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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
CSE 5089	PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF COMPUTER NETWORKS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YALÇIN ÇEBI

Offered to

Computer Engineering (Non-Thesis-Evening) (English)
Computer Engineering Non-Thesis (English)
Computer Engineering (English)
Computer Engineering (English)
COMPUTER ENGINEERING (ENGLISH)

Course Objective

This course s objective, mainly, is making the students able to tackle with the most common network performance issues of today in a mathematical/theoretical way. For that effect, this course will anable the student to use Queueing theory in modeling/solving basic network perfonmance problems and will teach them using simulation techniques for solving the more complex ones. The course also aims that the students will understand how to predict the impact of several factors on network perfonmance by using analytical and simulation techniques.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	to be able to Understand performance issues as applied to Computer Networks.
2	to be able to understand Queing theory: intermediate level.
3	to be able to analyze network performance theoretically.
4	to be able to understand QoS issues of today's IP networks and Learning the actual solution approaches.
5	Learning basics of using NS2 and to be able to simulate networks by using it.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction: The aim of this course. Modeling concept.
2	Probability, markov chains, basics of queueing theory.
3	intermediate queueing theory.
4	Revival: Workings of TCP.	Most used vers.
5	Congestion concept. Effects of congestion on TCP s performance.
6	TCP s througtup analysis: Theoretically calculated.
7	IP-level control and RED protocol.
8	NP completness and QoS Routing problems
9	Integrated Services approach
10	Differentiated Services: RIO and GPS
11	WFQ and similar scheduling algorithms.
12	Wireless related Data Link Layer Protocols.
13	Positioning simulation in analysis work
14	NS2 Project Discussions

Recomended or Required Reading

Main: Huang Yih, Network Performance Analysis, 2002. Course notes/slides.
References: Web based resources for related topics (will be specified during the semestr).
Other: W. Stallings, High Speed Networks and Internet (book)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures in interactive class sessions. Mandatory submittals for given text reading summaries. Personal presantation on chosen topics.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	ASG	ASSIGNMENT
3	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.50 + ASG * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

AS1 is a homework. AS2 is an individual project. Final is a written submisson about project report.

Assessment Criteria

Interaction during class hours will be counted in Attendance and effect Final.
Checking the knowledge transfer, interest in the area and presantation of what is understood.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

: Continous connection with class progress and lecturer is required.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr.Yalçın ÇEBI
Dokuz Eylün University
Engineering Faculty
Computer Engineering Department
Tınaztepe Campus
35390 Buca/IZMIR
e-mail: yalcin@cs.deu.edu.tr
Tel: (232) 301 7407

Office Hours

will be Furnished upon request by students.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	3	42
Design Project	1	25	25
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	5	70
Preparation for midterm exam	1	10	10
Design Project	1	25	25
Quiz etc.	0	0	0
Midterm	1	3	3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			175

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11
LO.1	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	2
LO.2	1	3	1	4	2	3	2	3	3	1
LO.3	2	5	1	5	3	4	2	3	4	2
LO.4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	3
LO.5	3	4	3	4	3	4	3	4	4	1

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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