Course Syllabus

Course Syllabus

The class is divided into three parts, which will be discussed based on recent research articles and presentations: 1) Which are the major problems faced by the Internet today? 2) What are Information-centric Networks and how do they operate? 3) Do we need Information-Centric Networks, or is it enough to simply evolve the Internet?

Prerequisites/Prior Knowledge

Prerequisites/Prior Knowledge

  • Distributed Systems
  • Operating Systems
  • Advanced Computer Networks

Bibliography

Bibliography

The research articles are embedded in the course pages

Assessment Methods

Assessment Methods

The final course grade is calculated as follows:

20% paper presentation

40% review of research area

40% final exams

The grade is determined as follows: 40% exams, 20% presentations, 40% reviews

Instructors

Course Objectives/Goals

Course Objectives/Goals

  • Understanding of the limitations of the Internet Architecture
  • Introduction to the Information-centric Networking paradigm

Instructional Methods

Instructional Methods

  • First part: paper presentations by the instructor
  • First part: paper presentations by the students

Target Group

Target Group

Graduate students of the Department of Informatics.