Course Plan

• Course plan (detailed description)

Study Programme

• PhD Students

Goals

• understand common simulation techniques
• learn how to plan, set up, and run simulation
• interpret simulation results properly

Contents

• What is simulation?
• Discrete event simulation (structure, advantages, limitations).
• Selection of metrics.
• Modelling load movement and propagation.
• Selection of simulation components.
• Basic statistics theory and data analysis.
• Interpretation of simulation results and common mistakes.

Lecturing

• Preparatory Reading (1 week)
• Lectures and Exercises (1 week)
• Simulation projects on selected topics (1 week)

Graduation

• Achievable Points: 4 ECTS (t.b. confirmed)
• Graduation is based on two aspects regarding the simulation project:
  • a short summary report (following IEEE guidelines on publications),
  • a final oral presentation of simulation project result

Responsible Faculty

• Faculty of Engineering & Science
  Prof. Frank Reichert

• 21.08.-01.09.2006

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Network Performance Analysis

1. "The Art of Computer Systems Performance Analysis," Raj Jain
   John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 0471503363
      
2. "Simulation Modeling and Analysis,"
   Third Edition, Averill M. Law, W. David Kelton
   McGraw-Hill, 2000, ISBN: 0070592926
    
3. "Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists," Third Edition, Sheldon M. Ross
   Elsevier Academic Press, 2004, ISBN: 0125980574
    
4. "Discrete-Event System Simulation," Fourth Edition, by Jerry Banks et al,
   Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0131446797
      
5. "The Network Simulator - ns-2," NS-2 Home Page, Nov. 9, 2005
   http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/
     
6. "NS by Example," Jae Chung, Mark Claypool,
   Worchester Polytecnic Institute, Nov. 9, 2005
   http://nile.wpi.edu/NS/
     
7. "Wireless and Mobility Extensions to ns-2," Rice Monarch Project,
   Rice University, Nov. 9, 2005, http://www.monarch.cs.rice.edu/cmu-ns.html
     

Writing Articles

1. "How to write a great research paper, " link - copy
   Simon Peyton Jones, Microsoft Research, phds.org, Nov. 2005
      
2. "Helpful Hints for Preparing IEEE Papers," M. Pätzold, HiA, July 2005
   http://ikt.hia.no/aml/education/phd/Helpful-hints.pdf
     
3. "Reference Guide: IEEE Style, " Nov. 9, 2005
   http://www.ece.uiuc.edu/pubs/ref_guides/ieee.html
     
4. "IEEE Transactions LaTeX and Microsoft Word Style Files,"
   Nov. 9, 2005, link
     
5. "IEEE Template for Journal Publications," IEEE, Nov. 9, 2005
   http://www.ieee.org/portal/cms_docs/pubs/transactions/TRANS-JOUR.DOC
   local copy
     
6. "How to Organize your Thesis," John W. Chinneck, Nov. 9, 2005
   http://www.sce.carleton.ca/faculty/chinneck/thesis.html - local copy
     
7. "The Elements of Style," William Strunk, Jr., Nov. 9, 2005
   http://www.bartleby.com/141/
     

1. "The cnet network simulator," home page for v2.0.9, as seen on Nov. 8, 2005
   http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/