Spring 2026
ENSC 427: COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

Grading scheme for Assignment #2:

Question 1:
Chapter 1: Introduction - 5 marks
1. Circuit Switching (20/60)
2. Quantitative Comparison of Packet Switching and Circuit Switching (similar to Chapter 1, P8, P9) (35/60)
3. Car - Caravan Analogy (35/60)
4. One-hop Transmission Delay (similar to example on pg. 37) (10/60)
5. Queuing Delay (25/60)
6. End-to-End Delay (similar to Chapter 1, P10) (50/60)
7. End-to-End Throughput (similar to Chapter 1, P20, and Figure 1.20) (25/60)
8. The IP Stack and Protocol Layering (100/60)

Question 2:
ns-3 Tutorial - 5 marks
1. Quick Start - 0.5 marks
2. Introduction (summarize in one paragraph) - 0.5 mark
3. Resources (summarize in one paragraph) - 0.5 mark
4. Getting Started (summarize in one paragraph) - 1 marks
5. Conceptual Overview (description and screen print) - 1.25 marks
6. Tweaking (summarize in one paragraph) - 1.25 marks

Note:
1. Please limit your pages as mentioned in assignment.
2. Attempt questions in serial order and provide your student ID number on the assignment.


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