Communication Networks and Services Performance

Recommended Prerequisites

BsC in Informatics Engineering or similar.

Teaching Methods

The teaching methodology is based on two types of complementary activities, correlated in terms of timing and program content: theoretical classes with exposition of concepts and fundamentals, complemented with real examples, following an interactive model that encourages critical analysis and reasoning; practical laboratory classes for carrying out practical work, using modeling and measurement tools.

Learning Outcomes

The main objective of the course is the study of methodologies for assessing the performance of communication networks and services. The aim is for students to understand the principles and concepts of network and service performance assessment, acquire knowledge in techniques for modeling, measurement, analysis, and optimization of performance, and develop skills to identify performance issues and optimization opportunities. Students should acquire the ability to make decisions in the selection and use of methodologies for modeling and assessing the performance of communication networks and services, justifying the options taken. They should also develop the ability to present, justify, and discuss the results of the performance evaluation process.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Performance evaluation methodologies for communication networks and services

2. Models of communication networks and services

3. Metrics and techniques for quality of service assessment

4. Metrics and techniques for quality of experience assessment

5. Benchmarking of communication networks and services

6. Performance optimization strategies for supporting emerging services, such as autonomous driving, augmented reality, and cloud gaming.

Head Lecturer(s)

Marília Pascoal Curado

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 40.0%
Laboratory work or Field work: 60.0%

Bibliography

Performance Modeling and Analysis of Communication Networks - A Lecture Note, Tran-Gia, Phuoc & Hossfeld, Tobias, 2021, Würzburg University Press, ISBN: 9783958261532

Network Design, Modelling and Performance Evaluation, Quoc-Tuan Vien, Institution of Engineering & Technology, 2019, ISBN: 9781785613364

Performance Analysis of Complex Networks and Systems, Piet Van Mieghem, Cambridge Press, 2014, ISBN: 9781107058606

Quality of Experience Modeling for Cloud Gaming Services, Saman Zadtootaghaj, Springer International Publishing, 2022, ISBN: 9783030982492