Choosing a topic (due May 14):

Please choose a topic that focuses on a networking technology and/or on a networking application. You should not focus exclusively on a technology at OSI layer 1. If you choose an application that lies at OSI layer 7, you should relate it to other standardized appication layer protocols and/or relate it to requirements at lower layers.

You can not cover material covered in class.

Your project will consist of learning about the topic and presenting what you have learned to the class. You are not expected to build or design anything.

You should work in a group of two students. If you are looking for another student to work with, you might want to post to the EECS 148 NoteBoard at https://eee.uci.edu/toolbox/noteboard?board=7062.

By May 14, your group of two should post information about your proposed project on the course wiki at https://eee.uci.edu/wiki/index.php/EECS_148_(Spring_2008). Please include the names of the students in your group, a project title, and a short (one paragraph) description of your topic. The description need not describe everything you will investigate, but it should be enough to give me an idea of what will be included and what is outside the bounds of your interest.

Learning about your topic:

You should find and read information related to your topic. This information should be composed of a few independent sources. You can use any source (paper or electronic) that you deem respectable. Here are a few magazines that I believe are generally reliable, to give you a few examples:

• IEEE Spectrum
• IEEE Communications Magazine
• IEEE Network Magazine
• IEEE Personal Communications Magazine
• Communications of the ACM
  

A reasonable amount of information would probably be 3-5 articles from these magazines, or a corresponding amount from other sources.

You will have two deliverables: a presentation to the class and a written report.

Presentation:

Your presentation will take place on one of the following days:

• June 2 3:00-3:50
• June 4 3:00-3:50
• June 6 3:00-3:50
• June 9 4:00-6:00

Your group should sign up for a time slot on the course wiki. Each time slot will be 15 minutes. You are expected to attend all four days regardless of which day you are presenting.

Your talk should use a set of computer projected slides. You may use either ppt or pdf formats. You may use your own laptop or you may use the computer in the classroom.

You should practice your talk to learn the timing, as I will cut you off when you have used 15 minutes. Although 15 minutes might seem like a long time, you will not have time to present everything you have learned. Therefore, you should decide what you think is the most important information for your classmates.

Report:

Your written report should be a concise summary (a few pages) of your comments during the presentation, along with an electronic copy of your slides.

YOU MUST INCLUDE IN YOUR WRITTEN REPORT A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF YOUR INFORMATION SOURCES. Please include the following information for each:

1. Author of the document.
2. Title of the document (e.g. article title or web page title).
3. Venue where the document was published (e.g. journal, conference, magazine, publisher, name of website).
4. Where to find the document within the venue (e.g. volume number and page number, or path within webpage sitemap), if available.
5. Date written; for webpages without a date written include the date accessed.
6. URL, if available. This should be the direct URL provided by the venue, not the URL used through a search engine or abstracting service.

You should email me your report & slides by the day you present.

Grading:

You will be graded primarily on the effectiveness of your transmission of information to your classmates. Specifically, I will assign scores for preparation (how well did you demonstrate that you know the material), content (which material did you include in your presentation), presentation (how well did you communicate this information to your classmates), and length (how closely did you match the 15 minute target). In addition, you will receive comments from me and from your classmates.