Outline

• Topics: Layered protocol model. Concepts and definitions. History of Internet. RFCs. Application layer protocols.
• Reading: See here.
• Events: None

Week #2 (08/29/11) - The Internet top down (continued)

• Topics: Sockets interface. Designing a reliable data transfer protocol. Evolution of TCP.
• Reading: See here.
• Events: None

Week #3 (09/05/11) - The Internet top down (continued)

• Topics: Routing. Multiple access protocols - wired and wireless. Ethernet. Wi-Fi and Wi-Max.
• Reading: See here.
• Events: None

Week #4 (09/12/11) - Performance evaluation

• Topics: Principles of performance evaluation. Design of experiments. Output analysis. Research communities; journals and conferences. Kleinrock on performance modeling.
• Reading: See here.
• Events: None

Week #5 (09/19/11) - Measurement

• Topics: Concepts of measurement, arithmetic versus geometric mean. Instrumenting software for timing and counting measurements. Measurement tools (Wireshark, SNMP, MRTG, etc.).
• Reading: See here.
• Events: None

Week #6 (09/26/11) - Analytical modeling

• Topics: Stochastic processes and Markov models (state classification, discrete and continuous time). The Poisson process and its properties. Erlang and Coxian distributions.
• Reading: See here.
• Events: Mini-project #1 due on Wednesday by midnight

Week #7 (10/03/11) - Queueing theory

• Topics: Queuing notation, disciplines, and behavior. Arrival and service processes. Little's Law. Operational laws and analysis. Fluid flow models. The M/M/1 queue.
• Reading: See here.
• Events: None

Week #8 (10/10/11) - Queueing Theory (continued)

• Topics: Other M/M queues. The Erlang formulas. The M/G/1 queue. Jackson networks and Mean Value Analysis.
• Reading: See here.
• Events: Midterm exam in class on Wednesday

Week #9 (10/17/11) - Simulation modeling

• Topics: Components of a discrete event simulation. Flowcharts of time-based discrete event-based simulations. Principles of event lists and event ordering. Random number generation.
• Reading: See here.
• Events: None

Week #10 (10/24/11) - Simulation modeling (continued)

• Topics: Process-oriented simulation and the CSIM function library. Example models of a call center and a crossbar switch.
• Reading: See here.
• Events: Mini-project #2 due on Wednesday by midnight

• Topics: Traffic analysis and synthetic generation of traffic. Burstiness and non-stationarity. Concept of self-similarity and its effects on network performance.
• Reading: See here.
• Events: None

Week #12 (11/07/11) - Hot topic #1 - Traffic shaping and scheduling

• Topics: Overview of traffic shaping and scheduling - problems and research.
• Reading: See here.
• Events: None

Week #13 (11/14/11) - Hot topic #2 - Multicast and P2P

• Topics: Overview of multicast and its evolution to P2P - problems and research.
• Reading: See here.
• Events: Mini-project #3 due on Wednesday by midnight

Week #14 (11/21/11) - Hot topic #3 - Sensor networks

• Topics: Overview of sensor networks - problems and research.
• Reading: See here.
• Events: None

Week #15 (11/28/11) - Hot topic #4 - Green networks

• Topics: Overview of energy efficiency topics - problems and research.
• Reading: See here.
• Events: Mini-project #4 and paper review due on Wednesday by midnight

Week #16 (12/05/11) - Final exam

• Topics: None
• Reading: None
• Events: Comprehensive final exam on Wednesday, December 7th from 8pm to 10pm

Last update on October 23, 2011