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- It’s important to read the related materials indicated in Relevant Reading section, based on the Lecture Notes.
- JAIN in Relevant Reading denotes the reference book “The Art of Computer Systems Performance Analysis: Techniques for Experimental Design, Measurement, Simulation, and Modeling” by R. Jain
- Allen in Relevant Reading denotes the required text “Probability, Statistics and Queuing Theory: with Computer Science Applications (2ND)” by A. Allen.
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| Topic | Date | Notes | Relevant Reading |
| Syllabus & Operational Details Intro. to CSPE Background Survey |
1/22 (M) | Lecture 1 | A case study on Remote pipes vs. RPC (Slide 41) PDF Reference: JAIN Ch. 2 & 3 |
| Measurement Techniques & Tools |
1/24 (W) | Lecture 2 | Reference: JAIN: Ch. 4, 7, 12 An Synthetic Program Example A Software Monitor Example Hands-on problem solutions (Slides 24, 30, 31, 32) |
| Experimental Design and Analysis |
1/29 (M) | Lecture 3 | Reference: JAIN: Part IV; Project team setup due; Add/Drop deadline HW#1 assigned Hands-on problem solutions (Slide 23, Slide35) |
| Simulations | 1/31 (W) | Lecture 4 | L#3 review questions (Slide 5) References on AweSim (optional):Introduction to AweSim; AweSim: The Integrated Simulation System and AweSim Lecture |
| Probability Theory (Review) | 2/5 (M) | Lecture 5 | Reference: Allen: Ch. 2.0-2.4 HW#1 due; HW#2 assigned Hands-on problems solutions; Extra |
| Random Variables (Review) | 2/7 (W) 2/12(M) | Lecture 6 | Reference: Allen: Ch. 2.5-2.6, 3.0-3.2 Extra notes for discrete r.v., continuous r.v.; Slide 37; Extra HW#2 due; HW#3 assigned |
| Jointly Distributed R.V. | 2/14(W) | Lecture 7 | Reference: Allen: Ch. 2.7 Solutions to Slides 8, 11; Slide 19; Slide 21, Slide 22 |
| Statistical Inference | 2/14(W) | Lecture 8 | Lecture #8 is a self-study lecture Reference: Allen: Ch. 7.0-7.2 Proof of unbiasedness Slide 11, Slide 12 |
| Presidents’ Day Holiday: no classes | 2/19(M) | No Lecture | Have a good long weekend! |
| Stochastic Processes (I): Counting, Poisson, Birth-Death | 2/20(T) 2/21(W) | Lecture 9 | Tuesday Follows Monday’s Class Schedule Reference: Allen: Ch. 4 Solutions to Slides 7, 17, 23, 24, 31; Slide 16 |
| Stochastic Processes (II): Markov | 2/21(W) 2/26(M) | Lecture10 | Reference: Allen: Ch. 4; Example on Slide20 Solution to Slides 11; Slide 12,16; Slide 17; Slides 27, 29; Slide 30; Extra HW#3 due; Project proposal due by Friday (2/23) HW#4 assigned |
| Queueing Systems (I): Kendall’s notation, D/D/1, M/M/1 | 2/28(W) | Lecture11 | Reference: Allen: Ch. 5.0-5.2 Solutions to Slide 37 |
| Midterm Exam Review | 3/4(M) | Lecture12 | Preparation: L#2, 3, 5-7, 9, 10; HW#1-4 Sample Questions and Solution HW#4 due |
| Midterm Exam | 3/6(W) | Exam | Good Luck |
| Spring Break | 3/11(M) 3/13(W) | No Classes | Enjoy the spring break! |
| Midterm exam solution discussion | 3/18(M) | Lecture11 | Mid-semester survey; Finish Lecture11 |
| Queueing Systems (II): M/M/1/N, M/M/c, M/M/infinity, M/M/1/k/k |
3/20(W) 3/25(M) 3/27(W) | Lecture13 | Allen: Ch. 5.0 ~ 5.2 Project bibliography due by 3/22, Friday! Solution to Slide 5 (M/M/1/2), Slide 9, Slide 16, Slide 24, Slide 27, Slide 36, Extra HW#5 assigned 3/25 |
| Embedded Markov-Chain Queueing Systems & Priority Queueing Systems |
3/27(W) 4/1(M) | Lecture14 | Allen: Ch. 5.3 ~ 5.4 Detailed Derivations; Solution to Slide 19, Slide24 |
| Queueing Networks | 4/1(M) 4/3(W) | Lecture15 | HW#5 due; HW#6 assigned Allen: Ch. 6 Solution to Slides 12,15 ,24, 28; Slide 33, Slide 43, Slide 44; Extra |
| Petri Nets Overview | 4/8(M) 4/10(W) | Lecture16 | Reference paper (PDF); Report (PDF) Solution to Slides 8, 11, 25, 35; Slide 31 |
| Petri Nets Modeling and Analysis |
4/10(W) 4/17(W) | Lecture17 | Reference paper (PDF); Report (PDF) Solution to Slides 22, 27, 28 |
| Patriot’s Day Holiday |
4/15(M) | No Classes | Have a great long weekend! |
| Advanced Petri Nets | 4/17(W) | Lecture18 | Reference paper (PDF); Report (PDF) Slides 15 and after are optional; Solution to Slide 30 |
| Project Presentations | 4/22(M) 4/24(W) | Presentation | Good luck! Presentation Schedule (PDF) |
| Final Review | 4/29(M) | Lecture19 | Lecture notes #11, #13-#17, #18 (until Slide 14); Review questions and hands-on problems; Homework #5, #6 Sample Questions and Solution |
| Final Exam | 5/7(T) | Exam | 11:30am ~ 2:30pm; please arrive on time! Best of Luck to all your finals! |