Networks & Data Communications
Spring 2012 / Topical Paper
Friday, March 2, 2011: In-Office Discussion Deadline (Required)
Thursday, March 22, 2012: Early Draft Deadline (Optional)
Thursday, April 5, 2012: Final Draft Deadline (Required)
Friday, April 13, 2012: Presentation Slides Deadline (Required)
Student / Assigned IEEE Communications Surveys & TutorialsArticle
Isaac J. Hatton / “Ethernet – A survey on its Fields of Application” by Jörg Sommer, Sebastian Gunreben, Frank Feller, Martin Köhn, Ahlem Mifdaoui, Detlef Sa, and Joachim Scharf; IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials; Volume 12, Number 2; Second Quarter 2010; pages 263-284.
Christopher M. Hustedt / “A Survey of Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard” by Jing Liu, Yang Xiao, Hui Chen, Suat Ozdemir, Srinivas Dodle, and Vikas Singh; IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials; Volume 12, Number 3; Third Quarter 2010; pages 287-303.
Michael T. Jenkins / “Host-to-Host Congestion Control for TCP” by Alexander Afanasyev, Neil Tilley, Peter Reiher, and Leonard Kleinrock; IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials; Volume 12, Number 3; Third Quarter 2010; pages 304-342.
David W. Lynn / “Handover in Mobile WiMAX Networks: The State of Art and Research Issues” by Sayan Kumar Ray, Krzysztof Pawlikowski, and Harsha Sirisena; IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials; Volume 12, Number 3; Third Quarter 2010; pages 376-399.
Kevin E. Reisinger / “A Survey of Pricing Schemes in Wireless Networks” by Christos A Gizelis and Dimitrios D. Vergados; IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials; Volume 13, Number 1; First Quarter 2011; pages 126-145.
Gaudencio P. Reveldez / “Securing BGP – A Literature Survey” by Geoff Huston, Mattia Rossi, and Grenville Armitage; IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials; Volume 13, Number 2; Second Quarter 2011; pages 199-222.
Rakeem Shelby / “A Survey of Large Scale Data Management Approaches in Cloud Environments” by Sherif Sakr, Anna Liu, Daniel M. Batista, and Mohammad Alomari; IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials; Volume 13, Number 3; Third Quarter 2011; pages 311-336.
John M. Traylor / “Vehicular Networking: A Survey and Tutorial on Requirements, Architectures, Challenges, Standards, and Solutions” by Georgios Karagiannis, Onur Altinas, Eylem Ekici, Geert Keijink, Boangoat Jarupan, Kenneth Lin, and Timothy Weil; IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials; Volume 13, Number 4; Fourth Quarter 2011; pages 584-616.
Corey L. Whitley / “A Survey of Protocols to Support IP Mobility in Aeronautical Communications” by Christian Bauer and Martina Zitterbart; IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials; Volume 13, Number 4; Fourth Quarter 2011; pages 642-657.
Content: Each student has been assigned an IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials article published in the past two years, about which the student will write a topical paper consisting of two sections, each comprising half of the paper:
1.Summary of Article (approximately 500 words)
Summarize in your own words the technical content of your assigned article, including the previous work that has been done in this area, and the comparative success of the techniques and technologies presented by the authors. The article deals with technical material that was not emphasized in the CS 447 textbook or lectures, so you are stronglyencouraged to examine other papers in this area in order to strengthen your grasp of the particular technical issues being explored. You must cite these other sources in your paper, and you must refrain from plagiarizing from these other sources or from your assigned paper. No direct quotes are allowed from either your assigned article or other sources.
IEEEarticles often have a strong mathematical or electrical engineering component, but your summary should not dwell too much on the finer details of these components, relying instead on a more intuitive understanding of the article’s contributions to networks and data communications. You are required to set up an appointment to discuss your assigned article with the instructor before spring break begins. If your understanding of the article is significantly inhibited by the technical details, then this appointment will afford you an opportunity to receive clarification.
A PDF file containing your assigned article will be posted on the course website. This material might assist you in the preparation of your in-class presentation, which will take place in the last two weeks of the semester.
2.Analysis of Article (approximately 500 words)
Critique the article with respect to your impressions of the importance of the technical issues that it is addressing, the quality of the survey presented by the authors, and your vision regarding the potential of this area to be applied to future projects in networking (beyond what was mentioned by the authors). This half of your topical paper is definitely your opinion, so, unlike the first half, it should be presented in the first person (i.e., “I”, “me”, “my”, “we”, “us”, “our”). Keep in mind that the article was written for communications professionals, so bemoaning how the article might be difficult for a novice reader to understand is not considered a valid part of any analysis.
Grading: Your paper will be evaluated on three similarly weighted levels:
- Thoroughness (35 points)
- Does your summary section adequately describe the ideas presented in the article, including the nature of the technical issues, the previous efforts to address them, the authors’ research, and the future impact of this area of research?
- Does your analysis section represent a serious attempt to evaluate both the positive and negative aspects of the technical issues being addressed, the quality of the work presented in the article, and its potential applications and extensions?
- Coherence (35 points)
- Is your paper presented in a well-organized, coherent fashion, with no filler just to meet the required word count (e.g., repeatedly mentioning the authors’ names just to fill space)?
- Does each paragraph segue neatly into the next paragraph, with no abrupt changes in topic? (Note: Do not use section headers to indicate a change of topic, with the exception of one header for the “Summary” section and one for the “Analysis” section.)
- Do your introductory remarks engage the reader (i.e., no sudden immersion into technical jargon, but also no aimless wandering before addressing the issue at hand)?
- Do your concluding remarks satisfactorily terminate your presentation (i.e., no sudden stop because the required word count has been achieved)?
- Professionalism (30 points)
- Are your spelling and grammar completely correct?
- Have you (and others) proofread your paper thoroughly?
- Have you correctly cited all sources besides the article being discussed?
CS 447.001 –Spring 2012
Topical Paper
Critiquing
"Orthogonalizing FDM"
byY.R. Lesse and C.L. Yularr
IEEE Communications
Surveys & Tutorials
Volume 47, Number 9
Fifth Quarter 2011
Pages 956-1068
Format: There is a 1000-word minimum on this assignment. You must submit a double-spaced softcopy in Word by 3:00 PM on Thursday, April 5, 2012. The document should start with a cover page using the format illustrated at right. You will give a presentation of your assigned paper during class between April 19 and April 26 (details will be provided by early April).
Early Review: Turn in a complete draft of your paper by 3:00 PM on Thursday, March 22, 2012, and it will be evaluated and returned to you by Thursday, March 29, 2012, giving you a full week to correct any problems before turning in your final paper! Early drafts will not be accepted after March 22, 2012!