THIS IS AN INTRODUCTION COURSE TO MAKE STUDENTS FAMILIAR WITH THE
PERFORMANCE MODELING TECHNIQUES FOR THE COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS.
THE DESIGNER AND USERS OF COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS HAVE A VESTED
INTEREST IN KNOWING HOW THOSE SYSTEMS PERFORM UNDER DIFFERENT CONDITIONS. IN
ALL CASES, IT IS NECESSARY TO HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE FACTORS THAT
INFLUENCE PERFORMANCE AND THE MANNER IN WHICH THEY DO SO. SUCH UNDERSTANDING
CAN BE GAINED BY EXPERIMENTATION, I.E., EITHER WITH THE REAL SYSTEM, OR WITH
A SIMULATED VERSION OF IT. ALTERNATIVELY, ONE CAN CONSTRUCT A MATHEMATICAL
MODEL OF THE SYSTEM AND OBTAIN THE DESIRED INFORMATION BY ANALYSIS. THAT IS
THE APPROACH THAT WE SHALL ADOPT AND PURSUE IN THIS COURSE. IN THE COURSE, I
WILL SHARE THE FOLLOWING MAJOR TOPICS WITH STUDENTS.- LITTLE’S LAW AND PERFORMANCE BOUNDS

- AN INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY THEORY

-PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION

-RENEWAL PROCESSES

-QUEUING THEORY

-A HANDOFF MODEL AND ITS APPLICATIONS FOR PERSONAL COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

-AN INTRODUCTION TO EVEN-DRIVEN SIMULATION TECHNIQUE