Selected Topics on QoS-aware Systems

Fall 1999

Instructor: Klara Nahrstedt

3111 DCL, 4-6624, klara@cs.uiuc.edu

Description:

The seminar will cover papers with selected topics in the area of QoS-aware systems with the emphasis on multimedia operating systems and networking. The first half of the semester will be devoted to QoS issues within the multimedia operating and distributed systems (CPU, Disk management for multimedia and their implementations). The second half of the semester will cover QoS issues within the networks.

Evaluation:

Each student must give a talk and present papers. Each student must prepare a one page paper's summary of positive and negative issues for each paper (presenter of a paper does not submit a written summary, but analyzes the positive and negative issues of the paper in the presentation) and sends it to the instructor (klara@cs.uiuc.edu) prior to the presentation. The summary can be either emailed in ascii format or presented in hard copy at the beginning of the seminar. The grade will be based on paper presentations (50 %), delivered summary of papers (25%), and participation in discussions (25%).

Readings:

Papers

The papers are on reserve in Grainger library.

Registration:

Register for CS 491kn

Credit:

1/4 unit

Course Time:

Wednesday, 4:00-5:00pm

Place:

Conference room 3211, DCL

Copyright, All Rights Reserved, 1999 Klara Nahrstedt