IT2061 SYSTEMS MODELING AND SIMULATION Syllabus

 IT2061                   SYSTEMS MODELING AND SIMULATION             L T P C 
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UNIT I     INTRODUCTION TO SIMULATION                  9
Introduction  –  Simulation  Terminologies-  Application  areas  –  Model  Classification  –
Types of Simulation- Steps in a Simulation study- Concepts in Discrete Event Simulation
- Simulation Examples

UNIT II     MATHEMATICAL MODELS                     9
Statistical Models - Concepts – Discrete Distribution- Continuous Distribution – Poisson
Process-  Empirical  Distributions-  Queueing  Models  –  Characteristics-  Notation  –
Queueing Systems – Markovian Models- Properties of random numbers- Generation of
Pseudo Random numbers- Techniques for generating random numbers-Testing random
number  generators-  Generating  Random-Variates-  Inverse  Transform  technique  –
Acceptance- Rejection technique – Composition & Convolution Method.

UNIT III   ANALYSIS OF SIMULATION DATA                 9
Input  Modeling  -  Data  collection  -  Assessing  sample  independence  -  Hypothesizing
distribution  family with data  - Parameter Estimation  - Goodness-of-fit  tests  - Selecting
input models  in  absence  of  data- Output  analysis  for  a  Single  system  –  Terminating
Simulations – Steady state simulations.

UNIT IV   VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION                   9
Model  Building  –  Verification  of  Simulation  Models  –  Calibration  and  Validation  of
Models – Validation of Model Assumptions – Validating Input – Output Transformations.

UNIT V   SIMULATION OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND CASE STUDIES           9
Simulation  Tools  –  Model  Input  –  High  level  computer  system  simulation  –  CPU  –
Memory Simulation – Comparison of systems via simulation – Simulation Programming
techniques - Development of Simulation models.


TEXT BOOKS:
1.  Jerry Banks and John Carson, “ Discrete Event System Simulation”, Fourth Edition,
PHI, 2005.
2.  Geoffrey Gordon, “System Simulation”, Second Edition, PHI, 2006 (Unit – V).

REFERENCES:    
1.  Frank L. Severance, “ System Modeling and Simulation”, Wiley, 2001.
2.  Averill  M.  Law  and  W.David  Kelton,  “  Simulation  Modeling  and  Analysis,  Third
Edition, McGraw Hill, 2006.
3.  Jerry  Banks,  “Handbook  of  Simulation:  Principles,  Methodology,  Advances,
Applications and Practice”, Wiley, 1998.