Lecture: High Performance Networking
Course:
- Responsible: Prof. Dr. Peter Martini, Dr. Matthias Frank
- Dates: Thu. 14:45 to 16:15, weekly, LBH / Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 144, III.03a
- Course number: 612113101
Exercises:
- Responsible: Jakob Bieling, Dr. Matthias Frank, Khaled Yakdan
- Dates: t.b.a., weekly, LBH / Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 144, II.27
- Course number: 612213101
Other:
- Term: Master Computer Science, Diploma (Graduate)
- Requirements:
- Faculty: MA-INF 3101, (B, C) [B1]
- Effort: 2L + 2E / 6CP (diploma 4CP)
News
| Thu, Oct 11 2012 | First lecture. The lecture times for upcoming lectures have been negotiated to be 14.45h to 16.15h to accommodate lectures before/after HPN |
| Fri, Oct 12 2012 | Information on tutorials/exercises  online here |
| Tue, Oct 16 2012 | Online registration for tutorials (TVS) is open, see  https://puma.cs.uni-bonn.de/login.php?lang=en. Please carefully read the corresponding e-mail from the HPN mailing list. |
| Thu, Oct 18 2012 | Second HPN lecture, starting at 14.45h. No tutorials on this date. |
| Fri, Oct 19 2012, 12:00 (noon) | Tutorial registration via TVS will close. |
| Mon, Oct 22 2012 | Final tutorial group assignment. |
| Thu, Oct 25 2012 | First tutorials. Group 1 in room II.27, group 2 and group 3 in lecture hall III.03a. |
| Sun, Dec 9 2012 | Deadline for mailing in solutions of practical assignment sheet 1 (see detailed instructions on the sheet). |
| Sun, Jan 13 2013 | Deadline for mailing in solutions of practical assignment sheet 2 (see detailed instructions on the sheet). |
| Tue & Wed, Feb 5-6 2013 | Oral exams, time slots are listed in this PDF. If your matriculation number is not on this list, but you think it should be, please contact us immediately. |
| Fri, Mar 22 2013 | Resit for oral exams, time slots are listed in this PDF. If your matriculation number is not on this list, but you think it should be, please contact us immediately. |
Registration
Please register through BASIS. Registration is open from November 10th - 30th, 2012.
Mailing list
The mailing list "HPN" is used for news concerning the lecture "High Performance Networking". An additional purpose is to discuss the lecture topics or assignment sheets. It is strongly recommended to subscribe to the mailing list! The mailing list posts will be archived.
Lecture slides
Access to the slides is unrestricted from within the computer science department. Access from outside requires a username and a password, which has been announced in the first lecture.
If you were not present during the first lecture, please ask your fellow students or come by our offices. Note that passwords must not be sent through unencrypted e-mail.
| Chapter | PDF file |
|---|---|
0. HPN - About this Lecture | Slides 1-35 slides 1-16 slides 17-35 |
A. Fundamentals of Communication SystemsA.1. The Internet – Overview and Philosophy | Slides 1-170 slides 1-60 slides 61-170 |
B. Advanced Topics in Communication SystemsB.1. Introduction | Slides 1-36 slides1-8 slides9-36 |
| B.3. Measurements in Communication Systems B.3.1. Why Measurements? B.3.2. A Measurement Cookbook B.3.3. Case Studies B.3.3.1. Case Study #1: Measurement of Internet Characteristics B.3.3.2. Case Study #2: RTT and Timeout as published by Padhye | Slides 1-34 |
| B.3.3.3 Case Study: Sensor Data Transmission | Slides 1-45 slides 1-31 slides 32-45 |
| B.3.4. Load Models B.3.4.1. Constant Bit Rate (CBR) B.3.4.2. Measurements in Local Area Networks B.3.4.3. Poisson Arrivals B.3.4.4. The Burst / Batch Poisson Process B.3.4.5. The Markov Modulated Poisson Process (MMPP) B.3.4.6. Video Traces B.3.4.7. Do we really need to care about Load Models? B.3.4.8. An active Area of Research | Slides 1-32 slides 1-26 slides 27-30 slides 31-32 |
| B.4. Simulation of Communication Systems B.4.1. What is Simulation? B.4.2. Types of Simulation B.4.3. A Simulation Cookbook B.4.4. Case Study: Competing TCP Flows | Slides 1-54 |
| B.4.5. Advanced Topics in Simulation Technology B.4.5.1. Random Numbers in Simulations B.4.5.2. Output Analysis with Confidence Intervals B.4.5.3. Speeding up Simulation Runs | Slides 1-35 |
B.5. Mathematical Analysis of Communication Systems | Slides 1-83 |
| Peer-to-Peer Networks (guest lecture, Dr. Tobias Ginzler) | Slides 1-45 |
Assignment Sheets
The PDF files can be viewed and printed with Adobe Reader. The program is available for free and installed on nearly all hosts of the institute.
Information on tutorials/exercises can be found here.
| PDF file | Supplementary material |
|---|---|
| Sheet 01 | connection.wireshark |
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| Sheet 03 | Note: sheet 03 has been updated on Friday Nov. 16! |
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