National University of Singapore

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

CS5239 Computer System Performance Analysis

Course Schedule (AY2010/11 – Semester 2)

Week	Date	Lecture at COM1/204, Wed 6.30-8.30pm	Others
1	13 Jan	L00 - Overview L01 - Introduction	· Course Description · ORNL’s Jaguar Claws its Way to Number One, Top500 Supercomputer Sites, Nov 2009
2	20 Jan	L02 - Capacity Planning
Measurement Techniques & Tools
3	27 Jan	L03 – Performance Metrics
4	03 Feb	L04 - Selection, Characterization & Forecasting of Workload	Lunar New Year - reschedule
5	10 Feb	L05 – Instrumentation & Representation of Measurement Data	Homework 1 (solution)
6	17 Feb	L06 - Introduction to Queuing Theory	Quiz (L01-L04)
Feb 19 – 27, Recess
Analytic Modeling Techniques
7	03 Mar	L07 - Operational Analysis	Operational Analysis, P. Denning, 2004 (Operational Analysis vs Stochastic Analysis) Homework 2 (solution)
8	10 Mar	L08 - Analysis of a Single Queue	Assignment 1 due on 11 Mar
9	17 Mar	L09 - Analysis of Queuing Networks	Supplementary Slides L09S - Analysis of Queuing Networks (Multiple Job Classes)
10	24 Mar	L10 – Principles of Scalable Performance
Case Studies
11	31 Mar	L11 - Performance of Client-Server Architectures	Homework 3 (solution)
12	07 Apr	L12 – Performance of File-sharing Peer-to-Peer Networks	Assignment 2 due on 15 18 Apr
13	14 Apr	L#13 - Conclusion & Revision	Test (Closed Book) on 14 Apr Table of Contents
Apr 16 - 22, Reading Week
Open Book Examination: Apr 27, 2011, evening (to be confirmed)

(updated: 14 April 2011)