Instructor:

Ivan Marsic
Office hours: Monday, Friday 4 (1:10 - 2:30 p.m.)
( Appointments other than office hours have to be requested by email with the subject of appointment explained. )
Room 526, CoRE Building
Phone: (732) 445-4280 or 445-6399
URL: http://www.caip.rutgers.edu/~marsic/

TA:

T.B.A.
Office hours: T.B.A.
Office: CoRE 511
Phone: (732) 445-5256
URL: http://www.caip.rutgers.edu/~emmalily/
Email: emmalily@eden.rutgers.edu

Lectures:

Tuesday, Thursday: 6 (4:30 p.m. - 5:50 p.m.) in SEC-117

Course Description:

This course serves as an introduction to analytical techniques for computer networks, particularly network performance modeling and analysis.
Topics: Point-to-point protocols. Multiaccess communication. Delay and blocking analysis. Queueing network analysis. Routing Algorithms.

Prerequisites:

It is strongly recommended that the student takes
14:332:321, Probability and Random Processes or equivalent.

Textbook:

Dimitri Bertsekas and Robert Gallager: Data Networks, 2nd ed.
Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1992.
ISBN 0-13-200916-1
Book information is available at: http://www.prenhall.com/books/ptr_0132009161.html

Supplemental Text:

Roy D. Yates and David J. Goodman: Probability and Stochastic Processes: A Friendly Introduction for Electrical and Computer Engineers, 2nd Edition,
John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 2005.
ISBN 978-0-471-27214-4
Book information is available at: http://he-cda.wiley.com/WileyCDA/HigherEdTitle.rdr?productCd=0471272140

Course Lecture Notes:

• Chapter 1 · Introduction
• Wireless Networks   (includes solved problems)

Online Readings:

• The IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN Standard (by WLANA) http://www.wlana.com/intro/standard/index.html
• The IEEE 802.11 Wireless Standard (by Proxim) http://www.proxim.com/wireless/standards/80211wp.shtml

Grading: (subject to change)

Project:	50%
Final exam:	50%

Late project assignments will be levied a late penalty of 10% per day, up to 3 days late. After that, no credit will be given, unless the student has a written excuse from a physician.

Collaboration / Academic Honesty:

It is reasonable to discuss with others possible general approaches to problems. It is unreasonable to work together on a detailed solution, to copy a solution, or to give away a solution. Such instances of academic dishonesty will result in a course grade of F or expulsion from Rutgers University.

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Last Modified:  Tue Aug 12 13:26:30 EDT 2003