MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Engineering Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
ECS4347
Telecommunications network performance
M Atiquzzaman
3 points + 16 lectures, 9 tutorial/laboratory hours + Second semester
+ Clayton + Prerequisites: ECS3342
Objectives The student is expected to acquire a basic understanding of
the techniques and tools used for performance evaluation of telecommunication
networks.
Synopsis Telecommunications network hierarchical configuration; basic
queuing theory; elements of teletraffic engineering; blocking, delay,
throughput, utilisation; network modelling and performance analysis;
circuit-switched networks, packet-switched networks; network design using
simulation package.
Assessment Examination (2 hours) + Practical work/Laboratory
work/Assignments
Prescribed texts
- Zhang L Lecture notes on telecommunications network performance Dept
Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering, Monash U, 1995
Recommended texts
- Stallings W ISDN and broadband ISDN with frame relay and ATM 3rd
edn, Prentice-Hall, 1995
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