Hot Topics in Networking

Raj Jain
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH 43210
http://www.cse.wustl.edu/~jain/

Milcom'96, McClean, VA
October 22, 1996

List of References

Topics

• Networking Trends
• ATM Networks
• Multimedia Networking
• Wireless Networks

Course Schedule

Networking Trends

• General Trends
• Life Cycle of Technologies
• Trends in Applications
• Trends in Topology
• Electro-optical Bottleneck

ATM Networks

• ATM: Overview
• ATM Protocol Layers
• Network Interfaces
• Adaptation Layers
• Physical layers

Legacy Protocols Over ATM

• LAN Emulation
• IP Over ATM
• Next-Hop Resolution Protocol (NHRP)
• Multicast Address Resolution Servers (MARS)
• Multiprotocol over ATM (MPOA)
• IP Switching

ATM Traffic Management

• ATM Traffic Classes: CBR, VBR, ABR, UBR
• ABR traffic management
• Rate vs Credit: Key issues
• Explicit Rate-based Control

ATM: Issues and Challenges

• Requirements for Success
• Economy of Scale
• High Performance
• Simplicity

Multimedia

• Video Fundamentals
• Compression Standards: JPEG, MPEG,...
• Media Synchronization
• Multimedia over ATM
• Multimedia over IP: MBONE, RSVP,...
• Interesting applications on Internet

Wireless

• Spread spectrum
• Wireless local area networks
• Wireless wide area networks: CDPD and Metricom
• IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN standard
• Mobile IP

Schedule: Tentative

• 9:15-9:30 Course Introduction
• 9:30-10:30 Trends
• 10:30-10:45 Coffee Break
• 10:45-11:15 ATM Networks
• 11:15-12:15 Legacy Protocols Over ATM
• 12:15-1:15 Lunch Break
• 1:15-1:45 Legacy Protocols over ATM 2
• 1:45-2:00 ATM Traffic Management
• 2:00-2:15 Stretch Break
• 2:15-3:30 Multimedia
• 3:30-3:45 Coffee Break
• 3:45-5:30 Wireless