CMPE 476

Distributed Systems
Spring 2023
Instructor: Tuna Tuğcu office: BM 43 ext: 7611 e-mail: tugcu@boun.edu.tr
Time: Lecture: W5, ThTh 23 (BM-A3)
Course Distributed Systems, by M. van Steen and A.S. Tanenbaum, Edition 3.03
book: The textbook can be downloaded from the author’s site for free:
https://www.distributed-systems.net/index.php/books/ds3/ds3-ebook/
Web Site: https://moodle.boun.edu.tr
Aim: This course aims to provide an in-depth overview of research topics in distributed systems
to the students.
Grading: In-class discussions 10%
Midterms 35%
Projects 30%
Final 25%
Tentative Midterm 1: 4/4/2024
Exam Midterm 2: 2/5/2024
Dates: Final: To be announced by the Registrar’s Office
Topics: In addition to the topics below, we will briefly discuss Information Centric Networking as
a case study, if time permits.
Tentative topics:
 Introduction
 Architectures
 Processes
 Communication Mechanisms
 Naming
 Coordination (If time permits)
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