1. CIS5930 Interconnection Networks
Instructor: Xin Yuan, 259 Love,
Office hour: 1:00pm-3:00pm Tuesday and Thursday, or by appointment
Course website: blackboard and
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2. Course objectives
Bringing the students up-to-speed in research in the interconnection networks area
Discuss challenges and current proposals in the area
Practice tools and techniques used in the research
At the end of the course, the students should be able to
Explain research issues and proposals in the interconnection networks area
Write simulators in different levels for interconnection networks
Do research in this area
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3. Topics covered Interconnection Network basics
Topology, switching, routing.
New networking technologies
InfiniBand, 100G Ethernet
Software defined networks
Modeling and simulation methods
Performance
Power
Resilience/Security
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4. Textbook and course materials
Required: none
Course materials
Mostly papers from recent top conferences in PDS or HPC
Some from online tutorials
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5. Prerequisite
You should have one of the following (not official, but …)
CDA5125
COP5570
CNT5505
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6. Grading
Always groups of 2 students for everything unless you prefer to do it by yourself
10 % - homework, assignments, critics
40% - classroom participation
Read the papers before coming to class.
5% - classroom presentation
40% - course project
5% - final exam (a critic)
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7. Course policies Attendance: required.
Late assignments: not accepted without a valid excuse.
Missed exam: following the university rules.
Let me know when you need to miss an exam ASAP.
Incomplete grade:
Miss the final with an accepted excuse
Due to extraordinary circumstances with appropriate documentation.
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8. Academic Integrity Violation No copying from anywhere
Don’t ask others for solutions and don’t give solutions to others.
Violation
The university requires all violations to be reported.
First violation with level 1 agreement:
0 for the particular assignment/exam and the lowering of one letter (A->B) for course final grade.
Second violation: resolved through the office of the Dean and the Faculties
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9. Accommodation for Disabilities
Register with and provide documentation to the Student Disability Resource Center (SDRC).
Bring a letter to me from the SDRC `indicating you need academic accomodations. This should be done within the first week of class
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