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Scalability and High AvailabilityLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: TTC5550

Credits

5 op

Teaching language

  • Finnish

Responsible person

  • Jarmo Viinikanoja

Objective

Purpose of the course
You learn matters and techniques affecting scalability and availability of systems and software and the principles of their design.

Competences
EU-KW: EUR-ACE Knowledge and understanding
EU-EC: EUR-ACE Engineering practice

Learning objective of the course
You understand the concepts of scalability and high availability and how to affect them. You know various mechanisms affecting scalability and high availability as well as their weaknesses and benefits. You are able to design scalable systems where redundancy, load balancing and high availability have been taken into account.

Content

Scalability of applications, asynchronous and synchronous applications and their scalability.
Load balancing: physical and software-based. Load balancing on various layers of the OSI model: Layer 4 and Layer 7. Load balancing algorithms. Latency. Redundancy. Planned and unplanned breaks.
Scalability in cloud.
Terms related to the techniques, e.g. failover, uptime, downtime, master, slave/backup.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient 1:The student masters sufficiently the theory of scalability and high availability and is able to recognize some of the techniques affecting them. The student is able to design and implement partly scalable systems where high availability has been considered based on the system or software requirement specification.

Satisfactory 2: The student masters satisfactorily the theory of scalability and high availability and recognizes part of the techniques affecting them. The student is able to design and implement partly scalable systems where high availability has been considered based on the system or software requirement specification

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good 3: The student masters the theory of scalability and high availability well and recognizes the techniques affecting them. The student is able to design and implement scalable systems where high availability has been considered based on the system or software requirement specification

Very good 4: The student masters commendably the theory of scalability and high availability and the techniques affecting them. The student is able to design and implement scalable systems where high availability has been considered based on the system or software requirement specification

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent 5: The student masters excellently the theory of scalability and high availability and is able to recognize the techniques affecting them. The student is able to design and implement a scalable systems where high availability has been considered based on the system or software requirement specification

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass. The student masters passably the theory of scalability and high availability and is able to recognize some of the techniques affecting them. The student is able to design and implement partly scalable systems where high availability has been considered based on the system or software requirement specification

Enrollment

18.11.2024 - 09.01.2025

Timing

13.01.2025 - 30.04.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Face-to-face

Unit

School of Technology

Campus

Lutakko Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 35

Degree programmes
  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Information and Communications Technology
Teachers
  • Jussi Ahonen
Groups
  • TTV22S5
    Tieto- ja viestintätekniikka (AMK)
  • TTV22S2
    Tieto- ja viestintätekniikka (AMK)
  • TTV22S3
    Tieto- ja viestintätekniikka (AMK)
  • TTV22S1
    Tieto- ja viestintätekniikka (AMK)
  • TTV22S4
    Tieto- ja viestintätekniikka (AMK)

Objectives

Purpose of the course
You learn matters and techniques affecting scalability and availability of systems and software and the principles of their design.

Competences
EU-KW: EUR-ACE Knowledge and understanding
EU-EC: EUR-ACE Engineering practice

Learning objective of the course
You understand the concepts of scalability and high availability and how to affect them. You know various mechanisms affecting scalability and high availability as well as their weaknesses and benefits. You are able to design scalable systems where redundancy, load balancing and high availability have been taken into account.

Content

Scalability of applications, asynchronous and synchronous applications and their scalability.
Load balancing: physical and software-based. Load balancing on various layers of the OSI model: Layer 4 and Layer 7. Load balancing algorithms. Latency. Redundancy. Planned and unplanned breaks.
Scalability in cloud.
Terms related to the techniques, e.g. failover, uptime, downtime, master, slave/backup.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Sufficient 1:The student masters sufficiently the theory of scalability and high availability and is able to recognize some of the techniques affecting them. The student is able to design and implement partly scalable systems where high availability has been considered based on the system or software requirement specification.

Satisfactory 2: The student masters satisfactorily the theory of scalability and high availability and recognizes part of the techniques affecting them. The student is able to design and implement partly scalable systems where high availability has been considered based on the system or software requirement specification

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

Good 3: The student masters the theory of scalability and high availability well and recognizes the techniques affecting them. The student is able to design and implement scalable systems where high availability has been considered based on the system or software requirement specification

Very good 4: The student masters commendably the theory of scalability and high availability and the techniques affecting them. The student is able to design and implement scalable systems where high availability has been considered based on the system or software requirement specification

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent 5: The student masters excellently the theory of scalability and high availability and is able to recognize the techniques affecting them. The student is able to design and implement a scalable systems where high availability has been considered based on the system or software requirement specification

Evaluation criteria, pass/failed

Pass. The student masters passably the theory of scalability and high availability and is able to recognize some of the techniques affecting them. The student is able to design and implement partly scalable systems where high availability has been considered based on the system or software requirement specification

Enrollment

20.11.2023 - 04.01.2024

Timing

08.01.2024 - 30.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Face-to-face

Unit

School of Technology

Campus

Lutakko Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 35

Degree programmes
  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Information and Communications Technology
Teachers
  • Jussi Ahonen
Groups
  • TTV21S3
    Tieto- ja viestintätekniikka (AMK)
  • TTV21S5
    Tieto- ja viestintätekniikka (AMK)
  • TTV21S2
    Tieto- ja viestintätekniikka (AMK)
  • TTV21S1
    Tieto- ja viestintätekniikka (AMK)

Objectives

Purpose of the course
You learn matters and techniques affecting scalability and availability of systems and software and the principles of their design.

Competences
EU-KW: EUR-ACE Knowledge and understanding
EU-EC: EUR-ACE Engineering practice

Learning objective of the course
You understand the concepts of scalability and high availability and how to affect them. You know various mechanisms affecting scalability and high availability as well as their weaknesses and benefits. You are able to design scalable systems where redundancy, load balancing and high availability have been taken into account.

Content

Scalability of applications, asynchronous and synchronous applications and their scalability.
Load balancing: physical and software-based. Load balancing on various layers of the OSI model: Layer 4 and Layer 7. Load balancing algorithms. Latency. Redundancy. Planned and unplanned breaks.
Scalability in cloud.
Terms related to the techniques, e.g. failover, uptime, downtime, master, slave/backup.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Materials in the e-learning environment.

Teaching methods

- lectures
- independent study
- webinars
- small group learning
- exercises
- learning tasks
- seminars

Practical training and working life connections

If possible
- visiting lecturers
- projects

Exam dates and retake possibilities

The possible date and method of the exam will be announced in the course opening.

Alternative completion methods

The admission procedures are described in the degree rule and the study guide. The teacher of the course will give you more information on possible specific course practices.

Student workload

One credit (1 Cr) corresponds to an average of 27 hours of work.

- lectures 52 h
- exercises 15 h
- assignment 35 h
- independent study 30 h
- company visits 3 h
Total 135 h

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Sufficient 1:The student masters sufficiently the theory of scalability and high availability and is able to recognize some of the techniques affecting them. The student is able to design and implement partly scalable systems where high availability has been considered based on the system or software requirement specification.

Satisfactory 2: The student masters satisfactorily the theory of scalability and high availability and recognizes part of the techniques affecting them. The student is able to design and implement partly scalable systems where high availability has been considered based on the system or software requirement specification

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

Good 3: The student masters the theory of scalability and high availability well and recognizes the techniques affecting them. The student is able to design and implement scalable systems where high availability has been considered based on the system or software requirement specification

Very good 4: The student masters commendably the theory of scalability and high availability and the techniques affecting them. The student is able to design and implement scalable systems where high availability has been considered based on the system or software requirement specification

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent 5: The student masters excellently the theory of scalability and high availability and is able to recognize the techniques affecting them. The student is able to design and implement a scalable systems where high availability has been considered based on the system or software requirement specification

Evaluation criteria, pass/failed

Pass. The student masters passably the theory of scalability and high availability and is able to recognize some of the techniques affecting them. The student is able to design and implement partly scalable systems where high availability has been considered based on the system or software requirement specification

Enrollment

01.11.2022 - 05.01.2023

Timing

09.01.2023 - 28.04.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Face-to-face

Unit

School of Technology

Campus

Lutakko Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 35

Degree programmes
  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Information and Communications Technology
Teachers
  • Jussi Ahonen

Objectives

Purpose of the course
You learn matters and techniques affecting scalability and availability of systems and software and the principles of their design.

Competences
EU-KW: EUR-ACE Knowledge and understanding
EU-EC: EUR-ACE Engineering practice

Learning objective of the course
You understand the concepts of scalability and high availability and how to affect them. You know various mechanisms affecting scalability and high availability as well as their weaknesses and benefits. You are able to design scalable systems where redundancy, load balancing and high availability have been taken into account.

Content

Scalability of applications, asynchronous and synchronous applications and their scalability.
Load balancing: physical and software-based. Load balancing on various layers of the OSI model: Layer 4 and Layer 7. Load balancing algorithms. Latency. Redundancy. Planned and unplanned breaks.
Scalability in cloud.
Terms related to the techniques, e.g. failover, uptime, downtime, master, slave/backup.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Materials in the e-learning environment.

Teaching methods

- lectures
- independent study
- distance learning
- webinars
- small group learning
- exercises
- learning tasks
- seminars

Practical training and working life connections

- visiting lecturers
- projects

Exam dates and retake possibilities

The possible date and method of the exam will be announced in the course opening.

Alternative completion methods

The admission procedures are described in the degree rule and the study guide. The teacher of the course will give you more information on possible specific course practices.

Student workload

One credit (1 Cr) corresponds to an average of 27 hours of work.

- lectures 52 h
- exercises 15 h
- assignment 35 h
- independent study 30 h
- company visits 3 h
Total 135 h

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Sufficient 1:The student masters sufficiently the theory of scalability and high availability and is able to recognize some of the techniques affecting them. The student is able to design and implement partly scalable systems where high availability has been considered based on the system or software requirement specification.

Satisfactory 2: The student masters satisfactorily the theory of scalability and high availability and recognizes part of the techniques affecting them. The student is able to design and implement partly scalable systems where high availability has been considered based on the system or software requirement specification

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

Good 3: The student masters the theory of scalability and high availability well and recognizes the techniques affecting them. The student is able to design and implement scalable systems where high availability has been considered based on the system or software requirement specification

Very good 4: The student masters commendably the theory of scalability and high availability and the techniques affecting them. The student is able to design and implement scalable systems where high availability has been considered based on the system or software requirement specification

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent 5: The student masters excellently the theory of scalability and high availability and is able to recognize the techniques affecting them. The student is able to design and implement a scalable systems where high availability has been considered based on the system or software requirement specification

Evaluation criteria, pass/failed

Pass. The student masters passably the theory of scalability and high availability and is able to recognize some of the techniques affecting them. The student is able to design and implement partly scalable systems where high availability has been considered based on the system or software requirement specification