ATM Laboratory

该项目对计算机网络与分布式系统(CS576)、客户-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，共招收80名本科生和45名研究生。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。本课程的主要内容是了解、使用和分析基于异步传输模式(ATM)技术的高速网络。为了提供扩展的培训和实验室经验，将开发一个新的ATM实验室。该实验室的设计使其能够支持所有三门课程、它们当前的课程以及新提出的升级。新实验室的主要设备包括：两台UltraSPARC 170e工作站和17台配备ATM接口的奔腾工作站、一台ATM交换机、一台以太网交换机和一台ATM网络分析仪。每个工作站将是双启动的，可选择Windows NT和Linux操作系统，以增加实验室资源的灵活性和利用率。建议开展七个试点项目，以促进拟议实验室的早日使用，并启动本科生研究。这些项目涵盖了所有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.