ECS4347

Telecommunications network performance

W A Brown

3 points
* 16 lectures and 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 including ATM.

Assessment Examination (2 hours): 80%
* Assignments: 20%

Recommended texts

Schwartz M Broadband integrated networks Prentice-Hall, 1996
Schwartz M Telecommunication networks: Protocols, modeling and analysis Addison-Wesley, 1987