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
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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. |
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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. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
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. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Final examination 70%, Laboratory/Test/Assignment 30%. |
Field of Education: | 31300 Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Technology (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Supplemental | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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