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Distributed Computing

The document outlines a course on Distributed Computing, covering the introduction, architecture, design principles, and interaction primitives of distributed systems. It also discusses networking concepts, including local and wide area networks, internet architecture, and peer-to-peer networking. Additionally, it addresses network management and best practices.

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Distributed Computing

The document outlines a course on Distributed Computing, covering the introduction, architecture, design principles, and interaction primitives of distributed systems. It also discusses networking concepts, including local and wide area networks, internet architecture, and peer-to-peer networking. Additionally, it addresses network management and best practices.

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EEGJ 2222 Distributed Computing 48 hrs, 1.

00 units
Introduction to distributed systems: motivation and definition; advantages. General architecture: characteristics of distributed
systems: system structure; examples of distributed systems. ODP Reference model and distribution transparencies. Design
of distributed systems: design principles; design concerns; design specification and specification languages. Views and
viewpoints. Interaction Primitives: message passing, remote procedure call and Interface definition language, objects and
remote object invocation. Interaction implementation: message passing, RPC, concurrency and threads, heterogeneity of
systems and languages. Distributed systems management. Introduction to networking: computer networks as distributed
systems; definition and function; advantages of networked systems; network classification. Local area network (LAN): wired
and wireless LAN, high speed and bridged LAN; transmission media; topology; protocols; access control and security. Wide
Area Networks: characteristics of public data networks, packets switched data networks, circuit switched data networks.
Internet architecture: network edge; network core; protocol stack and layering. Comparison of OSI and Internet protocol
layers. Peer-to-peer networking: structure; case studies. Network management: management concerns; protocols and best
practices.

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