Provides an introduction to probability, statistics, and discrete event simulation. Topics include survey of discrete and continuous simulation languages, elementary queuing theory, discrete and continuous random variable selection applied to computer networks. Information is used to generate random variables to study network traffic, network utilization, response time, throughput, capacity, queuing delay for discrete event simulation models. Emphasis is placed on student design, development, implementation and performance and analysis of simulations of real-world commercial systems. Extensive use and development of simulation software. Prerequisites: MA-128 or MA-345, MA-261, TC-110 or equivalent.
