1.1 Introduction, why do delays happen, contention for resources
1.2 Performance metrics and parameters
1.3 Intro to queuing system: Standard parameters and metrics, Kendall Notation. Metrics of open queuing systems
1.4 Intro to Memorylessness
1.5 Operational Laws, Utilization Law, Throughput, stability of a queuing system
2.1 Asymptotic Analysis of G/G/1, G/G/1/K queues (Values of metrics at low load and high load asymptotes)
2.2 Asymptotic Analysis of G/G/c/K queues, Examples
2.3 Little's Law - Intro and discussion
2.4 Examples for Little's Lawand a Case Study of application of queuing theory (open systems)
2.5 Some results for M/G/1 queues and
Memoryless arrivals
3. 1 Case Study: Experimental Performance Measurement of a Web Server (open load)atch.
3.2 Open queuing networks - tandem queuing network
3.3 Open queuing networks - general jackson queuing network
3.4 Open queuing networks - examples
3.5 Closed Queuing Systems. Metrics, parameters. Analysis of simplest closed queueing system
4.1 Closed Queuing System: Low Load and High Load Asymptotes of all metrics. Response Time linear asymptote, Kleinrock's Saturation Number Heuristic
4.2 Case Study:Experimental Performance Measurement of a Web Server (closed load)
4.3 General formulation of Jacksonian Closed Queuing Networks
Arrival Theorem, Mean Value Analysis (Derivation)
4.4 Mean Value Analysis - more explanation
4.5 Mean Value Analysis examples: concluding Case Study of a Load test on a web server. Discuss applications and limitations of queueing systems based modeling