You may satisfy part of the project requirement for CSC 5-423 by one of the following:

 I. As a group ( no more than 3 people) or as an individual you can do the following:
Using the following reference on sockets : Sockets  complete the following programming assignment in C/C++ or Java.

Program I
 

Please indicate the names of all group members and the work that each did on the assignment.
 

OR
II. Chose  a topic  form among the topics listed below. Identify 2 suitable recent publication ( research article or white paper ) of length (five or more pages)
and write 2  three page summaries of these articles. If you can not identify a paper of  suitable length, then choose two papers of 2-3 pages each in lieu of a five page paper( 3 summaries total).

CORBA
Internet II
LEO Low Earth Orbit Satellite Systems
CISCO Systems
IP Telephony
Public Key Infrastructure
E-Commerce and Security
Automated Network Management Systems
Virtual Private Networks
ASDL
Any topic that you deem acceptable subject to Dr. G. Wiggins approval( via email please!)

Note: You may make use of the resources provided by Stallings at http://WilliamStallings.com/StudentSupport.html