EL 736 Communications
Networks II: Design and Algorithms
Instructor: Yong Liu
3 Credits
Wednesday 3:00pm-5:40pm, Fall 2007
JAB 673
Overview
Network design consists of topology design and traffic routing taking
into account dynamics in network states, such as link/node failures and
traffic demand variations. Efficient design models and optimization
methods are crucial to simultaneously achieve good network user
performance and high savings in network deployment and maintenance.
This course introduces mathematical models, design problems and
optimization algorithms
that
can be used to guide network design practice. The follows is a
tentative list of subjects to be covered:
1. Network Design Problem Modeling
2. Optimization Methods
3. Multi-Commodity Flow Routing
4. Location and Topological Design
5. Fair Network
6. Resilient Network Design
7. Robust Network Design
8. Multi-Layer Networks