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SYSE-843 PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF NETWORKS
Campus RCMS
Programs PG
Session Fall Semester 2016
Course Title PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF NETWORKS
Course Code SYSE-843
Credit Hours 3
Pre-Requisutes Communication Systems and Networks
Course Objectives
  • The course applies the concepts of available modeling techniques, including mathematical methods like Markov chains and Petri nets, and simulation methods.
  • Models are usually too large to be handled by a computer system, and, due to model complexity, model development is very time consuming.
  • Further, the course will present the methods for complexity reduction, which considerably reduces development time.
  • In addition, a strategy for developing a generator for automatic model derivation is also the part of this course.
Detail Content
  • Introduction
    • Models and Performance Evaluation
    • Parallel System Architecture
    • Distributed System Architecture
  • Characteristics of Network Architectures
    • Switching Techniques
    • Traffic patterns
    • Wired Network Architectures
    • Wireless Network Architectures
    • Network-on-Chip Architectures
    • Network Reconfiguration
  • Performance Evaluation
    • Numerical Simulation
    • Markov Chains
    • Petri Nets
  • Model Engineering
    • Model Development
    • Complexity Reduction
    • Automatic Model Generation
  • Example Simulations
    • Application: Multistage Interconnection Network
    • Cellular Network
Course Outcomes
  • After the course the student will be able to analyze design, optimize and evaluate modern day cellular and multistage interconnection network using both simulation and mathematical models.
Text/Ref Books
  • DietmarTutsch, Performance Analysis of Network Architectures. (2006)
  • Several handouts and papers.
Time Schedule
Faculty/Resource Person TVF - Ms Sana Ajmal