15-446, Spring 2009: Distributed Systems

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Overview

15-446 is an undergraduate course on distributed systems. This particular instance of the class will have a focus on ubiquitous computing and will heavily use the Android phone platform. This course focuses on the design, implementation, and management of distributed systems. It covers fundamental topics such as concurrent programming, coordination, synchronization and election, distributed agreement, replicated data management, checkpointing and recovery, and directory and discovery services. Beyond techniques and algorithms, it exams the design and implementation of real-world and research distributed systems, including file systems, shared memory, databases, and mobile applications.

Lecture time: TR 10:30 - 11:50
Location: SH 208

Recitation time: W 15:30 - 16:20 -- (only as scheduled)
Location: WEH 5310

Course Staff

Instructor

Name	Email	Office	Hours
Srinivasan Seshan	srini AT cs DOT cmu DOT edu	WeH 8113	Thursday 1-2pm

Teaching Assistants

Name	Email	Office	Office Hours
Dongsu Han	dongsuh@cs.cmu.edu	WeH 8218	Mon 1:30-2:30PM

Course Secretary

Barbara Grandillo, bag AT cs DOT cmu DOT edu, Wean Hall 8018, Tel: 268-7550

Course Policies

Collaboration

Students are encouraged to talk to each other, to the course staff, or to anyone else about any of the assignments. Assistance must be limited to discussion of the problem and sketching general approaches to a solution. Each student must write out his or her own solutions to the homework.

Late Policy

You can use two late days on almost any deadline unless otherwise noted.
After that, the penalty will be 15% per day.
No deadline can be extended by more than two days. Assignments will NOT be accepted 48 hours after the due date.
The project presentations must be given on the day they are scheduled.
If you are ill: Contact the instructor and get a medical note.

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