CE Seminar
Room 103 Zachry
Sept. 2, 2008
3:55 p.m.

"Network Coding and its Applications in Content Distribution and
Peer-to-Peer Networks"

Dr. Alex Sprintson, Computer Engineering Group.

Abstract:

The tutorial will provide basic and in-depth knowledge of the rapidly
evolving area of network coding. Network coding generalizes network
operation beyond the traditional forwarding or replication of
information, allowing network nodes to perform coding operations on
information from different streams. Network coding is a novel research
area that has a great potential in benefiting many areas of networking
and distributed systems. The tutorial will cover a large spectrum of
possible application of network coding in the broad area of computer
networks with the focus on content distribution and peer-to-peer
networks.

We will present the algorithmic foundations of finding efficient network
codes, covering both deterministic and randomized techniques.
We will also discuss existing practical implementations and directions
for future research.