High Performance Networks (CS530/EE530)

Catalog Description

Instructor Information

Professor Bob Kinicki

Computer Science Department

Office: Computer Science Department - Fuller Labs 135

Office Hours: TBA

Email: rek@cs.wpi.edu

Phone: (508) 831-6116

FAX: (508) 831-5776

WWW: http://www.cs.wpi.edu/~rek

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Dept. of Computer Science, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609, rek@cs.wpi.edu Modified by rek
19 August 1999

Course Overview

High Performance Networks(CS530/EE530) replaces the Local Area Networks course which was the second course in a group of graduate courses introduced under the CCN initiative. CS513, the introductory course in the networking sequence, is a prerequisite for this course.

This change was made to provide a course which includes emerging technologies outside the LAN realm.

HPN Course Objectives

to study high performance networks
to reinforce an understanding of LAN technologies which have lead to high speed LANs
to understand ATM technology
to introduce high speed switching concepts
to consider Quality of Service and congestion control issues
to look at related protocols such as multicast protocols