Schedule
- 8/26 - Week 1
Overview of Computer Network Design and Analysis
Background and review of fundamentals
Required Reading: Chapter 1
- 9/2 - Week 2
Introduction to queueing theory, M/M/1 queue
Required Reading: Chapter 3
- 9/9 - Week 3
M/M/1 queue, expected queue size and
delay, Little's formula
Required Reading: Chapter 3
- 9/16 - Week 4
Markov Chains
Required Reading: Chapter 3
- 9/23 - Week 5
Queueing system with loss
Required Reading: Chapter 3
- 10/30 - Week 6
Embedded Markov Chains
Required Reading: Chapter 3
- 10/7 - Week 7
Priority Queues
Required Reading: Chapter 3
- 10/14 - Week 8
Columbus Day Holiday– No Class
- 10/21 - Week 9
Network of Queues
Required Reading: Chapter 6
- 10/28 - Week 10
Network of Queues
Required Reading: Chapter 6
- 11/4 - Week 11
Mid-term Exam (in-class)
- 11/11 - Week 12
Network of Queues
Required Reading: References
- 11/18 - Week 13
General Applications
Required Reading: References
- 11/25 - Week 14
Applications: Traffic Engineering
Required Reading: References
- 12/2 - Week 15
Applications: Traffic Engineering
Required Reading: References
- 12/16 - Week 16
Final Exam (in class)