In the Fall of2006, I am teaching a course on the
architecture and design of
Web application servers
(E6998-04). A Web application server
COMS 6998: Web Application Servers: Architecture and
Design
Day/Time: M 11:00am-12:50pm Location: 407 Mathematics Building
Instructor: Donald F Ferguson
Commercial applications use several infrastructure building blocks.
Communication networks, operating systems and databases are
another. There are several texts and courses describing the architecture
and implementations of networks, databases and operating systems.
Commercial servers often rely on application servers, which provide
support for transaction programs and applications. The current
generation
of application servers focuses on Web applications, thus the term Web
Application Server.
This course will cover the implementation design of Web application
servers,
including workload management, support for transactions, management,
security and other quality of service.
The course will instructor lectures, student presentations of short
papers,
and class discussions. Student papers, presentations and class
participation
will determine grades.