Lecture: Internet Architecture and Performance (NetPerf)

 

Information

• Instructor: Dr. Oliver Hohlfeld
• Teaching Assistants: t.b.a.
• SWS 4 / ECTS Credits: 6
• Lecture dates & further information: see Campus System
• L2P Learning Room

 

Topics

• Overview on core Internet network architectures (e.g., Autonomous Systems, Inter-Domain Routing, Peering, Internet Exchange Points, ISP
  Architecture)
• Overview on future Internet network architectures (e.g., Software Defined Networking, Network Functions Virtualization)
• Approaches for large-scale performance evaluations of internet applications and performance evaluation (e.g., Internet Big Data Analytics)

Syllabus

Date	Topic	Reading
Th, April 20	Course Overview Foundations of the Internet
Tu, April 25	DNS
Th, April 27	DNS Internet Structure 01: ASes
Tu, May 02	Canceled: Fachschaftsvollversammlung
Th, May 04	Internet Structure 02: Peering Internet Structure 03: Internet Exchange Points BGP
Tu, May 09	BGP Routing Policies Content Distribution Networks
Th, May 11	Guest Lecture: Ingmar Poese (CTO Benocs): Internet Traffic Engineering
Tu, May 16	Exercise 1
Th, May 18	Lecture
Tu, May 23	Exercise 2: BGP / CDNs
Th, May 25	Public Holiday
Tu, May 30	Lecture
Th, June 01	Lecture
Th, June 08	Excursion to DE-CIX (Largest IXP) Registration instructions
Th, June 13	Exercise 3
Th, June 15	Public Holiday