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Course Catalog 2014-2015
ELT-53606 Network Analysis and Dimensioning I, 4-7 cr |
Additional information
Suitable for postgraduate studies
Person responsible
Dmitri Moltchanov, Evgeny Kucheryavy
Lessons
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Requirements
- attendance of lectures;
- attendance of exercises;
- sucessful completion of homeworks;
- successful pass of exam.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation
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 (1-5) will be used on the course
Partial passing:
Study material
| Type | Name | Author | ISBN | URL | Edition, availability, ... | Examination material | Language |
| Book | Queuing systems | Kleinrock L. | available in the TUT library | Yes | English | ||
| Book | H. Perros | Excellent introduction to simulations of computer networks. | No | English | |||
| Other literature | Queuing theory page | Myron Hlinka | A plenty of useful information that is freely available. | No | English |
Prerequisites
| Course | Mandatory/Advisable | Description |
| ELT-51106 Computer Networking I | Mandatory | |
| ELT-53106 Computer Networking II | Advisable |
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Correspondence of content
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More precise information per implementation
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| Implementation of ELT-53606 for 2014-2015 | Lectures Excercises Practical works |
Contact teaching: 0 % Distance learning: 0 % Self-directed learning: 0 % |