National University of Singapore

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

CS5239 Computer System Performance Analysis

Course Schedule (AY2006/07 – Semester 2)

Week

Date

Lecture

Others

1

12 Jan

L00 - Overview

L01 - Introduction

Course Description

Topics Detail (tentative)

2

19 Jan

L02 - Capacity Planning

 

Measurement Techniques & Tools

3

26 Jan

L03 - Selection, Characterization & Forecasting of Workload

Supplementary Slides

L03S - Input Data Modeling

4

2 Feb

L04 – Instrumentation & Representation of Measurement Data

Conference leave, make up class ?

Simulation

5

9 Feb

L05 – Basics of Computer Simulation

M/M/1 Simulator C code

Analytic Modeling Techniques

6

16 Feb

L06 - Introduction to Queuing Theory

Quiz (move to 2 Mar)

17-25 Feb, Mid-Semester Break

7

2 Mar

L07 - Operational Analysis

Quiz

8

9 Mar

L08 - Analysis of a Single Queue

Assignment 1 due, 9 March

9

16 Mar

L09 - Analysis of Queuing Networks

Supplementary Slides

L09S - Analysis of Queuing Networks (Multiple Job Classes)

10

23 Mar

L10 – Principles of Scalable Performance

L11 - Performance of Client-Server Architectures

 

Case Studies

11

30 Mar

L11 - Performance of Client-Server Architectures 

conference leave – no class

Assignment 2 due, 30 March

12

6 Apr

L12 – Web Performance Modeling  Good Friday (no class)

Assignment 2 due, 6 Apr

Test (Closed Book)

13

13 Apr

L12 – Web Performance Modeling

Conclusion & Revision

Table of Contents

Test (Closed Book)

Term paper due, 13 Apr

Reading - Operational Analysis, P. Denning, 2004 (on operational analysis versus stochastic analysis)

14-20 Apr, Reading Week

Open Book Examination: 27 April 2007, evening (to be confirmed)

       (updated: 12 April 2007)