Computer Science

General goals: The aim of the course is to study techniques for the performance analysis of existing computer network systems and for the design of high performance computer network systems. Specific goals: Discrete and continuous time stochastic processes, queueing networks, monitoring of performance via network tomography, performance analysis of wired and wireless systems. Knowledge and understanding: Through this course, students will develop the capability to characterize performance issues in computer networks and to highlight the critical aspects. Applying knowledge and understanding: Through this course, students will develop the capability to address network performance problems and propose related solutions by means of analytical tools and performance optimization models. Critical and judgmental capabilities: The course will provide students with sufficient tools and methodologies to perform a comparative analysis of different potential solutions to a computer network performance problem. Communication skills: Students will be able to motivate the solutions adopted to address a specific network performance problem, and to provide a comparative analysis of the chosen solutions with respect to other potential approaches. Capability of learning: Students will develop the capability to autonomously study and search for new solutions and to evaluate new methodologies, technologies and models for the development of high performance computer network systems.