EEC 685/785 Modeling and Performance Evaluation of
Computer Systems, Fall 2002
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Date |
Content |
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Homework
by next week |
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Textbook |
Paper |
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Aug
27 |
1.
Introduction |
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Ch.2-3 |
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Aug
29 |
NO
CLASS ( |
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Sep
3 |
2-3
Common mistakes & Metrics |
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Sep
5 |
4-5
Workloads |
Lmbench |
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HW#1 |
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Sep
10 |
6
Workload characterization |
SPEC |
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Sep
12 |
7-8
Monitors & Tornado tools |
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Sep
17 |
9-10
Capacity, Data Presentation |
MANET
Capacity (3) |
Ch.
11-13 |
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Sep
19 |
11-13
Ratio games |
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Ch.
14-15 |
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Sep
24 |
14-15
Regression models |
Leland
paper |
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Sep
26 |
Quiz |
SPEC
(again) & MPEG (2) |
Ch.
16-18 |
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Oct
1 |
16-23
Experimental design |
MANET
paper |
Ch.
24-25 |
HW#2 |
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Oct
3 |
24-25
Simulation & Analysis of simulation results |
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Ch.
26-27 |
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Oct
8 |
26-27
Random number generation & Their testing |
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Oct
10 |
28
Random variate generation |
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Oct
15 |
NO
CLASS (Study day) |
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Oct
17 |
Midterm
Exam |
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Oct
22 |
Review
of Midterm Exam, DEVSJAVA modeling/simulation software package |
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Oct
24 |
No
Class |
Random
number generator |
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Oct
29 |
29
Commonly used distributions |
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Oct
31 |
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HW#3 |
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Nov
5 |
30
Introduction to Queueing Theory |
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Nov
7 |
31
Analysis of a Single Queue |
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Nov
12 |
31
Analysis of a Single Queue |
Video
server |
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Nov
14 |
Quiz |
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Nov
19 |
32
Queueing Networks |
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Nov
21 |
33
Operational Laws |
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HW#4 |
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Nov
26 |
33
Operational Laws |
MAC
analysis |
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Nov
28 |
NO
CLASS (Thanksgiving Day) |
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Dec
3 |
34
Mean Value Analysis |
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Dec
5 |
Final
Exam |
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Dec
12 |
NO
CLASS (PRDC Conference) |
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