Distributed Programming

Java programming language and TCP/IP protocol stack.

Theoretical lessons based on presentation, demonstration and discussion of topics related to the objectives of the curricular unit.

Practical lessons based on programming assignments.

A project assignment.

A final exam.

This curricular unit aims at providing the students the ability to plan and develop object-oriented distributed applications through the use of different programming paradigms/levels of abstraction, i.e., remote communication, remote/distributed objects, and web services. This type of application requires the ability to understand and deal with issues such as concurrency, synchronization, remote communication, and access to remote objects.

• Implementation of Java distributed applications for TCP/IP networks
• Addressing
• Connectionless communication (UDP)
• Connection-oriented communication (TCP)
• Group communication
• Concurrency and input/output multiplexing
• Multithreaded applications
• Mutual exclusion mechanisms
• HTTP
•     N-Tier architecture
•     JDBC and JPA
•     Introduction to middleware solutions for distributed applications
• Middleware, serialization, RPC, and remote object concepts
• Sun PRC
• Main types of remote objects (singleton, stateful, stateless, etc.)
• Java RMI
• CORBA
• REST Web services
•     Implementation of Java RMI distributed applications
• Servers
• Clients
• Callback
• Remote object activation
• Introduction to security mechanisms
•     Implementation of CORBA distributed applications in Java
• Servers
• Clients
•     Implementation of Java distributed applications based on REST web/API services
• Servers
• Clients
• http authentication mechanisms
• Spring Boot platform

NAO

• Main Bibliography
• Study material prepared and collected by the teachers and made available on the InforEstudante platform.

• Complementary Bibliography
• REILLY, D. & REILLY, M. (2002). Java Network Programming & Distributed Computing. Addison-Wesley
• BOJE, J. (2019). Spring Boot 2 : how to get started and build a microservice (3rd ed). Frankfurt : Codeboje (available in the ISEC library: 1A-12-205)
• COULOURIS, G., DOLLIMORE, J., KINDBERG, T, & BLAIR, G. (2011). Distributed Systems – Concepts and Design (5th Edition). Addison-Wesley (available in the ISEC library: 1A-1-440)
• VITILLO, R. (2021). Understanding distributed systems (version 1.1.1) (available in the ISEC library: 1A-1-460)