Distributed Systems : Syllabus

Distributed Systems : Syllabus
Syllabus as per University of Mumbai: Distributed Systems

Sr.	Module	Detailed Content	Hours
No.			48
1	Fundamentals	Introduction, Distributed Computing Models, Software	4
		Concepts, Issues in designing Distributed System, Client –
		Server Model
2	Communication	Message Passing , Introduction to Message Passing,	8
		Advantages and features of Message Passing, Message
		Format, Message Buffering, Multi Data gram Messaging ,
		Group Communication
		Remote Procedure Call (RPC): Basic RPC Operations,
		Parameter Passing, Extended RPC Models
		Remote Object Invocation:  Distributed Objects, Binding a
		Client to an Object, Static Vs Dynamic RMI, Parameter
		Passing, Java RMI
		Message Oriented Communication: Persistence and
		synchronicity in communication, Message Oriented
		Transient and Persistent Communications
3	Processes	Threads, Code Migration: Approaches to Code Migration,	4
		Migration and Local Resources, Migration in
		Heterogeneous Systems
4	Synchronization	Clock Synchronization, Physical and Logical Clocks,	8
		Global State, Election Algorithms, Mutual Exclusion,
		Distributed Transactions, Deadlocks
5	Consistency and	Introduction, Data-Centric Consistency Models, Client	8
	Replication	Centric Consistency Models, Distributed Protocols
6	Distributed	Overview of EJB S/W Architecture, view of EJB	5
	Technologies and	Conversation, Building and Deploying EJB, Roles in EJB,
	Frameworks	Types of Enterprise Beans, Lifecycle of Beans ,
		Developing Applications using EJB Framework.
		Introduction to CORBA, CORBA Components and	4
		architecture, Method Invocation, Static and Dynamic
		Invocation in CORBA, CORBA IDL, Developing
		Application using CORBA
		Introduction to .NET, .NET architecture, . NET Remoting	3
		Comparison of RMI, CORBA, EJB, .NET	1
7.	Service Oriented	Defining SOA, Business value of SOA, SOA	3
	Architecture	characteristics, Concept of a service, SOA Architecture,
		Deploying SOA applications.

Text Books:

1. Sunita Mahajan, Seema Shah, “ Distributed Computing”, Oxford, second edition.

2. Andrew S. Tanenbaum & Maarten van Steen “ Distributed Systems : Principles and paradigms” Prentice Hall of India Private Limited

3. G. Sudha Sadasivam, Radha Shankarmani, "Middleware and Enterprise Integration Technologies " , Wiley Precise Textbook

References:

1. Pradeep  K.  Sinha  “Distributed  Operating  Systems”,   Prentice  Hall  of  India  Private Limited

2. Thomas Erl "Service Oriented Architecture : Concepts, Technology and Design" Prentice Hall

3. G. Coulouris, J. Dollimore and T. Kindberg “Distributed Systems :

Course Objectives:

Distributed Systems form a significant field in Information Technology. The course aims to provide solid foundation in the concepts of distributed systems along with its design and implementation. Synchronization, Message Passing, Remote Communication, Consistency Management and Application development using different Distributed Technologies form part of core concepts to be studied under this course.

Course Outcomes:

1.      The student gains clear understanding of fundamental principles of Distributed Systems along with design and implementation of key mechanisms, Clock Synchronization, Election Algorithms, Mutual Exclusion, Message Communication, Process and Resource Scheduling etc.

2.      The student understands the message communication, remote procedure call and Remote method invocation (RPC and RMI) along with group communication.

3.      Emphasis is on developing applications using current distributed computing technologies like EJB, CORBA and .NET.

4.      Student should be able to develop/design distributed system/applications for an enterprise using SOA