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© 2008 Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
Tour Your FutureThe Girls, Math & Science Partnership
Pittsburgh Supercomputing CenterComputer Network Engineering
Kathy Benninger
11 October 2008
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What do engineers do?
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What do engineers do?
• Problem solving!• Engineers create devices, systems,
structures, or processes to solve real-world problems efficiently and economically
• Use scientific, physical, and mathematical principles
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Types of Engineers
• Electrical• Mechanical• Chemical• Biomedical• Civil• Aerospace• Nuclear• Industrial
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What do you think electrical engineers do?
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Electrical Engineers do…
• Consumer electronics• Power systems• Communications systems• Computer
– Processors– Mass Storage– Networks
• Hardware: Switches, routers, interface cards• Software: Network protocol design
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With further study,Electrical Engineers also do…
• Medicine• Law• Business• Management• Public policy
An engineering education can
open many career paths
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Education for Engineering – High School
• Math– Algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus
• Science– Chemistry– Physics– Biology
• Computing• Language and communication skills
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Education for Engineering – University
• First two years– Math and science courses– Liberal arts and electives
• Last two years– Engineering specialty courses– Labs and hands-on experimentation– Group projects
• Other useful coursesTechnical writing, economics, statistics
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My Path to Engineering
• Enjoyed math and science classes• Wanted to understand “How does it work?”• Took all the available math and science
courses in high school• Electrical Engineering major at Carnegie
Mellon University• Four-year degree, BSEE
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With that BSEE degree, I’ve done:
• Circuit design and prototyping• Programming• Video systems• Computer cabling design for new building• Computer mass storage systems• Computer networks
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Network Engineering at the PSC
• Group of 12 people• 3ROX GigaPoP: design, build, and support
networks for Pittsburgh Public Schools, PSC, CMU, Pitt, Penn State, WVU, and other regional research and educational organizations
• Research: design and test new protocols and tools for maximizing network performance
• Consulting: working with users to help them optimize their usage of the network
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Day to day
• Two or three primary projects at a time– University research group wants to install some
experimental equipment– Performance testing of a proposed network
configuration
• Answer questions– E.g. “What’s the best network adapter?”
• Communication– Email, IM, meetings, conference calls
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What I Like About My Career in Engineering
• Always something new to learn• Work environment
– Intellectually challenging– Flexible– People– Collaborative
• Professional recognition• Financially rewarding
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Intro to computer networking
• How is a network built?• How does information move through a
network?• What are the components in a network?
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How is the Internet built?
• Your PC: “wired” or “wireless” connection• Home: Local Area Network (LAN)• City: Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)• Regional/National: Wide Area Network (WAN)• International
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Network Example
60 Milliseconds in the life of a packet…
(1 Millisecond = 1/1000th of a second)
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Tour 3ROX GigaPoP
• Network components• Servers• Cabling• Test equipment
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Questions?