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Datacenter Network Monitoring and Management

Lecturers & Examiners: Dr. Desislava Wagenknecht-Dimitrova
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Abstract

The seminar focus on network monitoring, with focus on datacenters.

Objective

The seminar will focus on network monitoring, with focus on datacenters. Both distributed control planes and SDNs will be discussed. Students will look at both passive and active monitoring solutions as well as novel proposals driven by recent programmable dataplanes The seminar will discuss the design of monitoring solutions, data collection challenges and also the data processing and objectives of monitoring.

Content

The seminar will include an intial background reading, and then cover three types of papers (1) recent publications in top tier conferences, (2) key publications in the field albeit older, and (3) whitepapers by industry (a small portion). It will attempt to strike a balance between understanding the fundamentals and keeping up with novel developments.

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General Information

Language
English
Levels
BSC
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
graded semester performance

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
seminar Datacenter Network Monitoring and Management
  • Tue 10:15-12:00 (CAB G 57)
2 h weekly

Offered In

    • Seminar (Students may also choose a seminar from the Master's program in Computer Science. It is their responsibility to make sure that they meet the requirements and conditions for this seminar.)