CDA6530: Performance Models of Computers and Networks

CDA 6530: Performance Models of Computers and Networks

Fall 2013

For powerpoint slides of lectures, you can goto: http://www.cs.ucf.edu/~czou/CDA6530-13/ppt/ to download the corresponding ppt files. Some math notations may not be correctly displayed due to different fonts on different computers.

The "written notes" are what the instructor writes on tablet PC whiteboard in each class.

1. (08/20) Class overview, review of probability (intro, prob-1, written notes)
2. (08/22) Probability (continue, written notes)
3. (08/27) Review of random variable (random, written notes)
4. (08/29) Examples of random variable ( written notes, Homework 1 is assigned and due Sept. 9th midnight)
5. (09/03) Continue example of random variable (written notes)
6. (09/05) Continue example of random variable (written notes)
7. (09/10) Basic Matlab introduction; (matlab) a good Matlab programming tips document;
8. (09/12) Generating random number and random variables (generate-rv) programming project 1 is assigned and due Sept. 22nd (written notes)
9. (09/17) Generate R.V. (continue, example Matlab code on generating discrete R.V. ); Continue examples of random variables (written notes)
10. (09/19) Contiue examples of random variables (written notes)
11. (09/24) Matlab Simulink for numerical solutions of differential equations (simple worm model simulink example, RC circut example, written notes); Programming project 2 is assigned and due Oct. 3rd midnight (tips on how to present figures)
12. (09/26) Stochastic process: Counting, Bernulli, Poisson process (stochastic, written notes)
13. (10/01) Stochastic process (continue); explain project 1 solution (written notes)
14. (10/03) Stochastic process (continue) (written notes)
15. (10/08) Hidden-Markov model (HMM-intro); How to draw academic figures (pdf) (written notes)
16. (10/10) Basic queuing theory: M/M/1 queue (queue-1) (written notes)
17. (10/15) M/M/*/* queue (continue)(written notes)
18. (10/17) queue examples (example); homework 2 is assigned and due Oct. 27th midnight (written notes)
19. (10/22) Basic queuing network (queue-network) (written notes)
20. (10/24) Discrete-time simulation (discreteTime-simulation, matlab code, written notes); programming project 3 is assgined and due Nov. 11th (Q&A)
21. (10/29) Explain solution to homework 2; mid-term exam review (midterm-review); discrete-event simulation (discreteEvent-simulation, matlab code,written notes)
22. (10/31) Take-home Mid-term exam (no lecture this day)
23. (11/05) Example of discrete-event simulation of three caller problem in homework 2 based on Markov Model (DiscreteEventSimulation-example, Matlab code1, Matlab code 2) (written notes)
24. (11/07) Statistical analysis of simulated data (confidence-interval, Matlab code) (written notes)
25. (11/12) Transform theory (transform); NS2 tutorial: part 1 (NS2-tutorial, twoNode example code) (written notes) Project 4 is released and due Nov. 26th
26. (11/14) NS2 tutorial (continue) (2UDP3Nodes, TCP3Source example codes); explaining of programming project 4
27. (11/19) NS2 tutorial (continue) (ringLinkfailure example codes)
28. (11/21) NS2 tutorial (continue) (simple_wireless code); project 5 is assigned and due Dec. 3rd
29. (11/26) No lecture