R02 ACS MPhil - Network Architectures

Third Essay (due Jan 20)


What is Network Architecture?

Use Data Centers versus Internet of Things as a contrast to illustrate your answer.


IoT (first is probably enough):
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10796-014-9492-7#/page-1
and
http://www.internetofthings.fi/

Data Centers (first is probably enough):
Google: http://conferences.sigcomm.org/sigcomm/2015/pdf/papers/p183.pdf
Azure: http://conferences.sigcomm.org/sigcomm/2015/pdf/papers/keynote.pdf
Facebook: http://conferences.sigcomm.org/sigcomm/2015/pdf/papers/p123.pdf

one of these two may also be useful!
Rack Scale Systems + Numa:
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/teaching/1617/R02/papers/p551.pdf
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/teaching/1617/R02/papers/SONUMA_ASPLOS14.pdf