MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Fall 2000 Catalogue Supplement

6.894 Distributed Operating Systems Engineering (H)

TR 1-2:30, Room 36-156
Profs. Frans Kaashoek, Room NE43-522, x3-7149, and Robert Morris, Room NE43-521, x3-5983
Prereq.: Permission of instructor
3-0-9

Qualifies as a subject in the Computer Systems Architecture Engineering Concentration

This class presents abstractions and implementation techniques that allow the design of distributed systems that can deal with real-world workload. Topics: kernel design; client/server architectures; networking protocols; storage systems; security.