CmpE 475 Fall 2000 Term paper, M. Ufuk Caglayan, 21.9.2000.
Due: 26.10.2000, 12:00 noon

There is no specific subject assigned. You must read 3-5 research papers in a related area of your choice ın computer networks, preferably on subjects covered in this course and write a term paper 6-to-8 pages long, 1.5 space. Typical journals to from which you can select your research papers include IEEE Communications, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Netwotking, Communications of ACM, IEEE Networks, etc. You should carefuly explain your understanding of the subject using your own words (your English, even if it is broken..!).

Your paper must have at least the following sections :
- Title, author, address of the author, email address
- Abstract (around 300 words)
- Introduction (what is the subject, the importance of the subject, the relation of the selected subject to nearby subjects, what has been done  in this paper
- One or more sections on the specifics of the selected subject
- Conclusions, including the expected future work
- References, must clearly identify which papers you have read to write your paper. The list should include other relevant papers, technical reports, books etc. related to the area of your selection, referenced by other authors but you did not have time to read. All references must be referenced in the text in the form lastnameNNNN, where lastname is the lastname of the first auhtor of the publication and NNNN is the publication year.

Grading : Paper content is 70% (correctness of the subject selected 20%) and form (cover page, introduction, body of the paper, conclusion, references) 30%.