Logo INF 770 Reliable Systems, Fall 2006 ( INF 770 Pålitelige Systemer, Høst 2006)

This page was updated: November 1. 2006.

  • Exercise 1 Fall 2006 ( Litt bakgrunn om omdirrigering)
    Information on the course from the Study Programme: INF770

    FALL 2006: This course will be given as independant study only!

    Please send an e-mail to bjorn.jager@himolde.no to indicate if you are interested in following the course. Start will be FRIDAY 8. SEPTEMBER. More information will follow on e-mail to the ones that are registered. Information will be also be placed on this web-page.

    Language

    All teaching material are in English, however messages, e-mail and communication with students will be in Norwegian. Please give me a note if you prefere English. You are free to choose Norwegian or English for exercises and reports you hand in.

    Reading list

  • "Reliable Distributed Systems - Technologies, Web Services, and Applications" av Kenneth P. Birman. I recommend that you order this on the Internet, Amazon.co.uk would probably be a good choice: Reliable Distributed Systems from Amazon
  • "Dependable Computing Systems and Communication Networks" by Bjarne E. Helvik, Department of Telematics, NTNU. Chapter 1 Basics (72 pages). This will be handed out. A list of possible typing errors are being collected, see: Possible typing errors in Helvik
  • More might follow.

    Setup for independant study version of INF770

    The course is devided into three main parts:
    1. Introduction
      1. Dependable Computing Systems and Communication Networks: Chapter 1 Basics (72 pages).
      2. Reliable Distributed Systems: From the beginning through Chapter 1 Fundamentals (36 pages).

        The material will be covered in the following way: You will get a list of pages to read from the above litterature. Based on this you make a presentation with the main ideas (in powerpoint or another tool). You present this for the instructor either at the college or remotely via NetMeeting, phone, or video conference.

    2. Reliable Systems Focus
      • Select a focus area; either within Reliable Information Systems or Reliable Networks. A reading list will be provided for the selected area. Note: Depending on the number of students the focus area might be decided by the instructor.
      • Background if you focus on security:
        1. Introduksjon til sikkerhet
        2. An Overview of Cryptography (ch 1-4) or Public Key Cryptography Overview
        3. General: Birman section 9.7 Authorization and Privacy Issues (p. 180-187) and Chapter 22 Security Options for Distributed Settings (p.468-492).

    3. Select a project and write a paper
      • During the course each student must select a project and the results must be presented as a scientific paper together with an oral presentation.
        1. Select a project from the list of proposed projects or suggest one of your own.
        2. Write a project report and publish it as a blog according to the requirements
        3. Give an oral presentation

    Extended version of the course (15 stp)

    An extended version of the course might be provided. This will consist of Security related issues mainly covered by Chapter 22 "Security Options for Distributed Settings" in the book Reliable Distributed Systems by Birman. Additional material will be handed-out. A project must be selected and presented in addition to the project mentioned above.

    Bjørn Jæger