This assignment is only required of <i>graduate</i> students. The goal of 
the research paper/presentation is to bring you up to 
speed of the current state of the art of networking. Student teams are 
allowed to work on and deliver presentations, however papers must be 
completed <i>individually</i>. 


<p>The first step is to identify an interesting networking topic that you 
would like to 
investigate on your own. Example topics are networks security (worms, 
viruses, spyware, DDos, middleboxes, honey-pots), routing security, privacy 
and anonymity without PKI, ISP traffic engineering, wireless and sensor 
networks, future directions in the Internet architecture, etc. 

<p>Submit a half-page description of your research topic. Your description  
should includes the following elements: 
<ol>
<li> One paragraph describing the topic you plan to investigate.
<li> One paragraph describing the motivation for your topic. Explain why 
your topic is interesting and important. 
<li> State whether you intend to deliver a paper or a presentation, and 
the reasons that drive your choice. 
</ol>
I will provide feedback on your proposed research topic. Have fun!