Lecturer:

Dr.-Ing. Michael Roßberg

Department of Telematics/Computer Networks Ilmenau University of Technology Room Z 3047 Tel.: 03677 694553 Email: michael.rossberg[at]tu-ilmenau.de

Content:

This lecture will cover the following topics:

Part 1: IP-based networks and performance considerations

  • Real-time services
  • Internet QoS architectures: Intserv/Diffserv
  • Simple queueing strategies

Part 2: Performance evaluation using simulation

Introduction to performance evaluation, introduction to discrete event-driven simulation, simulation of a queuing system, basics of probability theory, obtaining results from simulation runs

Part 3: Performance evaluation by means of modeling

Modeling of distributed systems, objectives and methods of modeling, basics of traffic and queuing theory, Markov processes, elementary queuing systems, open and closed queuing networks.

Part 4: Statistical evaluation of complex problems.

Statistical evaluation of experiments and experiment design using analysis of variance (ANOVA).

Dates and Location:

Events:

  • Lecture and tutorial:

    • Monday (odd week), 09:00 am - 10:30 am, Sr Oe 3009

    • Thursday, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Sr K 2039

First date: 13.10.2022

Exercises and lectures change as needed

Please note that all mandatory information and materials are located primarily in the respective Moodle course.

Literature and Teachware:

The following books provide general introductions to the field and are recommended as companion reading.

J. F. Kurose & K. W. Ross: Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet, 2016, 7th edition, Addison Wesley.

L. L. Peterson & B. S. Davie: Computer Networks - A Systems Approach, 2011, 5th edition, Morgan Kaufman

A. Law: Simulation Modeling and Analysis, 5th edition, 2014, McGraw-Hill Education

L. Gonick & W. Smirth: The Cartoon Guide to Statistics, 1993, HarperPerennial

R. Jain: The Art of Computer Systems Performance Analysis: Techniques for Experimental Design, Measurement, Simulation, and Modeling, 1991, Wiley