Performance Modeling in Intelligent Educational Networks

The paradigm of accessing knowledge using network
technology is
part of the everyday task of learning. However, it is
a daunting
mission to seek the right piece of information among
data available
in the internetworks. This book focuses on optimizing
knowledge
processing through the use of intelligent networks in
a campus
environment. The initial part of this book provides
you with the
analysis of the data traffic characteristics of
campus networks in
order to develop insight into their operation and
performance.
Intelligent components are then included in the
network architecture
turning it into an intelligent educational network.
The book
introduces a methodology for understanding network
traffic
behavior through the combination of quality of
service, degradation
policies, and a queue scheme. It also suggests a new
approach in
routing network packets intelligently by dividing the
application
layer into layers that deals with the forwarding
packet process, the
quality of service integrated into the packet, and
the type of
application the packet belongs to.

Autorentext
Marcos S. Pinto received his Ph.D and his MBA (Fin) from The City
University of New York (CUNY). He taught at Baruch College (CUNY)
for 2 years before joining the computer systems department at
the New York City College of Technology (CUNY) in 2001. His
research interest lies on artificial intelligence, intelligent
networks, and Web technologies.