• Knowing of basics of distributed information systems.
• Knowing architectures of distributed information systems.
• Ability to decompose distributed information systems in accordance with the business processes of the design object.
• Ability to generate requirements for components of information systems based on the features of distributed systems.
• Ability to plan distributed information infrastructure.
• Ability to develop distributed systems.

pre-requisites
• Theory of implementation and protocols for infocommunication networks
• Technologies of software platforms development
co-requisites:
• Telecommunications networks design
• Information security systems
• System-level programming in the infocommunications area

Coursework is designed to create and develop the skills of designing and developing distributed information systems. Explanatory note to the course work must include textual and illustrative material. Duration of the coursework implementation is one term (16 weeks). Normative time that is allocated to student implementation is 60 hours.

1. Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Maarten Van Steen, "Distributed Systems: principles and paradigms" (2nd edition)
2. Coulouris et а1., Distributed Systems — Concepts and Design.
3. Chow and Johnson, Distributed Operating Systems and Algorithms
4. Mullender, Distributed Systems, 2nd ed.
5. Verissimo and Rodrigues, Distributed Systems for Systems Architects

• In-term assessment (50%)
• Assessment of textual and illustrative parts of the coursework (10%)
• Defense of the coursework (40%)

• Knowing of communication, processes and naming in distributed systems.
• Knowing of features and requirements to distributed systems.
• Knowing of functional algorithms and models of distributed systems.
• Knowing of models and provision basics of cloud services.
• Skills to develop distributed platforms and services.
• Ability to assure the information security in distributed systems.
• Ability to assure the reliability of distributed systems and quality of cloud services.

pre-requisites
• Technologies of mobile communication networks
• Theory of implementation and protocols for infocommunication networks
• Technologies of software platforms development
co-requisites:
• Telecommunications networks design
• Information security systems
• System-level programming in the infocommunications area

This subject is very special one which integrates the key aspects on information technology and telecommunication. You will be able to learn the main advances in development and design of distributed systems. We will also learn the relation between distributed systems and clouds.

1. Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Maarten Van Steen, "Distributed Systems: principles and paradigms" (2nd edition)
2. Coulouris et а1., Distributed Systems — Concepts and Design.
3. Chow and Johnson, Distributed Operating Systems and Algorithms
4. Mullender, Distributed Systems, 2nd ed.
5. Verissimo and Rodrigues, Distributed Systems for Systems Architects

• Written reports on laboratory practicals, oral Q&A, tests (45%)
• Term test (55 %, exam): written component (73%) and oral component (27%).