Date of Award:
5-2017
Document Type:
Dissertation
Degree Name:
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department:
Computer Science
Committee Chair(s)
Stephen W. Clyde
Committee
Stephen W. Clyde
Committee
Curtis Dyreson
Committee
Haitao Wang
Committee
Young-Woo Kwon
Committee
Luis Gordillo
Abstract
Networking protocols have been developed throughout time following layered architectures such as the Open Systems Interconnection model and the Internet model. These protocols are grouped in the Internet protocol suite. Most developers do not deal with low-level protocols, instead they design application-level protocols on top of the low-level protocol. Although each application-level protocol is different, there is commonality among them and developers can apply lessons learned from one protocol to the design of new ones. Design patterns can help by gathering and sharing proven and reusable solution to common, reoccurring design problems. The Application-level Communication Protocols Design Patterns language captures this knowledge about application-level protocol design, so developers can create better, more fitting protocols base on these common and well proven solutions.
Another aspect of contemporary development technics is the need of distribution of software artifacts. Most of the development companies have started using Cloud Computing services to overcome this need; either public or private clouds are widely used. Future developers need to manage this technology infrastructure, software, and platform as services.
These two aspects, communication protocols design and cloud computing represent an opportunity to contribute to the software development community and to the software engineering education curriculum. The Application-level Communication Protocols Design Patterns language aims to help solve communication software design. The use of cloud computing in programming assignments targets on a positive influence on improving the Analysis to Reuse skills of students of computer science careers.
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Recommended Citation
Lascano, Jorge Edison, "A Pattern Language for Designing Application-Level Communication Protocols and the Improvement of Computer Science Education through Cloud Computing" (2017). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 6547.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/6547
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