Simulation of Networks

Unit Code:HET717

Credit Points	Duration	Contact Hours	Campus	Prerequisite	Corequisite
12.5 Credit Points	1 Semester or equivalent	48 Hours	Hawthorn	HET755 Introduction to Network Programming Some background in basic probability theory is expected (probability distributions, mean, variance, correlation), and an ability to program using a general purpose programming language.	Nil

Related Course/s:

A unit of study in the Graduate Certificate of Science (Network Systems), Graduate Diploma of Science (Network Systems), and Master of Science (Network Systems).

Aims & Objectives:

Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to develop simulation models for the purpose of understanding network behaviour.

Teaching Methods:

Lectures (12 hrs), Tutorials (12 hrs) and Tutorial (Labs) (24 hrs)

Assessment:

Project/Assignment

Content:

Random number genetators
Poisson, exponential and normal distribustions
Stochastic and deterministic systems
Queues
Verification and validation of simulation models

References:

The Network Simulator: ns-2, http://www.isi.edu/nsam/ns/ Nam: Network Animator, http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/nam/ Ripley, BD, Stochastic Simulation, John Wiley and Sons, 1987.

Law, AM & Kelton, WD, Simulation Modelling and Analysis, McGraw Hill, 1991.
Leon-Gracia, A, Probability and Random Processes for Electrical Engineering, 2nd edn, Addison-Wesley, 1994.