Spring 2017
ENSC 427: COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

Assignment #2:

Read:
  • A. Leon-Garcia and I. Widjaja: Chapter 1: Communication Networks and Services

  • Begin working on the ns-2 Tutorials:
        I. Introduction
        II. Finding Documentation
        III. The Basics
        IV. The first Tcl script
        V. Making it more interesting

  • Submit printouts illustrating each step of the ns-2 tutorial.
    Include time-stamps on the printouts.
    Briefly describe the main steps.
    Limit your submission to ten pages (excluding the cover page).

  • Include the cover page. It should only include course title (ENSC 427: COMMUNICATION NETWORKS), term (Spring 2017), assignment number, your full name (last name, first name), your SFU ID, and your SFU email address. This page should not be counted in the required page limit.

  • Project teams are due January 15, 2017 (midnight: 11:59 PM + 1 minute). Submit the team names on Canvas.

  • Work on the topic for your final project.
  • Browse through past projects:

    Undergraduate courses:
        ENSC 427 Spring '16 projects
        ENSC 427 Spring '15 projects
        ENSC 427 Spring '14 projects
        ENSC 427 Spring '13 projects
        ENSC 427 Spring '12 projects
        ENSC 427 Spring '11 projects
        ENSC 427 Spring '10 projects
        ENSC 427 Spring '09 projects

    Graduate courses:
        ENSC 833 Spring '16 projects
        ENSC 894 Spring '15 projects
        ENSC 894 Spring '14 projects
        ENSC 835 Spring '13 projects
        ENSC 894 Spring '12 projects
        ENSC 835 Spring '11 projects
        ENSC 895 Spring '10 projects
        ENSC 833/CMPT 885 Spring '09 projects
        ENSC 833/CMPT 885 Spring '08 projects
        ENSC 833/CMPT 885 Spring '06 projects
        ENSC 833/CMPT 885 Fall '03 projects
        ENSC 833/CMPT 885 Spring '03 projects
        ENSC 835/CMPT 885 Spring '02 projects
        ENSC 833/CMPT 885 Spring '01 projects
        ENSC 894/CMPT 885 Spring '00 projects
    Note: Past ENSC 833, ENSC 835, ENSC 894, and ENSC 895 projects have been submitted by graduate students. ENSC 427 students will not be expected to deliver the same scope and level of difficulty for their projects. These links are provided with the intention to generate ideas and elicit your interest.

    Text:
    A. Leon-Garcia and I. Widjaja, Communication Networks: Fundamental Concepts and Key Architectures, 2nd edition, McGraw-Hill, 2004.

    Posted: January 13, 2017
    Due: January 22, 2017

    Last modified: Fri Jan 13 18:28:52 PST 2017.