TELCOM 2130 Queueing Systems


Fall 2011 Course Schedule

Please, note that the following schedule contains dates of classes and reading assignments for these dates. While I will try to follow this schedule, we may turn out to go faster or slower depending on the difficulty that the class experiences with the material, in which case I will have to adjust the schedule. I will tell you about any possible schedule changes as we go. In case of larger changes, I will make an updated schedule available. The readings are from the main course textbooks, books on reserve, typed class notes and handouts. Assignments are due one week after they are posted.

August 30
        Organization, Overview of Performance Modeling, Review of Math Background    
        Slides 1,   Kobayashi Chapter 1

September 1
         Stochastic Processes and Markov Chains (Notes)
         Notes, Slides 2, 

September 6
        Markov Chains continued  (Notes)
        Notes,  Slides 2 Updated, Assignment 1, Matlab Programs:  Mean First Passage Time, MarkovChain First Passage Time 
        MarkovChain Steady State  ATM Switch Model  Matrix Example  MC Example ATM Switch Example, ATM Buffer Paper

September 8 
        Markov Chains and Markov Process
        Notes, Slides 3,

September 13
        Markov Processes continued and Phases Type Processes
        Notes, (Kobayashi 2.3)  Assignment 2
        Matlab Programs:  Markov Process Steady State,

September 15
        Phase Type Processes continued and Poisson Process
        Notes,

September 20 
        Possion Process continued, Uniformization (Kobayashi Chapter 2, 15)
        Notes,  Assignment 3,  Matlab Programs:  Markov Process Uniformization

September 22 
        Basic Markovian Queues (Chapter 2 of Kobayashi)
        Notes and Slides 4 

September 27   
        Markovian Queues (Chapter 2 of Kobayashi)
        Notes,   

September 29   
        M/M/1 Queue (Chapter 2 of Kobayashi)
        Notes,   

October 4
        Markovian Queues continued (M/M/1/K, M/M/C, etc.) (Chapter 3 of  Kobayashi)
        Notes, Assignment 4

October 6
        Markovian Queues continued (M/M/C/C,  etc.) (Chapter 3 of  Kobayashi)
        Notes, Class Project 

October 11- 13
        No Class Fall Break 

October 18   
         Phase Type Queues
         Notes, 

October 20  
         Phase Type Queues
         Notes, 

October 25  
        Phase Type Queues continued,
       [Chapter 3 and 5 of Gross],  Take Home Midterm Available
        Notes, Matlab Programs:  M/PH/1Queue, M/PH/1/K Queue, PH/PH/1 Queue

October 27  
        M/G/1 queue
        [Chapter 5 of Gross]
         Notes,

 November 1  
        M/G/1 queue continued
        Notes, Assignment 5  

November 3  
       M/G/1/K, G/M/1
        Notes

November 8 
         M/G/1 and G/M/1 Paradigm, G/G/1
         Notes, Assignment 6

November 10 
         M/G/1 and G/M/1 Paradigm, G/G/1
         Notes

November 15 
       Networks of Queues  (Chapter 6 and 8)
       Slides 5

November 17   
       No Class,

November 22
         Networks of Queues
         notes, and Slides 6, Assignment 7

November 29
         Time Varying Behavior and Fluid Models
         notes, Slides 7, Fluid Flow Model Paper

December 1
         Transient Behavior and Fluid Models

December 6 
        Stochastic Network Calculus

December 8 
         Project Presentations

December 12 - 16
        Final Exam Available