Homework #7
Autumn 03/04 TDC375 - Network Protocols
Name:

SPECIAL (must do):

Complete/update the following for your final project:

Project topic: _____________________________________________________

Format of the project:

___ Paper (5 to 10 pages - no plagarism!)
___ Presentation in class (20 - 30 minutes max - limited availability)
___ Software/hardware development (approval required)

Write an abstract.  This should be approximately 8 to 15 sentences long
and include the following: a) an deliverable, outcome or goal of your
project and, b) a brief description of the material you'll cover.

An example (not a very good one, but so you get the idea):

  This paper outlines the development of the UNIX operating system
  from its original beginnings at AT&T labs to today's current
  derivatives including Linux and MAC OS/X.  This paper will examine
  some of the goals and original challenges in developing the original
  operating system, how networking became an important component and
  the various splinters of UNIX from its roots to today's varied, but
  similar look-and-feel among vendors and distributions.  This paper
  focuses on the most popular variants and the techinical, political
  or legal reasons for the various branches.  Finally, this paper
  concludes with some analysis of some splinters have negatively
  impacted the growth of UNIX compared to other popular platforms such
  as Microsoft Windows.

Include a draft outline of the paper.  It should contain at least 3 to
5 major sections and at least 2 subsections per section.  Also include
an updated list of references and sources you'll be pulling from.

An example:

  I. UNIX the Early Years
     1. The C and UNIX duo at AT&T Bell Labs
     2. UNIX deployment to academic institutions
     3. BSD UNIX
  II. The Commercialization of UNIX
      1. Sun, DEC, SGI and others get in the game
      2. System V
  III. Applications and the Internet
       1. X
       2. email
       3. web
  IV. Community derived systems
      1. FreeBSD
      2. NetBSD
      3. OpenBSD
      4. Linux
  V. Current Trends and Challenges
     1. UNIX adoption
        a. Apple MAC OS/X
        b. embedded systems
        c. network devices
     2. Licensing issues
        a. GPL
        b. OpenSource
        c. Proprietary
     3. Microsoft factor