Spring 2011
ENSC 835: COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

Assignment #4:

Read:
  • Kurose and Ross: Chapter 3: Transport Layer.
  • Walrand and Varaiya: Chapter 3: Packet-Switched Networks.
  • Walrand and Varaiya: Chapter 4: The Internet and TCP/IP Networks.

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

  • If you have not already done:
    Update the abstract describing the topic of your final project. (Please email the paragraph in plain ASCII format to ljilja at cs.sfu.ca.)

  • Continue working on the OPNET Tutorials.
        Tutorials > Modeler Only Tutorials > Modeler Tutorials:
        1. M/M/1 Queue
        2. Basic Processes
        3. Packet Switching I

  • Submit OPNET printouts illustrating each step of the M/M/1 Queue, Basic Processes, and Packet Switching I OPNET Tutorials.
    Briefly describe the main steps.
    Include time-stamps on the printouts.
    Limit your submission to six pages: the cover page plus seven typed pages. The cover page should only include course title (ENSC 835: COMMUNICATION NETWORKS), term (Spring 2011), your full name (last name, first name), 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: February 4, 2011
    Due: February 13, 2011

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