Title:

Distributed Application Environment

Code:PDI
Ac.Year:2009/2010
Term:Winter
Study plans:
ProgramBranchYearDuty
IT-MSC-2MBI-Elective
IT-MSC-2MBS-Elective
IT-MSC-2MGM-Compulsory-Elective - group I
IT-MSC-2MGM.-Elective
IT-MSC-2MIN-Elective
IT-MSC-2MIN.-Elective
IT-MSC-2MIS2ndCompulsory-Elective - group N
IT-MSC-2MIS.2ndElective
IT-MSC-2MMI-Elective
IT-MSC-2MMM-Elective
IT-MSC-2MPS-Elective
IT-MSC-2MPV2ndCompulsory-Elective - group C
IT-MSC-2MSK2ndCompulsory
Language:Czech
Private info:http://www.fit.vutbr.cz/study/courses/PDI/private/
Credits:5
Completion:examination (written)
Type of
instruction:
Hour/semLecturesSem. ExercisesLab. exercisesComp. exercisesOther
Hours:390049
 ExaminationTestsExercisesLaboratoriesOther
Points:50100040
Guarantee:Zendulka Jaroslav, doc. Ing., CSc., DIFS
Lecturer:Ráb Jaroslav, Ing., DIFS
Rychlý Marek, RNDr., Ph.D., DIFS
Ryšavý Ondřej, Ing., Ph.D., DIFS
Faculty:Faculty of Information Technology BUT
Department:Department of Information Systems FIT BUT
 
Learning objectives:
The aim is to understand principles and design of applications for distributed environment, obtain overview of modern distributed environments and ability of usage application interface for various programming environments.
Description:
Common characteristics of distributed environments. Types of distributed environments. Design and model of distributed applications. Distributed operating and file systems. Distributed database systems. Technology JSP, J2EE, JavaBeans, EJB, RPC, XML-RPC, SOAP, IIOP. Web services. Technology CORBA, COM, DCOM. Use of XML in distributed environments. Security in distributed applications.
Learning outcomes and competences:
The stundent will acquaint yourself with concepts and principles of distributed environments, with design and implementation of applications for distributed environments and security aspects in distributed environments.
Syllabus of lectures:
  1. Common characteristics of distributed environments
  2. Types of distributed environments
  3. Design and  model of distributed applications
  4. Consistency and replication
  5. Distributed operating and file systems
  6. Distributed database systems
  7. JSP, J2EE, JavaBeans, EJB
  8. RPC, XML-RPC, SOAP, IIOP
  9. Web services
  10. CORBA, Real-time CORBA
  11. COM, DCOM
  12. XML usage in distributed environments
  13. Security in distributed applications
  14. Building clusters
  • Architectures of Distributed Control Systems
  • Time-Triggered Distributed Architecture
  • Real-Time Communication Principles
  • Contract-based resource reservation and scheduling
Syllabus - others, projects and individual work of students:
  1. Requirements specification and design of a selected part of the applications for selected distributed environments in UML.
  2. Implementation of selected applications for selected distributed environments.
Fundamental literature:
  1. Tanenbaum, A., Steen, M.: Distributed Systems: Principles and Paradigms. Prentice Hall, 2002, ISBN: 0130888931
Study literature:
  1. Tanenbaum, A.: Modern Operating Systems. Prentice Hall, 2001, ISBN: 0130313580
  2. Stevens, W.R. "UNIX Network Programming." Vol. 1, The Sockets Networking API, 2004, ISBN: 0131411551
  3. Stevens, W.R. "UNIX Network Programming." Vol. 2, Interprocess Communications, 1999, ISBN: 0130810819
Progress assessment:
Requirements specification and design of projects, two projects elaboration, mid-term exam.