Architecture of distributed systems (265100)

This course introduces a design methodology for telematics systems, based on the interaction system concept. This methodology not only supports the development of typical interaction systems, such as services, protocols and interfaces, but supports the development of complex distributed systems in general. Important aspects of the methodology are: system modelling, the role of abstraction and architectural concepts in modelling, structuring of systems and system models, and structuring of the design process, enabling iterative system design at subsequent abstraction levels.

After successfully completing this course the students are capable of: (i) constructing abstract models of distributed systems in terms of the entities (system parts) and their behaviours; (ii) constructing models of distributed systems in terms of both the external and internal perspectives, and relating these perspectives to each other; (iii) identifying interaction systems and critically determining their role in the interactions between system parts; (iv) structuring services of average complexity and describe these services in terms of compositions of relatively simple service elements; (v) structuring protocols of average complexity and describe these protocols in terms of compositions of relatively simple protocol elements.

In the school year 2004-2005 this course will be given in the fourth period (weeks 16/2005-23/2005). More information on this course will be made available later on the Teletop site of the course.

See also VIST for more information.

This course is formerly known as 'Design of telematics systems'.