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EP2210 Performance Analysis of Communication Networks 7.5 credits

Prestandaanalys för kommunikationsnätverk

The course focuses on modelling and analyzing communication networks, network protocols and applications, using mathematical tools. It is designed for advanced undergraduates and graduate students.

  • Educational level

    Second cycle

  • Academic level (A-D)

    D

  • Subject area

    Information Technology

  • Grade scale

    A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

At present this course is not scheduled to be offered.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course students will be able to construct tractable models of complex networking problems and attack performance problems with analytical methods or simulation. These abilities are necessary for everyone working on technical fields - to understand the capabilities of specific technologies and the success or failure of new trends.

Course main content

The course consists of 24 hours of lectures, home assignments requiring roughly 20 and project work requiring 30 hours of work by each students.

The course addresses performance issues in current and future Internet architectures:

  • Multi-access communication: CSMA/CD - reservation techniques (token and polling) - packet radio networks (WLANs)
  • Routing in data networks: shortest path routing - optimal routing and topology design
  • Flow control (TCP)
  • Quality of service (QoS) in IP networks: requirements for multimedia transmission - network support: scheduling, shaping, forward error correction
  • Current research topics on network performance

Eligibility

For single course students: 120 credits and documented proficiency in English B or equivalent

Prerequisites

EP2210 Queuing theory and teletraffic systems (or equivalent knowledge);
EP1100 Datacommunication and Computer Networks (or equivalent knowledge)

Literature

The course will be based on the book Data Networks by Dimitri Bertsekas and Robert Gallager, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-200916-1 and on selected papers.

Examination

  • TEN1 - Examination, 4.5 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
  • ÖVN1 - Exercise, 3.0 credits, grade scale: P, F

Requirements for final grade

Assigned paper (TEN1, 3 credits) Home assignments (OVN, 2 credits).

Offered by

EES/Communication Networks

Contact

Viktoria Fodor

Examiner

Viktoria Fodor

Version

Course plan valid from: Autumn 10.
Examination information valid from: Autumn 07.