Communication network performance
S Giles
4 points * 2 hours per week * First semester * Caulfield * Prerequisites: COT 2001 or COT2004
To provide students with a knowledge of models of, and the tools and techniques for, measuring the performance of data communication networks for the purpose of optimising network performance. Topics include the following: data communication network hierarchical configuration; queuing theory; elements of tele-traffic engineering; blocking delay; throughput; utilisation; network modelling and performance analysis of both circuit-switched networks and packet-switched networks; network traffic controls; network design using simulation packages; network management tools and methodologies.
Assessment
Examination (2 hours): 60% * Two practical assignments: 40%
Recommended texts
Schwartz M Telecommunication networks: Protocols, modelling and analysis Addison-Wesley, 1991