate the design
rationale behind the various types of protocols, provide insights into their implementations,
and discuss their performance evaluation studies.
Course Description:
The architecture of modern networked services, including data center design, enterprise
storage, fault tolerance, and load balancing. Protocol software structuring, the
Transmission Control Protocl (TCP), remote procedure calls, protocols for digital audio
and video communication, overlay and peer-to-peer systems, secure communication.
Format:
Per week: 3 hours of lectures, 1 hour of discussion section, 4 hours of computer lab,
and 4 hours of outside preparation.
Prerequisites:
CSE 120 or consent of the instructor.
Other restrictions:
Majors only.
Example Textbook(s):
Laboratory work:
Programming assignments on network of computer workstations at the CSE department
undergraduate advanced programming environment lab.
Offered:
One quarter per year, generally in the Winter.
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