University of Houston
Department of Computer Science

In partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of
Master of Science


Lawrence Pham
will defend his thesis

Ftp Simulation

Abstract

The increasing popularity of affordable but powerful computers coupled with the easy access to the Internet has revolutionized many aspects of our daily life. This technological advance has been made possible by the network protocol suite that allows computers of different operating systems and organizations to communicate. Among the protocols is the file transfer protocol (ftp). This allows computers on the internet to share files with other computers.

In this thesis we simulate the ftp protocol graphically using the OpenGL graphics library and the GLUT utilities.  We try to capture the most important parts of the protocol when we issue commands from one computer to a remote system.  We describe what is happening in the TCP/IP model suite when commands or data are handled from one protocol stack to another.  This also points out the effectiveness of this protocol to achieve its task by differentiating control processes and data processes.

Our program allows the user to follow all the steps in ftp graphically and sequentially. The user sees the action taking place in each of the network levels.

Date: Thursday, April 29, 2004
Time: 5:30 PM
Place: 550-PGH



Faculty, students, and the general public are invited.
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Olin Johnson