Moses - Performance Evaluation of Computer Communication Systems

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Diese Modulbeschreibung gilt nicht im aktuellen Semester.

Die Modulbeschreibung gilt nur für den Zeitraum SS 2017 - SS 2017.

Module / Version:
#40533 / #6

Validity:
SS 2017 - SS 2017

Default display language:
English

Module title:
Performance Evaluation of Computer Communication Systems

Credits:
6

Responsible person:
Wolisz, Adam

Grading:
benotet

Type of exam:
Portfolioprüfung

Zugehörigkeit

Faculty:
Fakultät IV

Institute:
Institut für Telekommunikationssysteme

Area of expertise:
34331200 FG Telekommunikationsnetze

Prüfungsausschuss:
No information

Kontakt

Office:
FT 5

Contact person:
Zubow, Anatolij

E-mail address:
lehre@tkn.tu-berlin.de

Website:

http://www.tkn.tu-berlin.de/?108248#kstkn

Learning Outcomes

The success of computer and communication systems strongly depends on their performance, typically reflected in the perception of service quality. Optimizing system performance, subject to a set of resource and cost constraints, is thus a critical design goal for system engineers. Performance evaluation allows us to quantify the service delivered by systems as well as the usage of resources. Thus, students completing this module will gain the understanding of basic concepts of performance evaluation of computer communication systems. They will become familiar with the basics of analytical, experimental and simulative methods, as well as approaches to experiment planning. Students will also be able to understand application of these methods to computer networks and distributed systems. Finally, they will be able to design and execute performance evaluation and comparison of systems form the performance point of view.

Content

The goal of this course is to introduce the field of system modeling and performance evaluation and its basic methods: measurements, simulation as well as analytical approaches. This is an integrated course with following components: lectures, discussions, experiments as well as a small project assignment. In particular, the lecture introduces important topics such as: * Basics of performance evaluation: models, performance metrics, factors and parameters * Timed Discrete Event Systems/Stochastic Discrete Events Systems as basis for quantitative system description * Methodology of measurements as applied to real systems * System simulation: programming techniques, random number generators, evaluation of simulation results with quantified uncertainty * Markov models, Birth and Death Processes * Introduction to queuing systems: Basic types of queuing models, Markovian Queues, Simple Queuing Networks * Approximate methods of Queuing Systems Analysis * Presentation of the performance evaluation results The usage of individual methods will be demonstrated on examples taken from computer communication networks. For this purpose discussions of selected case studies presented in scientific papers as well as exercises with real tools/systems will take place. While some mathematics is needed in order to present the lecture's material in a rigorous manner, this is to be presented especially for an audience with a background in electrical engineering, computer science or computer engineering. Also, most of the lecture's content is relevant and accessible to students and researchers in any other scientific field. More information is available on the module web page (see Recommended Reading, Lecture Notes).

Module Components

Pflichtteil:

All Courses are mandatory.

Course Name	Type	Number	Cycle	Language	SWS	VZ
Performance Evaluation of Computer Communication Systems	IV	0432 L304	SoSe	No information	4

Workload and Credit Points

Performance Evaluation of Computer Communication Systems (IV):

Workload description	Multiplier	Hours	Total
1. Presence	15.0	4.0h	60.0h
2. Preparation and follow-up	1.0	80.0h	80.0h
3. Exam Preparation	1.0	40.0h	40.0h
			180.0h(~6 LP)

The Workload of the module sums up to 180.0 Hours. Therefore the module contains 6 Credits.

Description of Teaching and Learning Methods

IV: Lectures, paper discussions, practicing usage of tools, project assignment

Requirements for participation and examination

Desirable prerequisites for participation in the courses:

BSc module „Kommunikationsnetze” or similar knowledge is required.

Mandatory requirements for the module test application:

This module has no requirements.

Module completion

Grading

graded

Type of exam

Portfolio examination

Type of portfolio examination

100 Punkte insgesamt

Language

English

Test elements

Name	Points	Categorie	Duration/Extent
(Deliverable assessment) Project work/ report	20	practical	20h/ ~20 Seiten
(Examination) Oral consultation	65	oral	30min
(Learning process review) Project presentation/ discussion	15	oral	30min

Grading scale

Notenschlüssel »Notenschlüssel 2: Fak IV (2)«

Gesamtpunktzahl	1.0	1.3	1.7	2.0	2.3	2.7	3.0	3.3	3.7	4.0
100.0pt	95.0pt	90.0pt	85.0pt	80.0pt	75.0pt	70.0pt	65.0pt	60.0pt	55.0pt	50.0pt

Test description (Module completion)

In total 100 Portfolio points can be obtained. The final module grade will be given according to the §47 (2) AllgStuPO, using grade scheme (Notenschlüssel) 2 of Faculty IV. The individual grades will be obtained as specified in the table below.

Duration of the Module

The following number of semesters is estimated for taking and completing the module:
1 Semester.

This module may be commenced in the following semesters:
Sommersemester.

Maximum Number of Participants

The maximum capacity of students is 30.

Registration Procedures

Examination Office/ QISPOS For more information, visit: http://www.tkn.tu-berlin.de/?106675

Recommended literature
1. R. Jain: "The Art of Computer Systems Performance Analysis: Techniques for Experimental Design, Measurement, Simulation and Modeling", Wiley Interscience, New York, NY, April 1991
2. Christos Cassandras and Stephane Lafortune: Introduction to Discrete Event Systems , Kluver Academic Publishers, Boston, USA, September 1999

Assigned Degree Programs

Semester:

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This module is used in the following Degree Programs (new System):

	Studiengang / StuPO	StuPOs	Verwendungen	Erste Verwendung	Letzte Verwendung
This module is not used in any degree program.

Students of other degrees can participate in this module without capacity testing.

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Performance Evaluation of Computer Communication Systems