Traffic Theory

(German: Nachrichtenverkehrstheorie)

Lecturer: Dr.-Ing. Rico Radeke
Teaching Assistant: Dipl.-Ing. Paul Schwenteck
Dr.-Ing. Rico Radeke
Dipl.-Ing. Paul Schwenteck
Lecturer
Teaching Assistant
rico.radeke@tu-dresden.de
paul.schwenteck@tu-dresden.de

Overview

This course offers the theoretical base and practical methods for modelling, analysis, and performance investigation of communication systems. The students will learn how to use known formulas for traffic theory problems. The abstraction from reality to model will be done for different practical applications and networks.

Topics covered are:

  • Introduction and Examples
  • Probabilities, Random Distributions, Moments, Properties of distributions
  • Random processes
  • System modelling using traffic theory, terminology, classification, performance measures
  • Little’s law, PASTA, BASTA
  • Theory of Marcov chains (discrete and continous time)t
  • Examples of communication systems to be analyzed with Markov chains
  • Outlook on further tools (matrix analysis, fluid-flow, software tools, Jackson networks, Gordon-Newell, BCMP, Mean value analysis, network calculus (deterministic, stochastic)

Course Schedule

Lectures (L) and Exercises (E), without strict pattern:

Summer Semester 2025
Starting date: 08.04.2025
Tuesdays 13:00-14:30, weekly, BAR S4
Thursday 13:00-14:30, even weeks, BAR S4

The semester starts with an odd week (calendar week 15)!

DateRoomTopic
08.04.2025BAR 218L1: Introduction to Course, Course Overview, Learning Agreement, Examples
15.04.2025BAR S4
E1: Python, JupyterHub, and Learning Diary
17.04.2025BAR S4L2+L3: Diskrete Zufallsverteilungen / Stetige Zufallsverteilungen
22.04.2025BAR S4E2:
29.04.2025BAR S4L2/L3 Recap //
L4: Momente und Stochastische Prozesse
01.05.2025--- no lecture --- May 1st
06.05.2025BAR S4L5: Markov-Ketten mit diskreter Zeit (1)
13.05.2025BAR S4L6: Markov-Ketten mit diskreter Zeit (2)
15.05.2025BAR S4E3: MK mit diskreter Zeit (1)
20.05.2025BAR S4L7: MK mit stetiger Zeit
27.05.2025BAR S4E4: MK mit diskreter Zeit
29.05.2025--- no lecture --- Ascension Day
03.06.2025BAR S4
10.06.2025--- no lecture --- Pentecoast Week
12.06.2025--- no lecture --- Pentecoast Week
17.06.2025BAR S4
24.06.2025BAR S4
26.06.2025BAR S4
01.07.2025BAR S4
08.07.2025BAR S4
10.07.2025BAR S4
15.07.2025BAR S4
04.-13.08.25t.b.d.Consultation
(maybe 14.08.25)t.b.d.Exam (120min)

Module Number

ET-12 10 05
Module Description in Diplomprüfungsordnung

Material

Material is uploaded to OPAL , so enrollment is needed for this.

Exam

written, 120min

Exercises

Exercises will be on discussion base between students and teaching assistant to focus on unsolved problems.