| Date |
Topic |
Reading |
| Tu Jan 20 |
1. Overview: Quantitative System Design
(pdf)
| None |
| Th Jan 22 |
2. Queueing Systems
| LZGS Chapter 1 |
| Tu Jan 27 |
3. Fundamental Laws: Capacity Planning
(pdf)
| LZGS Chapter 3 |
| Th Jan 29 |
4. Fundamental Laws: Little's Result
| |
| Tu Feb 3 |
5. Basic Asymptotic Bounds
| LZGS Sections 5.1, 5.2 |
| Th Feb 5 |
6. Asymptotic Bounds: Applications
| LZGS Chapter 5 |
| Tu Feb 10 |
7. Probability Distributions: CDF, Expected Value
| SR Sections 4.1-4.6 |
| Th Feb 12 |
8. CDFs: CV, Exponential CDF
| SR Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.5 |
| Tu Feb 17 |
9. Basic Probability
| SR Chapters 2-3 |
| Th Feb 19 |
10. Joint Random Variables
| SR Section 6.1
|
| Tu Feb 24 |
11. Conditional Expectation
| SR Section 7.5
|
| Th Feb 26 |
12. Customized Models: TCP Throughput
| Padhye et al.
|
| Tu Mar 3 |
13. TCP Throughput Model - continued
| Samios &
Vernon
|
| Th Mar 5 |
14. Poisson Process - Introduction
| |
| Tu Mar 10 |
15. Poisson Process - PASTA
|
|
| Th Mar 12 |
16. Review/Workload Characterization
|
O2K,
eTeach & BIBS,
P2P
|
| Tu Mar 17 |
SPRING BREAK
| |
| Tu Mar 24 |
17. M/M/1 Queue: avg. wait, p_Q(k), f_R
| |
| Th Mar 26 |
18. Customized Models: M/M/1 p_Q(k)
| |
| Tu Mar 31 |
19. Review for Midterm
| |
| Th Apr 2 |
20. M/G/1 Queue: avg. residence time
| LK, Chapter 5 |
| Tu Apr 7 |
21. Customized Models: M/G/1 recurrence relation
| TBA |
| Th Apr 9 |
22. Customized Models: M/M/1 queue with feedback
| TBA |
| Tu Apr 14 |
23. M/M/1 queue with bulk arrivals
| TBA |
| Th Apr 16 |
24. LaPlace Transforms & Burke's result
| TBA |
| Tu Apr 21 |
25. Fundamental Laws - Part 2
| TBA |
| Th Apr 23 |
26. Mean Value Analysis
| TBA |
| Tu Apr 28 |
27. M/M/1/K and M/M/1/K/K Queues
| TBA |
| Th Apr 30 |
28. Customized MVA
| TBA |
| Tu Apr 28 |
27. Review for Final Exam
| TBA |
| Th Apr 30 |
28. Wrap-up & Discussion
| TBA |
