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252-0817-00L 10 Credits MSC D-INFK

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Distributed Systems Laboratory

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. Dr. Gustavo Alonso, Prof. em. Dr. Friedemann Mattern, Prof. Dr. Roger Wattenhofer, Prof. Dr. Torsten Hoefler, Dr. Ankit Singla, Dr. Ce Zhang

In the Master Programme max. 10 credits can be accounted by Labs on top of the Interfocus Courses. Additional Labs will be listed on the Addendum.

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Abstract

Objective

Students acquire practical knowledge about technologies from the area of distributed systems.

Content

This course involves the participation in a substantial development and/or evaluation project involving distributed systems technology. There are projects available in a wide range of areas: from web services to ubiquitous computing including as well wireless networks, ad-hoc networks, and distributed application on mobile phones. The objecte of the project is for the students to gain hands-on-experience with real products and the latest technology in distributed systems. There is no lecture associated to the course. For information of the course or projects available, please contact Prof. Mattern, Prof. Wattenhofer, Prof. Roscoe or Prof. G. Alonso.

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General Information

Language: English
Levels: MSC
Frequency: Semesterly recurring

Examination

Type: graded semester performance

Course Components

Type	Title	Time & Place	Hours
practical/laboratory course	Distributed Systems Laboratory	By Appointment None-None	9 h weekly