Shivkumar Kalyanaraman

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Experimental Networking IXA _at_
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman Yong Xia (TA) ECSE
Department Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute shivkuma_at_ecse.rpi.edu http//www.ecse.rp
i.edu/Homepages/shivkuma/ shiv rpi
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Networking Courses _at_RPI
Mobile Wireless Networking
Topics Courses
Network Programming (CS)
Broadband Optical Networking
Internet Protocols
Core Networking Sequence
CCN
CANOS
Network Modeling
Design, Analysis, Operations Tools for
Networking Research
Experimental Networking (Lab Course)
Network Operations (CS)
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Experimental Networking Studio
Core Studio RPI JEC 4201 1 faculty member, up
to 5 teaching assistants and upto 60 students
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Experimental is more than hands-on

• Goal how to use a variety of prototyping/evaluati
  on tools to get maximum information with minimal
  effort
• Applied to protocol design, network operations
• A variety of platforms/tools
• Simulation ns-2, SSFnet, ROSSnet

SSFnet Simulation for OSPF/BGP Dynamics
ns2
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Real-World Platforms Intel IXP, Cisco routers
Intel IXA Slots
Machine Rack Intel IXA panels, Patch panels
connecting 2040 pcs running Linux. 3 Cisco
7000s, 5 Cisco 2500s
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Prototyping MIT Click Modular Router Toolkit
http//www.pdos.lcs.mit.edu/click/
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Emulation Utah Emulab/Netbed
http//www.emulab.net/
Utahs Emulab Testbed Experiments with
Linux/Zebra/Click implementation using ns-2
configuration scripts
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Worldwide Deployment/Experiments Planetlab
http//www.planet-lab.org/
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Beyond Tools How to Organize Experiments?

• Basic statistical knowledge, experiment design
  ideas and tools
• Contexts TCP/AQM, Routing protocols, wireless
• One-month class project (done in groups) IXP
  chosen by some groups

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Distance Education_at_RPI
Videotape
Live Interaction - Phone - Facsimile - Text
Chat
Video-Conferencing

• Video Streaming
• Live/Raw
• Post-produced

Mailed Videotape
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Networking Courses Online Videos
http//www.ecse.rpi.edu/Homepages/shivkuma/teachin
g/video_index.html

networking lecture videos
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Data Set Analysis Future
http//www.caida.org/
Routing Table Analysis Looking Glass http//www.tr
aceroute.org/
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ROSSnet Large-scale Simulation and Performance
Analysis
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Summary

• Like many schools, Rensselaer has increased its
  networking course offerings
• Core sequence, topics courses, analytical and
  experimental courses
• Experimental course introduces IXA as one
  platform among a set of tools and platforms for
  network design
• Freely available online video streams of lectures
  growing popular
• Used to complement in-class activity increase
  interactivity in classes

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Thank you!
shiv rpi