National University of Singapore
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
CS5239 Computer System Performance Analysis
2004/2005 - Semester 1

Course Schedule Print - [Course Description, Table of Contents]

Date	Topics	Comments/Changes
	L#00 - Overview
12 Aug	L#01 - Introduction
19 Aug	L#02 - Capacity Planning Methodology
	Measurement Techniques and Tools
26 Aug	L#03 - Workload - Selection, Characterization & Forecasting	supplementary slides on Input Data Modeling
2 Sep	L#04 – Instrumentation & Representation of Measurement Data
	Simulation
9 Sep	L#05 – Basics of Computer Simulation
	Analytic Modeling Techniques
16 Sep	L#06 - Introduction to Queuing Theory
19-23 Sep	Semester Break	Make up lecture on Thu, 23 Sep, 6.30-9.30pm
30 Sep	L#07 - Operational Analysis
7 Oct	L#08 - Analysis of a Single Queue
14 Oct	L#09 - Analysis of Queuing Networks
21 Oct	L#10 – Analysis of Queuing Networks - Multiple Job Classes	On conference leave, makeup on 23 Sep
28 Oct	L#11 – Principles of Scalable Performance
	Case Studies
4 Nov	L#12 - Performance of Client-Server Architectures
11 Nov	L#13 – Web Performance Modeling, Conclusion & Revision	Public holiday, makeup on 23 Sep
12-18 Nov	Reading Week
25 Nov, 7.30pm	Examination

Updated: 6 September 2004