S-38.149 Postgraduate Course in Teletraffic Theory

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Fall 2001 course information

Note!

(9.3.02) FYI: on Monday 18 March there will be no S-38.149 examination.
(31.1.02) The results of the second examination (on 28 January) are now available on page Results.
(8.1.02) The results of the first examination (on 18 December) are now available on page Results. On the same page, you'll find the grade of your presentation. The second examination will be on Monday, 28 January starting at 16.00 (and ending at 19.00) in room S3.
(13.12.01) There are some additional exercises available on page Homeworks for those who have not yet reached the limit 27 points. Deadline for these additional exercises is 31 December. The current status of homework points is available on page Points
(12.11.01) About the examinations:
1. The extent of the first examination (on 18 December) will be 4 credits covering only Chapters 1-6 (pp. 1-250) of the textbook.
2. The second examination will be arranged on week 5 (next year). Then there are two alternatives: you can choose either
  - the limited version (4 credits) that covers Chapters 1-6 (pp. 1-250) of the textbook, or
  - the complete version (6 credits) that covers the whole textbook.
The length of each examination is three hours.
(25.9.01) The first homework exercises have appeared, see page Homeworks. Deadline is next Monday, 1 October. Bring your solutions to the seminar session.
(21.9.01) Since Jani Lakkakorpi dropped out of our seminar, we had to make a slight modification in our schedule: Lasse Leskelä will give presentation on 1.10. (and not on 10.12. as originally planned). Otherwise the schedule is as before.
(17.9.01) The updated schedule (decided upon in the first meeting) is available on web page Schedule. Note that the first presentation will already be given on next Monday, 24 September.
(17.9.01) The limited version of the examination (worth of 4 credits) covers Chapters 1-6 (pp. 1-250) of the textbook.

Network Optimization

Topic: In Fall 2001, the course will deal with Network Optimization, which (here) refers to the optimization theory of various mathematical network problems such as shortest path, max-flow, or multicommodity flow problems. There are many applications of these kinds of problems (and their solution methods) in the analysis, design, and even implementation of telecommunications networks.

Material: The course will be based on the following book:

Dimitri P. Bertsekas, Network Optimization: Continuous and Discrete Models, Athena Scientific, 1998, 608 pages (ISBN 1-886529-02-7).

The fastest way to get the book is a direct order from the publisher, see http://www.athenasc.com/. The price is $74.00 + shipping cost of $15.00 (delivery by DHL in 4-10 days).

Status: The present course can be included in postgraduate studies on Teletraffic Theory (or on Telecommunications Technology according to the old study plan).

To whom: The course is primarily meant for postgraduate students of teletraffic theory having an interest in understanding the performance analysis and dimensioning of communication networks. This time the aim is to learn and understand the theoretical foundations behind various network optimization algorithms (for example, shortest path methods), and to give tools for solving this type of optimization problems.

Organisation: The course will be arranged as a seminar (meetings once per week). The working language is English. The first meeting of the course will be held on

Monday 17.9.2001 at 16.15 in room F201 of the Department of Electrical and Telecommunications Engineering.

Then, from 1.10. on the seminars, followed by the exercise class, will be held weekly on Mondays 16-20 in the same room F201. For a more detailed information, see the web page Schedule.

Completion: To pass the course:

Each participant shall give a presentation on the selected subject,
hand out 3 homework exercises in the subject,
present the solutions to these exercises,
examine the solutions to these exercises by the others, and
do at least 50% homeworks given by the others.
In addition presence in seminar sessions is required (at least 8 times).
Finally, an examination arranged at the end of the seminar must be passed.

Presentations: This time, the presentations are expected to be mathematically oriented explaining carefully all the essential details. Each presentation should last 1 h 30 min. Due to this time limit and the requirement for an in-depth treatment, the presentations will be based on rather short periods of the textbook. (Thus, the purpose is not to cover the whole book by the presentations.) The topic of each presentation will be determined dynamically: the nth presentation starts where the n-1th ended. The presentations need not be accompanied by a fully written report. It is, however, essential that the presentations are well prepared and supported by high quality overhead/black board material (clear handwriting allowed) that is distributed as handouts to others. The main emphasis should be on clarity and understandability. The handouts should give a self-contained exposition on the subject.

Homeworks: For detailed information together with the electronic versions of the homework exercises, see the web page Homeworks.

Examination: The (first) examination will be held on

Tuesday 18.12.2001 starting at 16.00 (and ending at 19.00) in room S4.

In Spring 2002, there will be two retrial examinations for those who do not pass the first examination. Examination will be based on the textbook of the course.

Credits: This course will be worth of 4-6 credits. The difference comes from the extent of the examination. One can choose either a limited version (4 credits) that covers Chapters 1-6 (pp. 1-250) of the textbook, or a complete version (6 credits) that covers the whole textbook.

Grading: The grading with the usual marks (1-5) will be based on:

    Presentation + handouts:     25%
    Examination:                 75%

Entry: Preferred way to inform about participation is through WWW-TOPI, which is available for all students having a license to the university computers. Another way is to send an email to samuli.aalto@hut.fi

Here you can find some details about the course:

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