This course provides an overview of current technologies, standards, and concepts for network services. The students should adopt basic knowledge necessary to understand, develop, and to apply different technologies and standard to relize network services (e.g., Service Level Agreements) in various application areas (e.g. Cloud computing, SOA, etc.).

The lecture comprises theoretical concepts, tools, middleware, and existing SLA Systems including:

- SLA languages, concepts, standards
- SLAs in different programming models (components, workflows, etc.)
- SLA management e.g., autonomic management, enforcement and enactment
- SLA negotiation models: auctions, negotiation protocols, meta negotiation, negotiation
- SLA compliance management: models, languages, middleware
- SLAs in Clouds: bootstrapping, mapping, etc.
- SLAs and markets: managing market liquidity
- SLAs and emerging SOA/Cloud business models

I am on maternity leave. The lecture will take place again in the winter semester 2016/17.

ECTS-Breakdown (Aufwands-Aufschlüsselung): 3 ECTS, entsprechen nach Studienplan etwa 75 Stunden Aufwand

* ca.*50% Vorlesungsanteil, 50% Übungsanteil  = 37h Vorlesung, 38h Übung
* Vorlesung: 12h
* Vorlesungsprüfung (Vorbereitung und Teilnahme): 25h
* Übungsvorbesprechung und Themenausgabe: 1h
* Selbstständige Erarbeitung der Übungsaufgaben: 35h
* Ergebnispräsentation: 2h
* Summe: 37h (Vorlesung) + 38h (Übung) = 75h