There are no official texts for the course. Students are expected to read research papers. The following books can be useful in providing relevant background:
The schedule and specific readings are tentative and may change over the course of the semester.
Date | Topics | Readings | Notes |
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Wed 08/24 | Introduction and course overview |
[lecture slides] | |
Fri 08/26 | Reviewing relevant concepts |
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Part 1: Historical perspective | |||
Wed 08/31 | Refresher on classical principles |
End to end principle, Design philosophy | [lecture slides] |
Fri 09/02 | More perspective (instructor not available) |
Internet Only Just Works (no write-up required, optional class -- instructor not available) | Points for discussion |
Wed 09/07 | Active networking |
Active networking (write-up required), Active networking and E2E (no write-up required) |
[lecture slides] Instructions and ideas for course project |
Part 2: Switching infrastructure | |||
Fri 09/09 | Software-defined networking (SDN) concepts |
4D | Optional -- Ethane [lecture slides] |
Wed 09/14 | SDN technology |
OpenFlow, NOX | Optional -- Onix Warm-up assignment 1 release [lecture slides] |
Fri 09/16 | SDN in use |
B4 | Optional -- B4 and after, Espresso, SWAN, Jupiter [lecture slides] |
Wed 09/21 | Software switches |
Routebricks | Optional -- Click Warm-up assignment 1 due [lecture slides] |
Fri 09/23 | Programmable dataplane hardware |
RMT | Optional -- NetFPGA [lecture slides] |
Wed 09/28 | Dataplane programming language |
P4 | Optional -- Domino Warm-up assignment 2 release Last date to discuss project proposals [lecture slides] |
Fri 09/30 | P4 applications I |
BeauCoup OR Elmo | Optional -- Marple, PINT, Hula [lecture slides] |
Wed 10/05 | P4 applications II |
NetCache OR Silkroad | Optional -- NetChain, NetLock, NoPaxos Warm-up assignment 2 due |
Fri 10/07 | P4 applications III |
In-network computing?, Thoughts on programmable switches | [lecture slides] |
Wed 10/12 | Flexible packet scheduling |
PIFO, UPS | Optional -- ApproxFQ, SP-PIFO [lecture slides] |
Part 3: Networking infrastructure at endhosts | |||
Fri 10/14 | High performance network stack I (kernel optimizations) |
Megapipe | Optional -- Host network stack overheads [lecture slides] |
Mon 10/17 | N/A |
First progress report on the project due. | |
Wed 10/19 | High performance network stack II (software kernel bypass) |
IX | Optional -- mTCP [lecture slides] |
Fri 10/21 | RDMA |
FaRM OR IRN | Optional -- eRPC, Microsoft RoCE experience [lecture slides] |
Wed 10/26 | Software NIC |
SoftNIC | Optional -- Carousel [lecture slides] |
Fri 10/28 | Network Virtualization and Host SDN |
NV | Optional -- OpenVSwitch, VFP, Andromeda [lecture slides] |
Wed 11/02 | Unified Host Networking |
SNAP | [lecture slides] |
Fri 11/04 | Programmable NICs |
AccelNet | FlexNIC, Tonic Warm-up assignment 3 release [lecture slides] |
Mon 11/07 | N/A |
Second progress report on the project due. | |
Wed 11/09 | Programmable NICs (contd.) |
FlexTOE | Optional -- iPipe, FairNIC, AccelTCP [lecture slides] |
Part 4: Beyond Switches and Endhosts | |||
Fri 11/11 | Middleboxes and Network Functions |
NetBricks | Optional -- ClickNP, E2 [lecture slides] |
Wed 11/16 | No class |
(Optional self-study on network edge) | Warm-up assignment 3 due NetworkEdge Optional -- 5G-microbook |
Fri 11/18 | Student presentations |
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~~Thanksgiving break~~ | |||
Wed 11/30 | Student presentations |
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Fri 12/02 | Wrapping up |
No readings, only lecture | |
Mon 12/05 | N/A |
Final project report due. |
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Wed 12/07 | Final project presentation |
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