LEARNING OUTCOMES
After the course the students are able to measure and analyze basic properties of network traffic and draw conclusions on the results. They obtain skills to apply and evaluate statistical methods in processing, analyzing and presenting the measurement data. Students gain understanding of the technical and legal issues related to network measurements and become familiar with the related methods and software tools.
Credits: 5
Schedule: 06.09.2023 - 04.12.2023
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Markus Peuhkuri
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
The responsible teacher is Markus Peuhkuri, best reached by email via Markus.Peuhkuri@aalto.fi.
For questions with more general interest the best place to ask questions is via Zulip instance (link provided later) which is also the main channel for assignment help.
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
This course introduces different ways of measuring Internet traffic and provides an overview on tools that can be utilized to analyze the results. Course topics include packet, flow and routing related measurements and their analysis. Also related technical and legal issues are covered. Exercises include measurement data processing and analysis using statistical/mathematical software. In the assignment, data traffic measurements are performed, analysed and reported.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Compulsory: Examination, assignment(s), exercises.
applies in this implementation
The course has 8 mandatory weekly assignments and the final assignment. The weight of weekly assignments is 40 % and the final assignment weight is 60 % towards the final grade. Minimum 50% of points for each assignments is required for a passing grade.
Attendance to exercise sessions, including final assignment pre-submit review session is mandatory. Absences can be covered with an additional written report if no valid cause exists (e.g. medical reason: do NOT send any health information to course staff, it will be taken care by study office).
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Contact hrs 37 h
Independent learning (incl. assignment): 96 hours
DETAILS
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language : English
Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn I - II
2023-2024 Autumn I - IIEnrollment :
Registration for Courses on Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi).
Details on the schedule
applies in this implementation
The course starts with weekly lectures on the first period.
The weekly assignments are introduced weekly and have a deadline three weeks later. (subject to fine-tuning).
Final assignment deadline is early December and there is a mandatory review session late November.