Advanced Network Protocol

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction and overview.
    The client server model and software design.
    Concurrent processing in client-server software.
    Application interface to protocols.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The socket api.
    Algorithms and issues in client software design.
    Example client software.
    Algorithms and issues in server software design.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Iterative, connectionless servers -udp-.
    Iterative, connection-oriented servers -tcp-.
    Concurrent, connection-oriented servers -tcp-.
    Using threads for concurrency -tcp-.
    Multiprotocol servers -tcp, udp-.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Multiservice servers -tcp, udp-.
    Tunneling at the transport and application levels.
    Application level gateways.
    External data representation -xdr-.
    Remote procedure call concept -rpc-.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Distributed program generation -rpcgen concept-.
    Distributed program generation -rpcgen example-.
    Network file system concepts -nfs-.
    Network file system protocols -nfs, mount-.
    A telnet client -program structure-.
    A telnet client -implementation details-.
    Streaming audio and video transport -rtp concept and design-.
    Streaming audio and video transport -example rtp implementation-.
    Practical hints and techniques for linux servers.
    Deadlock and starvation in client-server systems.