ATM Laboratory

本项目对计算机网络与分布式系统（CS576）、客户端-服务器编程（CS580）和计算机仿真（CS558）三门本科课程进行了升级和现代化改造，现有本科生80人，研究生45人。这些升级反映了计算机网络和分布式系统的现代趋势，包括分布式仿真。课程的大部分内容都集中在理解、使用和分析基于异步传输模式（ATM）技术的高速网络。为了提供更多的培训和实验室经验，我们将建立一个新的ATM实验室。该实验室的设计使其能够支持所有三门课程，现有课程和新提出的升级。新实验室的主要设备包括：两台UltraSPARC 170E工作站和17台基于奔腾处理器的工作站，这些工作站配备了ATM接口、ATM交换机、以太网交换机和一台ATM网络分析仪。每个工作站都是双启动的，可以选择Windows NT和Linux操作系统，以增加实验室资源的灵活性和利用率。为了尽早使用拟议的实验室和启动本科生的研究，我们提出了七个试点项目。这些项目涵盖了这三门课程的所有重要方面。

This project upgrades and modernizes three undergraduate courses: Computer Networks and Distributed Systems (CS576), Client-Server programming (CS580) and Computer Simulation (CS558), which have a total enrollment of 80 undergraduate and 45 graduate students. The upgrades reflect the modern trends in computer networking and distributed systems, including distributed simulation. Most of the additions to the courses are focused on understanding, usage and analysis of high speed networks based on Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) technology. In order to provide extended training and laboratory experience, a new ATM laboratory will be developed. The laboratory is designed so that it can support all three courses, their current curricula, and the newly proposed upgrades. Major equipment for the new laboratory includes: two UltraSPARC 170E workstations and 17 Pentium-based workstations equipped with ATM interfaces an ATM switch an Ethernet switch, and one ATM network analyzer. Each workstation will be dual-bootable with a choice of Windows NT and the Linux operating system to increase the flexibility and usage of laboratory resources. Seven pilot projects are proposed to facilitate an early usage of the proposed laboratory and initiate the undergraduate research. The projects cover all important aspects of additions to all three courses.