EECS 881
3 credit hours
Comprehensive coverage of the discipline of high-bandwidth low-latency networks and communication, including high bandwidth-×-delay products, with and emphasis on principles, architecture, protocols, and system design. Topics include high-performance network architecture, control, and signalling; high-speed wired, optical, and wireless links; fast packet, IP, and optical switching; IP lookup, classification, and scheduling; network processors, end system design and protocol optimization, network interfaces; storage networks; end-to-end protocols, mechanisms, and optimizations; and high-bandwidth low-latency applications. Principles will be illustrated with many leading-edge and emerging protocols and architectures.
EECS 780, 563, or 663.
Refer to the main EECS 881 page for generic course information including textbooks and exam topics. This page contains schedule, laboratory, homework, and exam information specific to the Fall 2006 offering.
Fall 2008
Lecture: 18:10–21:00 Thu.
Regnier 150, Edwards Campus
Section: EECS 881-1200 Course ID: LEC 43291
Laboratory: 18:10–20:00 Wed.
Regnier 368, Edwards Campus
Section: EECS 881-1300 Course ID: LBN 43307
Important Notice: Lecture and lab sessions are swapped this week: Lecture on Wed. 1 Oct at 18:10 and lab on Thu. 2 Oct. at 18:10.
Thu. 16:00–18:00 in 125U Regents Center
(except 18 Sep. and 30 Oct.)
+1 913 897 8538
or by appointment
+1 785 864 7890
+1 785 864 8846
Justin Rohrer
<rohrej@ittc.ku.edu>
+1 785 864 7122 (office: 217 Nichols)
+1 785 865 6573 (mobile)
Thu. 16:00–18:00
Regnier 368 or Regents Center 125U
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Tentative schedule of lectures, readings, assignments, and exams. Dates in the future subject to change.
| Date | Lecture | Reading | Project Term Paper |
Homework Laboratories |
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| Subject | Key Protocols and Algorithms | Required | Optional | EECS 780 Background | Assignment | Due | ||
| 21 Aug. | Administrivia and Ethics HSN-AE [print] [display] |
– | Ethics Citation S:1 |
– | introduction schedule |
– | – | – |
| 28 Aug. | Preliminaries and Principles HSN-PP [print] [display] |
– | S:2 C:1–3 |
V:1–4 | K:1 lecture: [print] | [display] |
– | get ONL account project=ku881f08 |
– |
| 04 Sep. | Overall Architecture and Topology HSN-AT [print] [display] |
S:3 | – | K:4.1 | – | – | ||
| 04 Sep. 11 Sep. |
Control and Signalling HSN-CS [print] [display] |
S:4 [QY1999] |
– | K:4.2 | – | – | ||
| 11 Sep. 01 Oct. |
Links HSN-LL [display] |
S:5.1 [X2005] |
– | K:5–6 lecture: [print] | [display] lecture: [print] | [display] |
– | – | ||
| 18 Sep. | Exam 1 | principles, network architecture and control, links | – | – | – | |||
| ? Sep. | introduction to ONL | |||||||
| 01 Oct. | Switch & Router Architecture and Fabrics HSN-SR [print] [display] |
S:5.2–5.4 C:10 [J2006] [J2008] |
V:10,13 | K:4.3–4.8 lecture: [print] | [display] lecture: [print] | [display] |
– | – | ||
| 09 Oct. | Network Processors HSN-NP [print] [display] |
C:11–16 | C:17–25 | – | – | – | ||
| 16 Oct. | Fall Break | – | – | – | ||||
| 23 Oct. 05 Nov. |
Lookup, Classification, and Scheduling HSN-IO [display] |
S:5.5–5.7 C:9 [T2005] [SBD2001] [SL2005] |
V:11–12,14 | – | – | – | ||
| 05 Nov. | End Systems and Network Interfaces HSN-ES [display] |
S:6 C:4–8 [FB+2005] |
V:5–8 | – | – | – | ||
| 13 Nov. | Exam 2 | lower layers and network components | – | discussion | – | |||
| 20 Nov. | End-to-End Transport HSN-TL [print] [display] |
S:7 [PK1998] |
W:1–4 V:9 |
K:3 lecture: [print] | [display] |
– | – | ||
| 24 Nov. | Networked Applications HSN-NA [print] [display] |
S:8 [HOT1997] [BHP2006] |
– | K:2, 7 lecture: [print] | [display] |
– | – | ||
| 27 Nov. | Thanksgiving break | – | – | – | ||||
| 04 Dec. | Storage Networks and Grid Computing HSN-SC |
– | [J2003] [TMK2006] |
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| 04 Dec. | Future Outlook HSN-FO |
– | S:9 | – | ||||
| 11 Dec. | Lab: router configuration Oral Presentations |
– | – | – | final paper due 12 Dec. |
– | – | |
| 15? Dec. | discussion exam review |
– | – | – | – | |||
| 18 Dec. | Exam 3 Final Exam |
upper layers and domain-specific networks comprehensive |
– | – | – | |||
| 30. Dec. | final grades available | |||||||
Reading assignments: S = Sterbenz & Touch, C = Comer, V = Varghese, W = Welzl, K = Kurose & Ross
| Exam | Minimum | Mean | Median | Maximum |
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| 1 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| 3 | ||||
| comprehensive |
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