This course gives an introduction to modeling, analysis and simulation of computer and networking systems. The focus of the course is on discrete-event simulation. Simulation is widely used to evaluate systems in general, computer and communication networks in particular. In this course we will emphasize the simulation of wired and wireless communication systems. Some topics of the course are:

• Model design
• Implementation of a discrete-event simulator (simulation kernel)
• Design of experiments (DoE)
• Input modeling
• Random numbers and random variates
• Evaluation of simulation results
• Simulation packages for network simulation

1st year MSc or Diploma students

Basic text book for this course

• Jerry Banks, John S. Carson II, Barry L. Nelson, David M. Nicol: Discrete-Event System Simulation, Fourth Edition, Prentice Hall, 2005.
• Averill M. Law, W. David Kelton: Simulation Modeling and Analysis, Third Edition, McGrawHill, 2000.
• Raj Jain: The Art of Computer Systems Performance Analysis, Wiley, 1991
• Klaus Wehrle, Mesut Günes, James Gross: Modeling and Tools for Network Simulation, Springer, 2010

Exam

• Date: 19.07.2012
• Time: 10 - 12
• Room: SR 46, Takustr. 9

Slides/Handouts

The slides can be accessed only from the campus network (which includes VPN connections). The slides will be available before we discuss them in class. The slides are in PDF format.

Assignments