TDC 561

The goal of this class is to study, evaluate and develop alternative client-server architectures based on sockets API of TCP/IP (under UNIX or Windows environments). The course will also attempt to cover the advanced aspects of TCP/IP networking by programming such as multithreaded servers, multicasting and using reliable multicasting protocols. We begin the term with TCP/IP and elementary client/server implementations followed by discussion of various client-server architectures. During the second half of the term, we will study several advanced applications that use sockets.

Topics

• Lecture 1: Overview, TCP/IP Architecture, Introduction to Sockets programming (C:1-5, S:3) Handout
• Lecture 2: Sockets Elementary, Client Algorithms and Software Architecture I (C:6,7,S:4) Handout
• Lecture 3: Server Algorithms and Architecture I: Iterative Servers (C:9-10, S:5,8,27) Handout
• Lecture 4: Server Algorithms and Architecture II: Concurrent Servers and I/O Multiplexing (C:11-13, S:6,27) Handout
• Lecture 5: Multi Service Servers, (C:14,16), Socket Options (S:7) Handout
• Lecture 6: Multithreaded Servers (S:23, papers, Examples) Handout
• Lecture 7: IP Multicasting: (S: 19, Examples) Handout
• Lecture 8: Gateway and software Tunneling (15,17,18), Daemon Processes , Non Blocking I/O (S:12,15) Handout
• Lecture 9: Reliable Multicasting Protocols (Handout)
• Lecture 10: Advanced Topics: SSL and Attack protection


• Final Exam (OPEN BOOK and OPEN NOTES)

Calendar of important dates

• Homework #0
• Homework #1 Grades!
• Homework #2 Grades
• Homework #3 Grades
• Final Exam (OPEN BOOK) in Nov 18 in the LOOP during class time for REGULAR and DL students
ALL Grades

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