307638 (v.1) Networking Theory and Fundamentals 601

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Area:	Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	4.0
Lecture:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Co Requisite(s):	11341 (v.4) Stochastic Processes for Telecommunications Systems 601 or any previous version
Syllabus:	Queuing Systems including - systems of flow, specification and measure, notation and structure, definition and classification of stochastic processes, Little's result, birth-death processes, transform methods, solution of differential-difference equations, continuous-time Markov chains, the M/M/1 queue, multi-server systems, M/M/c, M/M/c/c and M/M/8, finite-source queuing systems, M/G/1 queuing systems, Burke's theorem, Jackson's theorem, circuit and packet switching, origin of the PSTN(public switched telephone network). Converged Networks - real-time traffic versus data traffic, best-effort service in connectionless networks, connection-oriented communications networks, ATM (asynchronous transfer mode) networks, control/management, sharing of resources, indirect store-and-forward deadlock, routing constraints.
Unit Outcomes:	Upon completion of this unit students will be able to demonstrate competence with respect to - Queueing system theory. Circuit and packet switching. Real time traffic versus data traffic on converged networks. Best effort service in connectionless networks. Connection-orientated communication networks and ATM networks. Network management issues including routing constraints and deadlock.
Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.
Unit References:	Budrikis. Z.L. (1999). Switching Systems. 2nd Ed. Perth, WA. Curtin University of Technology.
Unit Texts:	Kleinrock. L. (1975). Queueing Systems. Volume I: Theory. Wiley. ISBN 0471491101. Leon-Garcia. A. (1994). Probability and Random Processes for Electrical Engineering. 2nd ed. Addison-Wesley. ISBN 020150037X.
Unit Assessment Breakdown:	Final examination 70%, Laboratory/Test/Assignment 30%.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y