Nasser-Eddine Rikli ناصرالدين ريكلي

CEN 537: Performance Analysis of Local Area Networks

Objectives

• Introduce the student to various concepts, standards, technologies, protocols of local area networks.
• Acquaint the student with quantitative analysis of LANs.
  

Contents

• Introduction to Computer Communication Networks
• LANs Overview
• Performance of Basic LAN Access Protocols
• Performance of Random Access Networks
• Performance of Ring Network
• Performance of Polling Networks
• Optical Networks
• Wireless LANs
  

Text and References

• Performance Analysis of Local Computer Networks, by J.L. Hammond and P.J. O'Reilly, Addison Wesley, 1986.
• Data Networks, by Bertsekas and Gallager, Prentice Hall, 1992.
• Telecommunication Networks - protocols, modeling and analysis, by Mischa Schwartz, Addison Wesley, 1988.

Grading Policy

Final	40
Midterm	25
Projects	15
Presentation	5
Homework	15

General Policies

• The assignments (projects and homework) should be solved individually.
• The assignements should be submitted on time (a penalty will be applied for late submission).
• All work should be shown when solving the homework.
• The projects should include the assumptions used and derivations of the main results.
• One project should be presented by the student.

Projects

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Homework and Exam

• HW1: due on Tuesday 8/11/1430.
• HW2: due on Tuesday 15/11/1430.
• HW3: due on Tuesday 22/11/1430.
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