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Syllabus Network Simulation

This document summarizes a 6 credit network simulation programme course offered at Linköping University. The course aims to provide knowledge in modeling and simulation of telecommunication networks using common software tools. Students will learn the basic theory of network simulation and gain practical skills in designing, implementing, verifying and validating simulation models of wired and wireless networks. Assessment includes laboratory work and a project involving simulation experiments and evaluation of results. The course covers topics like performance analysis, advantages/disadvantages of simulation, modeling assumptions, and building simulation models to analyze networks.

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Syllabus Network Simulation

This document summarizes a 6 credit network simulation programme course offered at Linköping University. The course aims to provide knowledge in modeling and simulation of telecommunication networks using common software tools. Students will learn the basic theory of network simulation and gain practical skills in designing, implementing, verifying and validating simulation models of wired and wireless networks. Assessment includes laboratory work and a project involving simulation experiments and evaluation of results. The course covers topics like performance analysis, advantages/disadvantages of simulation, modeling assumptions, and building simulation models to analyze networks.

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DNR LIU-2017-00432

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Network Simulation
Programme course
6 credits
Nätverkssimulering
TNK092
Valid from: 2017 Spring semester

Determined by
Board of Studies for Industrial Engineering
and Logistics

Date determined
2017-01-25

LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY NETWORK SIMULATION
FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2(5)

Main field of study


Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering

Course level
Second cycle

Advancement level
A1X

Course offered for


Communication and Transportation Engineering, M Sc in Engineering

Entry requirements
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission
requirements for the programme and threshold requirements for progression within the
programme, or corresponding.

Prerequisites
Data communications and mobile communications, or equivalent.

Intended learning outcomes


The course is intended to provide the participants knowledge in modeling and simulation
of telecommunication networks. The course features software commonly used for
telecommunication network simulation. In addition to the basic theory necessary for
understanding network simulation, the course aims to give practical skills in using these
tools to design and implement simulation models for performance analysis of wired as
well as wireless networks. After completing the course, the students should be able to:<
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Describe the main quantitative methods for performance evaluation of
telecommunication networks
Explain the advantages and drawbacks of using simulation as a tool for analysing
telecommunication networks
LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY NETWORK SIMULATION
FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 3(5)

Describe common assumptions, simplifications, and generalisations made in modeling


telecommunication systems
Implement, verify and validate simulation models of telecommunication networks
Design, build, and experiment with simulation models, as well as evaluate the results
obtained by simulation

Course content
Modeling and performance analysis of telecommunication networks. Tools and software
for network simulation. Design, implementation, verification, and validation of simulation
models for analysing wired and wireless networks. Evaluation and presentation of
simulation results.

Teaching and working methods


Lectures, labs, and project work.

Examination
LAB1 Laboratory work U, G 2 credits
PRA1 Project work U, 3, 4, 5 4 credits

Grades
Four-grade scale, LiU, U, 3, 4, 5

Department
Institutionen för teknik och naturvetenskap

Director of Studies or equivalent


Erik Bergfeldt

Examiner
Scott Fowler
LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY NETWORK SIMULATION
FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 4(5)

Education components
Preliminary scheduled hours: 48 h
Recommended self-study hours: 112 h

Course literature
Additional literature

Books

Hassan, Mahbub, Jain, Raj, (2004) High performance TCP/IP networking : concepts,
issues, and solutions
ISBN: 0130646342,0131272578
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, cop. 2004; An Alan R. Apt
bookIssariyakul, Teerawat, Hossain, Ekram, (2009) Introduction to Network Simulator
NS2
ISBN: 9780387717593
New York : Springer, cop. 2009
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FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 5(5)

Common rules
Regulations (apply to LiU in its entirety)
The university is a government agency whose operations are regulated by legislation
and ordinances, which include the Higher Education Act and the Higher Education
Ordinance. In addition to legislation and ordinances, operations are subject to several
policy documents. The Linköping University rule book collects currently valid
decisions of a regulatory nature taken by the university board, the vice-chancellor
and faculty/department boards.
LiU’s rule book for education at first-cycle and second-cycle levels is available at
http://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/Innehall/Utbildning_pa_grund-
_och_avancerad_niva.

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