Internet Architecture and Performance (NetPerf)

Information

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

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