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Each team may be self-selected but must consist of either four or five team members.

Proposal

Deliverables

• Presentation
• Written report

Details

Your proposal will consist of an in-class presentation plus written report that discusses your project in depth. It should include:

• motivation
• project description
• software architecture
• network architecture
• significance/relation to networking
• detailed team member responsibilities
• timeline for completing milestones and final presentation/report

Milestone 1

Deliverables

• Presentation

Details

The purpose of milestones is to keep you and your team on track for a timely project completion (without pulling any all-nighters the week prior to the final deadline).

The first milestone should demonstrate progress by all team members. At this point, all research related to understanding the scope of the project should be done, and the project should be in a state where there are no knowledge gaps in the progression from the current state to the final completed solution. A specific list and timeline of completed and uncompleted tasks is expected, along with any preliminary results. You should also include a detailed discussion of the present architecture and how it aligns to what you originally proposed – were there any changes that had to be made? If so, why? What's the plan going forward?

Milestone 2

Deliverables

• Presentation

Details

The second milestone should demonstrate significant progress towards the final goal. At this point, your project's logical components should be working independently. A solid plan should be in place for the integration of all components that forms the completed solution. A specific list and timeline of completed and uncompleted tasks is expected, along with any preliminary results. You should also include a detailed discussion of the present architecture and how it aligns to what you originally proposed – were there any changes that had to be made? If so, why? What's the plan going forward?

Final Presentation and Demonstration

Deliverables

• Presentation
• Written report
• Live demonstration

Details

At the conclusion of the semester, your group must conduct a comprehensive presentation on your project. It should include a walk-through of the steps you took, problems you encountered along the way, etc. that allowed you to arrive at your completed solution. You should include a complete discussion of the network and software architecture. An analysis of the network performance and network requirements should be included as well. Each team member should demonstrate complete knowledge about the project's technical details, especially in the area in which (s)he contributed.

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All team members should contribute equally towards the final goal. For each presentation, all team member are expected to participate and lead a portion of the discussion. Be prepared to answer any questions from the class or instructors on your project.

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