14-760: Advanced Real-World Data Networks

This course might be described as "Networking in the field". Building upon an understanding of networking principles, this course studies new advanced concepts for next generation networks and examines how those concepts are developed, deployed, and managed in a variety of real-world scenarios to address contemporary Internet challenges. This course explores the design and implementation of the network architecture and management services that compose modern and emerging network infrastructure. Topics may include, for example, quality of service, network services, traffic engineering, IP multicasting, multi-path TCP, SDN and NFV, cloud and data centers, 5G network infrastructures, and network monitoring and management. In successfully completing this course, students will have the opportunity to learn advanced network programming for developing network and network management services.