Lecture Notes

Week # Topics Slides Notes
1 Introduction (PDF - 5.2 MB) (PDF)
2 Routing Algorithms (PDF) (PDF)
3 Routing Algorithms (cont.) (PDF) (PDF)
4 DNS   (PDF)
5 Client-Server DNS   (PDF)
6 Load Balancing Problems (Regional) (PDF) (PDF)
7 Load Balancing Problems (Global)   (PDF)
8 Spring Break    
9 Overlay Routing Networks (PDF - 1.9 MB) (PDF)
10 Streaming Content Delivery    
11 TCP Load Assignment (PDF),
Student Presentation
(PDF 1)
(PDF 2)
12 Congestion Control    
13 Coding, Compression, and Overlay Network (PDF) (PDF)
14 Geographically Distributed Applications (PDF)  
15 Visualization Tools   (PDF)