CS2680 6-2-dcs

Reading Review for Class 10

This class’s readings are (pick 1):

• JellyFish
• RotorNet

Optional:

• Aquila
• pFabric

Your review should include both a summary of these papers, which discusses

• the problem the paper addresses
• the paper’s solution
• the evidence the paper provides that the solution was correct. Remember to keep in mind the historical context the papers discuss.

Your review should also discuss, after the summary:

• whether the problem the paper solved is an important one
• whether the solution was a good one
• whether the paper was fun or enjoyable to read.
• what questions you have about the paper, or which parts of the paper (if any) you found hard to understand.

You should answer the above questions in about one sentence each. The remainder of your review (about the below questions) should be about a page (~500 words) long.

Finally, for this week’s papers, please reflect on the following question:

Both Jellyfish and RotorNet describe significantly different datacenter network designs than the fat-tree based design commonly used today. Describe the relative advantages and disadvantages of the paper you read and the fat-tree design.