Some Theoretical Issues in Distributed Systems - Assignment 3

Question 1

1. Contrast UDP and TCP protocols in terms of reliability and overheads. Provide some examples of internet application to justify for what internet applications UDP or TCP is more appropriate.
2. Contrast multi-thread models: thread-per-request and thread-per-connection.
3. Assume you will need to design and implement a server to respond to UDP or TCP requests, justify which multi-thread model you will use to program such a server to respond to UDP or TCP.