Spring 2011
ENSC 835: COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

Assignment #10:

Read:
  • Kurose and Ross: Chapter 6: Wireless and Mobile Networks
  • Walrand and Varaiya: Chapter 7: Wireless Networks

  • D. J. Watts and S. H. Strogatz ``Collective dynamics of 'small-world' networks,'' Nature, vol. 393, pp. 440-442, June 1998.
  • A.-L. Barabasi and R. Albert, ``Emergence of scaling in random networks," Science, vol. 286, pp. 509-512, October 1999.
  • M. Faloutsos, P. Faloutsos, and C. Faloutsos, ``On power-law relationships of the Internet topology,'' Proc. ACM SIGCOMM, Computer Communication Review, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 251-262, Sept. 1999.
  • G. Siganos, M. Faloutsos, P. Faloutsos, and C. Faloutsos ``Power-laws and the AS-level Internet topology,'' IEEE/ACM Trans. Networking, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 514-524, Aug. 2003.
  • H. Chang, R. Govindan, S. Jamin, S. Shenker, and W. Willinger, ``Towards capturing representative AS-level Internet topologies,'' Proc. ACM SIGMETRICS Performance Evaluation Review, New York, NY, June 2002, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 280-281.

  • Submit a comprehensive review of one paper of your choice from the given list.
    Limit your submission to four pages: the cover page plus three typed pages. The cover page should only include course title (ENSC 835: COMMUNICATION NETWORKS), term (Spring 2011), your full name (last name, first name), your SFU ID, and your SFU email address. Double-sided printouts are encouraged.

    Texts:
    J. Kurose and K. W. Ross, Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach, 5/e, Addison Wesley, 2010.
    J. Walrand and P. Varaiya, High-performance Communication Networks, Second edition, Morgan Kaufmann, 2000.

    Posted: March 18, 2011
    Due: March 27, 2011

    Last modified: Friday, March 18, 2011 8:19:23 PM PDT.