Transcript nms 02 network services

Network Services
1960's
1969 - DoD-ARPA creates an experimental
network – ARPANET – as a test-bed for
emerging networking technologies
ARPANET originally connected 4 universities &
enabled scientists to share info & resources
across long distances
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1980's
1983 - The TCP/IP protocols becomes the only
set of protocols used on the ARPANET
This sets a standard for all networks, and
generates the use of the term Internet as the
net of nets
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1990's
1993 - CERN releases WWW, developed by
Tim Berners-Lee
It uses HTTP and hypertext, revolutionizing the
way info is presented & accessed on Internet
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1990's
1993-1994 - Web browsers Mosaic & Netscape
Navigator are introduced
Their GUI makes WWW & Internet more
appealing to the general public
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Today’s Goal: Internet Services
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To look at several services provided by the
Internet
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FTP
Telnet
Web
eMail
Instant messaging
VoIP
But first, we need to find out about the
addressing scheme used on the Internet
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Internet Addressing
• Regular post cannot be delivered unless we
write a destination address on the envelope
• Same is true for the Internet
• Regular post can be delivered at the intended
address even if the given address is not
precise. That is not the case for Internet
addressing
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203.215.177.33
DNS address
IP address
www.vu.edu.pk
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IP Address (1)
• A unique identifier for a computer on a TCP/IP
network
• Format: four 8-bit numbers separated by
periods. Each 8-bit number can be 0 to 255
• Example:
– 203.215.177.33 (IP address of the VU Web server)
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IP Address (2)
• Networks using TCP/IP route messages based
on the IP address of the destination
• Any IP addresses (as long as they are unique)
can be assigned within a PN
• However, connecting a PN to the Internet
requires using unique, registered IP addresses
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Domain Names
• IP addresses are fine for computers, but difficult
to recognize and remember for humans
• A domain name is a meaningful, easy-toremember ‘label’ for an IP address
• Examples:
203.215.177.33
216.239.33.101
www.vu.edu.pk
www.google.com
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DNS: Domain Name System (1)
• DNS is the way that Internet domain names are
located & translated into IP addresses
• Maintaining a single, central table of domain
name/IP address relationships is impractical
– Billions of DNS-IP translations take place every day
– The DNS-IP tables get updated continuously
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DNS: Domain Name System (2)
• Tables of DNs & IP addresses are distributed
throughout the Internet on numerous servers
• There is a DNS server at most ISPs. It converts
the domain names in our Internet requests to
actual IP addresses
• In case it does not have a particular domain
name in its table, it makes a request to another
DNS server on the Internet
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Internet Services
There are many, but we will
look at only the following:
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FTP
Telnet
Web
eMail
Instant messaging
VoIP
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FTP: File Transfer Protocol
• Used to transfer files between computers on a
TCP/IP network (e.g Internet)
• Simple commands allow the user to:
– List, change, create folders on a remote computer
– Upload and download files
• Typical use: Transferring Web content from the
developer’s PC to the Web server
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Telnet Protocol
• Using Telnet, a user can remotely log on to a
computer (connected to the user’s through a
TCP/IP network, e.g. Internet) & have control
over it like a local user, including control over
running various programs
• In contrast, FTP allows file operations only
• Typical use: Configuring and testing of a remote
Web server
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The Web
• The greatest, shared resource of information
created by humankind
• A user may access any item on the Web
through a URL, e.g.
http://www.vu.edu.pk/cs/index.html
• Before, going any further, let us dissect this
URL
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http://www.vu.edu.pk/cs/index.html
Protocol
Identifier
Server
Address
Directory &
File Name
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How does the Web work?
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User launches the browser on his/her computer
User’s
Computer
Browser
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User types in the URL into the browser
User’s
Computer
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The browser breaks down the URL
User’s
Computer
http://www.vu.edu.pk/cs/index.html
www.vu.edu.pk
Server’s Name
http
Protocol
Identifier
cs/index.html
Directory &
File Name
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Browser sends server’s name to the DNS server
User’s
Computer
Domain Name
DNS
Server
IP Address
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Browser establishes a connection with the server
User’s
Computer
Internet
Web
Server
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Browser sends a ‘GET’ request for cs/index.html
User’s
Computer
Web
Server
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Server sends the requested file to the browser
User’s
Computer
Web
Server
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Browser displays index.html
User’s
Computer
X
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eMail
• Computer-to-computer messaging
• Inexpensive, and quite quick, but not instant!
• The most popular service on the Internet, even
more than surfing, but soon to be overtaken by
instant messaging
• Billions are sent every day
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How does an eMail system work?
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But first, the components:
• eMail client
• SMTP server
• POP3 server
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eMail Clients
• Programs used for writing, sending, receiving,
and displaying eMail messages
• Examples: Outlook, Communicator, Hotmail,
YahooMail
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SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
A protocol used to send and receive
eMail messages over a TCP/IP network
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POP3: Post Office Protocol
• A protocol used for receiving eMail messages
• A POP3 server maintains text files (one file per
user account) containing all messages received
by a user
• eMail client interacts with the POP3 server for
discovering and downloading new eMail
messages
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The message is prepared using the eMail client
Sender’s
Computer
eMail
Client
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The eMail client sends it to the SMTP server
Sender’s
Computer
SMTP
Server
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If the receiver is local, it goes to the POP3 server
Sender’s
Computer
POP3
Server
SMTP
Server
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The receiver picks it at his/her convenience
Sender’s
Computer
POP3
Server
SMTP
Server
Receiver's
Computer
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Otherwise, it is sent to receiver's SMTP server
Sender’s
Computer
SMTP
Server
Internet
SMTP
Server
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Which forwards it to the local POP3 server
Sender’s
Computer
SMTP
Server
POP3
Server
SMTP
Server
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The receiver picks it at his/her convenience
Sender’s
Computer
SMTP
Server
Receiver's
Computer
POP3
Server
SMTP
Server
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The Trouble with eMail
• Slow response times
• No way of knowing if the person we are sending
eMail to is there to read it
• The process of having a conversation through
eMail by exchanging several short messages is
too cumbersome
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Instant messaging (IM) solves these problems
Instant Messaging
• The IM services available on the Internet (e.g.
ICQ, AIM, MSN Messenger, Yahoo!
Messenger) allow us to maintain a list of people
(contacts) that we interact with regularly
• We can send an instant messages to any of the
contacts in our list as long as that contact is
online
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Using Instant Messaging (1)
• Whenever a contact in our list comes online,
the IM client informs us through an alert
message and by playing a sound
• To send an instant message to a contact, just
click on the contact in the IM client, and start
typing the message
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Using Instant Messaging (2)
• The selected contact will receive that message
almost immediately after you press ‘Enter’
• When the contact’s IM client receives the
message, it alerts the contact with a blinking
message and by playing a sound
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Using Instant Messaging (3)
• That contact then can type a response to the
received message, and send it instantly
• Several such conversations can be carried out
simultaneously, each occupying a separate IM
windows
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How instant messaging works?
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User launches the IM client
IM Client
Internet
My Computer
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IM client finds the IM server & logs in
My Computer
IM Server
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It sends communication info (IP address, etc) to
the IM server
Temporary
File
My Computer
IM Server
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IM server finds user’s contacts & sends him/her
the communication info for the ones online
My Computer
IM Server
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IM server also tells the contacts that the user is
online; sends his/her communication info to them
Contact’s
Computer
My Computer
IM Server
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Now the user’s & the contact’s IM clients are
ready to communicate directly (P2P)
Contact’s
Computer
My Computer
IM Server
The IM server doesn’t
play any part in this
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P2P communication
As new contact’s come online, IM server informs
them about the user being online & vice versa
Contact
A’s Computer
My Computer
IM Server
Contact
B’s Computer
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Multiple, simultaneous conversations are possible
Contact
A’s Computer
My Computer
IM Server
Contact
B’s Computer
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When the user logs-off, his/her IM client informs
the IM server
Contact
A’s Computer
My Computer
IM Server
Contact
B’s Computer
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IM server erases the temporary file and informs
the user’s contact’s about his/her ‘offline’ status
Contact
A’s Computer
My Computer
IM Server
Contact
B’s Computer
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Key Point
• Once the IM server provides the communication
info to the user and his/her contact’s IM client,
the two are able to communicate with each
other without the IM server’s assistance
• This server-less connection is termed as a P2P
connection
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Question
• Why do we require the server in the first place?
• Why doesn’t my IM client look for the user’s
contact’s IM client without the IM server’s help?
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Answer
• Many users (including almost all home users)
do not have permanent IP addresses. They are
assigned temporary IP addresses by their ISP
each time they connect to the Internet
• The server-based IM scheme removes the
need of having permanent IP numbers
• It also gives IM users true mobility, allowing
them the use of IM from any Internet-connected
computer
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