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Academic Research and Teaching in UEL. UK with OPNET
In the school of Architecture, Computing and Engineering (ACE), OPNET is used for research and teaching purposes. OPNET software has been incorporated into undergraduate and postgraduate modules and forms part of the continuous assessment. The software is also used by BSc students for their final year projects and MSc students for conducting dissertation research that leads to the award of degrees.
In ACE our interest is to conduct research on the behaviour of different computer system namely VPN, Grid and Cloud computing under different loads and applications. Performance evaluation, optimisation and the effect of data representation in complex networks are our research goals.
University: University of East London
Name of Sponsoring Lecturer: Aloysius Edoh
School: Architecture, Computing and Engineering (ACE)
Teaching and module assignment using OPNET
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In ACE, OPNET is used to demonstrate the concepts, principles and operations of computer networks to the graduate and undergraduate students. It is also used as a media to illustrate how live computer networks behave under different loads and evaluate their performances.
OPNET simulation package is used to teach the following modules.
Click any of the links below to access the individual module information and specification:- - Network Programming: - BSc (Hons) Computing, BSc (Hons) Computer Networks, BSc (Hons) Software Engineering
- Systems Integration: - MSc Information Technology
- Computer Communications: - MSc Computer System Engineering
- Communication Networks: - MSc Mobile Communication
- OPNET for continuous module assessment
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On the MSc programs, students have to complete individual assignment using OPNET to pass the module. Select any of the links below to view some students’ assignments:-
- Modelling computer network for Medical Centre with OPNET - Qazi Mohammed Fuzail Fahad
- Network performance analysis using OPNET
- Modelling and simulating Wireless Networks; Judith Okeke
- OPNET Wireless Tutorial guide with results by AA Edoh
Research work and Final year projects using OPNET
- OPNET is also used by MSc and BSc final year project students who are registered on the following modules;
- EEM 118 - MSc CSE (Computer system Engineering)
- EEM130 - MSc Mobile communication
- CNM 015 - MSc Computing programmes
- CN3061 - BSc (Hons) Computing subject area programmes
- Some of the BSc projects, MSc dissertations and live research projects that have been carried using OPNET are:-
- WLAN performance evaluation and enhancementby S. Suthaharan and AA Edoh
- Modelling Wireless Networks by Kazi Ashraful Islam
- WiMAX for access broadband wireless by Nahomi Gnanendran
- Evaluation of RTS/CTS WLAN linked to IP cloud by Sandeep Jonnala and Edoh
- Network analysis using OPNET and statistical tools by AA Edoh
Wired central network in London for WiMAX project
Postgraduate and undergraduate OPNET projects topics:
OPNET related topics that postgraduate and undergraduate students undertaken include but not limited to the following:-
- Network modelling, simulation and analysis using MATLAB and OPNET software (i.e. mobile computing and wireless system)
- Modelling and performance evaluation of software agents using OPNET
- Optimization of distributed systems using OPNET cloud/grid computing, Internet, medical information, wireless and mobile systems
- Performance analysis of live network using OPNET and statistical methods;
Performance analysis of Networks using IP 32_cloud
OPNET based Publications
A number of papers have been submitted for conferences and journals for publications. In these papers, OPNET software was used as a simulation tool for analysing performance of networks. Some of the publications are below:-
Suthaharan S. Edoh A.A., “WLAN performance optimisation and enhancement" submitted to the UEL- CITE conference 2011.
Sandeep , Edoh A.A., " Performance evaluation of WLAN connected to IP cloud using OPNET " submitted to the OPNET conference 2010 .
Edoh A, “Optimisation of RTS/CTS performance in WLAN using OPNET , Matlab and Excel tools”, submitted to Innovative Research in Engineering and Technology conference August India 2010. Kazi Ashraful Islam, Edoh AA “OPNET Handbook for developing wireless network and analysing performances with Statistical tools”, Still Pending
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