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ENCS691K - FALL 2022
CLOUD NETWORKING AND SERVICE PROVISIONING
(IN-PERSON)

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Outline  

Logistics

Roch H. Glitho
Office: EV007-637, Tel: 1-514-8482424 ext. 5846, Email: Glitho@ciise.concordia.ca
URL: http://www.ece.concordia.ca/~glitho/
Office hours: TBD

Time:
Thursday, 17h45 – 20h30

Room:
MB 3.255 SGW



Objective
The course aims at given students a good understanding of cloud computing fundamentals and a good grasp of the networking and service provisioning aspects.


Topics  


Part I: Cloud Computing Basics

·        Overview

·        Technologies on which cloud computing relies (e.g. SOA, Hypervisor virtualization, container virtualization)

·        Platform as a Service and Software as a Service

·        Infrastructure as a Service

Part II: Cloud Layers

·       Infrastructure as a Service

·       Platform as a Service

Part III: More recent developments

·        Machine Learning for Cloud Computing

·        Edge Computing

·        Network Function Virtualization


Prerequisites

·       Networking basics

Evaluation scheme

There will be a mid-term exam, a final exam and a semester long project. The quizzes are closed book. The grading scheme:  

·         Mid-term: 30 % (Scheduled for week #7 – October 20)

·         Final exam 30 % (Scheduled for week #14 – December 8)

·         Semester long project: 40% (Report and demos scheduled for Week #14 – December 15)

 

 Tentative schedule and lecture notes

Weeks

TOPICS / LECTURES NOTES

EVENTS

Week #1

September 8

Overview of Cloud Computing

 

Week #2

September 15

Overview of Cloud Computing

No lecture

Week #3

September 22

The technologies on which cloud computing relies - Virtualization

 

 

General Information

 

 Standard project specification available



Week #4

September 29

The technologies on which cloud computing relies  - Virtualization

Infrastructure as a Service

 

 

Week #5

October 6

Infrastructure as a Service

 

 

Deadline for personalized project specification submission

 

Week #6

October 13

Infrastructure as a Service



Week #7

October 20

Mid-term exam

 

 

Week # 8

October 28

 

 

The technologies on which cloud computing relies - SOA

 

 

 



Week 9
 
November 3

The technologies on which cloud computing relies - SOA

 

 

 

 

Week #10
November 10

Platform as a Service

 

 
 

Week 11

November 17

Machine Learning for Cloud Computing

 

 

 

Week 12


   
November 24

 Network Function Virtualization

      

 

 

Week 13

      December 1

 

  Edge Computing

 

 

 

Week 14

December 8

 

Final exam

Week 15

      December 15

Project demos

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Academic Code of Conduct, Student responsibilities and Student resources

Academic Code of Conduct

 

Academic Integrity

 

Any form of cheating, plagiarism, personation, falsification of a document as well as any other form of dishonest behaviour related to the obtention of academic gain or the avoidance of evaluative exercises committed by a student is an academic offence under the Academic Code of Conduct and may lead to severe penalties up to and including suspension and expulsion.

As examples only, you are not permitted to:

You are subject to the Academic Code of Conduct. Take the time to learn more at http://provost.concordia.ca/academicintegrity/

 Student’s Responsibilities

 

·       Students are expected to attend every class. Some material may only be covered in class and not made available on the course website. Students are expected to read the assigned material and to actively participate in class discussions.

·       Students are expected to be respectful of other people’s opinions and to express their own views in a calm and reasonable way. Disruptive behaviour will not be tolerated.

·       Students are expected to be familiar with the Code of Rights and Responsibilities: http://rights.concordia.ca

·       If you cannot attend class for any reason, unforeseen or not, you are to come and talk or write to me as soon as possible.

 

 

9. Student Services

 

·       Concordia Counselling and Development offers career services, psychological services, student learning services, etc.

       http://cdev.concordia.ca

·       The Concordia Library Citation and Cycle Guides:    http://library.concordia.ca/help/howto/citations.html

·       Advocacy and Support Services:

       http://supportservices.concordia.ca

·       Student Transition Centre:

      http://stc.concordia.ca

·       New Student Program:

      http://newstudent.concordia.ca

·       Office for Students with Disabilities:

      http://supportservices.concordia.ca/disabilities/

·       The Academic Integrity Website: 

      http://provost.concordia.ca/academicintegrity/