Spring 2011
ENSC 427: COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

Assignment #4:

Read:
  • A. Leon-Garcia and I. Widjaja: Chapter 3: Digital Transmission Fundamentals

  • Prepare for the Midterm: Wednesday, February 9, 2011.

  • Continue working with the OPNET Tutorials. Run OPNET and find link to Tutorials under the Help menu. Open the Tutorial page. Select the appropriate tutorial from the menu located on the left-hand side of the page.
        Tutorials > Modeler Only Tutorials > Modeler Tutorials:
        1. M/M/1 Queue
    Note: You may have to make selections using the links located on the left-hand side of the page rather than links displayed in the main portion of the window.
    Modeler Reference material is available from the menu located on the left-hand side of the page.

  • Submit OPNET printouts illustrating each step of the M/M/1 Queue OPNET Tutorial.
    Briefly describe the main steps.
    Include time-stamps on the printouts.
    Limit your submission to six pages: the cover page plus five typed pages. The cover page should only include course title (ENSC 427: COMMUNICATION NETWORKS), term (Spring 2011), your full name (last name, first name), and your SFU email address. Double-sided printouts are encouraged.

  • Submit the title and a short abstract describing your project if you have not already done so.
  • Begin collecting references for your project.
  • Continue working on the topic for your final project.
  • Browse through past projects:
        ENSC 427 Spring '10 projects
        ENSC 427 Spring '09 projects
        ENSC 895 Spring '10 projects
        ENSC 833/CMPT 885 Spring '09 projects
        ENSC 833/CMPT 885 Spring '08 projects
        ENSC 833/CMPT 885 Spring '06 projects
        ENSC 833/CMPT 885 Fall '03 projects
        ENSC 833/CMPT 885 Spring '03 projects
        ENSC 835/CMPT 885 Spring '02 projects
        ENSC 833/CMPT 885 Spring '01 projects
        ENSC 894/CMPT 885 Spring '00 projects
    Note: Past ENSC 833, ENSC 835, ENSC 894, and ENSC 895 projects have been submitted by graduate students. ENSC 427 students will not be expected to deliver the same scope and level of difficulty for their projects. These links are provided with the intention to generate ideas and elicit your interest.

    Text:
    A. Leon-Garcia and I. Widjaja, Communication Networks: Fundamental Concepts and Key Architectures, 2nd edition, McGraw-Hill, 2004.

    Posted: February 4, 2011
    Due: February 13, 2011

    Last modified: Thursday, February 3, 2011 11:29:12 PM PST.