ELT-53608 Network Analysis and Dimensioning, 5 cr
Additional information
Suitable for postgraduate studies.
Person responsible
Dmitri Moltchanov, Mikko Valkama, Evgeny Kucheryavy
Lessons
| Implementation | Period | Person responsible | Requirements |
| ELT-53608 2018-01 | 1 - 2 |
Evgeny Kucheryavy Dmitri Moltchanov |
- attendance of lectures; - attendance of exercises; - sucessful completion of homeworks; - successful pass of exam. |
Learning Outcomes
- sketching theories network analysis is based upon; - understand basic notions and relations of queuing theory; - understand basic principles of modern network simulators; - understand basic techniques and the need for traffic measurements and modeling; - get basic view of useful math techniques.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Introduction to network analysis: Reminder of probability theory Reminder of stochastic processes Reminder of statistics Reminder of special math techniques | ||
| 2. | Queuing theory: - Arrival and service processes - Little result - Queuing systems of M/M/m/-/- type - M/G/1 and G/M/1 queues | ||
| 3. | Network simulation: - basics of network simulations - discrete event simulations; - generating random numbers; - data collection methods; - variance reduction techniques | ||
| 4. | Traffic modeling: - the need for traffic modeling; - points and level of interest; - Internet traffic properties and changes; - Models and algorithms | ||
| 5. | Special techniques: - traffic marix and network optimization; - inverse tasks in network analysis. |
Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes
Course is evaluated based on the following: Examination Exersises Homeworks
Assessment scale:
Numerical evaluation scale (0-5)
Partial passing:
Study material
| Type | Name | Author | ISBN | URL | Additional information | Examination material |
| Book | Queuing systems | Kleinrock L. | available in the TUT library | Yes | ||
| Book | H. Perros | Excellent introduction to simulations of computer networks. | No | |||
| Other literature | Queuing theory page | Myron Hlinka | A plenty of useful information that is freely available. | No |
Prerequisites
| Course | Mandatory/Advisable | Description |
| ELT-51108 Computer Networking I | Mandatory |
Correspondence of content
| Course | Corresponds course | Description |
| ELT-53608 Network Analysis and Dimensioning, 5 cr | ELT-53607 Network Analysis and Dimensioning, 6 cr |