Description

CSE531: Distributed and
Multiprocessor Operating Systems
Computer Science and Eng. Fulton School of Eng.

Course Description

A comprehensive overview of the state of the technology in constructing multiprocessor and distributed operating systems. Multiprocessor system include symmetric and asymmetric multiprocessing as well as the use of virtual processors for parallel applications such as in PVM. Distributed systems include message passing, RPC and DSM systems. In addition the course covers some distributed systems theory that lays the foundations of time, state and agreement in distributed systems.

Topics

Multiprocessor Operating Systems

	Architecture of Multiprocessor Systems
	Shared Memory Multiprocessors and Cache Coherency
	Programming Multiprocessors
	Concurrency in Multiprocessors
	Scheduling in Multiprocessors

Distributed OS Paradigms:

Network Operating Systems,

Message Based Systems,

Object-Based systems.

Distributed Programming Techniques:

Message passing,

RPC,

Shared Memory.

Distributed OS Theory:

Agreement and Common Knowledge,

Distributed Snapshots,

Recovery and Concurrency control,

Clock Synchronization,

Distributed Algorithm Design,

Distributed Mutual Exclusion.

Distributed OS Algorithms and Programming:

Replication Algorithms,

Coherence of Distributed Memory,

Process Failure detection,

Concurrency control,

distributed locking,

distributed dictionary management.

Course Evaluation

The students in the course are expected to attend all classes (or watch videos if online) and participate in discussions. The projects, homeworks and exams will be used to evaluate student performance.