FIT3030 - Network performance and modelling

Leader: Arkady Zaslavsky

Offered

Caulfield First semester 2007 (Day)

Synopsis

Topics covered in this unit include the need for network performance studies, indicators of network performance and measuring network performance; SNMP and other Network monitoring tools; Predicting Network performance; Queueing theory and Modeling of networks; Overheads of network protocols including features of TCP/IP that effect network performance; Network performance in distributed systems.

Objectives

At the completion of this subject students should be able to:

1. understand various measures of data network performance;
2. be able to use various hardware and software tools to measure performance;
3. use simulation packages to construct models of computer networks;
4. use models for performance analysis and prediction;
5. make recommendations for network performance improvement.

Assessment

Practical work: Laboratory Practical tests: 15%
Network Modelling project: 25%
Theory: Final Exam (3hr): 60%

Contact hours

Lecture: 2 hours/week. Tutorial: 2 hours/week.

Prerequisites

CPE1007 or CPE2002 or FIT1005 or CSE2318 or CSE3318

Prohibitions

CSE3151, CPE3014