Course Overview
6.829 is a graduate-level class (H 4-0-8) whose goals are:
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To understand the state-of-the-art in network protocols, network architecture,
and networked systems.
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To understand how networking research is done.
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To investigate novel ideas in the area via semester-long research
projects.
The past few years have seen a remarkable growth in the global network
infrastructure. The
Internet has grown from a research curiosity to something we all rely on daily. It has been able to withstand rapid growth fairly
well and its core protocols have been robust enough to accommodate
applications that were unforeseen by the original Internet designers (e.g., the Web).
How does this global network infrastructure work and what are the
design principles on which it is based? In what ways are these design
principles compromised in practice? How do we make it work better in
today's world? How do we ensure that it will work well in the future
in the face of future demands? These are some issues that we will grapple with in
this course.
The topics covered in the course are in five categories: internetworking and routing; resource management; network security; wireless networks; and network services. The course reading list has more information.
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