OPNET Technologies 7255 Woodmont Avenue Bethesda, MD 20814 Tel: 240-497-3000 Fax: 240-497-3001 E-mail: university@opnet.com Web: www.opnet.com © 2008 OPNET Technologies, Inc. OPNET and OPNET Technologies Inc. are registered trademarks of OPNET. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are used herein for identification purposes only.

University: University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) Name of sponsoring Professor: Dr. Firat Tekiner, Senior Lecturer in Computer Networks Department: Computing Engineering and Physical Sciences Research/ MSc Dissertation Projects: 1. MSc Research Project 1 - Investigate Routing Protocols for different Network Sizes · Aim: Investigate performance of routing protocols for varying network sizes. · Simulation Tool: OPNET Modeller · Routing Protocols to investigate: OSPF, IGRP, EIGRP, RIP, IS‐IS · Performance Criteria: Convergence Time, Packet Delay, Throughput, etc 2. MSc Research Project 2 - Investigate MANET Routing Protocols · Aim: Investigate performance of MANET routing protocols. · Simulation Tool: OPNET Modeller · Routing Protocols to investigate: AODV, DSR, OLSR, OPSFv3, TORA · Performance Criteria: Packet Delay, Throughput, Adaptability, etc 3. MSc Research Project 3 - NGN Applications and QoS – effect on network performance · Aim: Study effect of NGN applications on network traffic and study QoS requirements · Goal: Identify possible bottlenecks on deploying NGN · Simulation Tool: OPNET Modeller · Traffic: Voice, Data, Video 4. MSc Research Project 4 - Nature Inspired Routing Algorithms · Aim: Investigate performance of nature inspired routing algorithms · Goal: Investigate the performance of routing algorithms under varying traffic models and changing network conditions · Simulation Tool: OPNET Modeller · Routing Algorithms to investigate: AntNET or Behive or GA Based Routing Algorithms · Performance Criteria: Packet Delay, Throughput, adaptability to problematic conditions Teaching: 1. Network Design and Management (CO3509) – Final Year Module · This module builds on underlying communication networks principles and discusses emerging trends and technologies. A detailed understanding of current and evolving topics are applied and investigated. Network design, implementation, simulation and management is applied for a large scale secure computer network scenario. It considers alternative design processes that may be used and evaluates their performance in optimal network design. · Module looks into network simulation software and methodology by incorporating a case study to be simulated and analysed. Students are expected to analyse the given case study and produce a detailed network design. Then, they are expected to simulate and analyse a number of solutions using OPNET. 2. Wired and Wireless Networks (CO4506) – MSc Module · This is a postgraduate module that focuses on advanced topics in networking and communications. Students are expected to simulate a number of network designs as part of the assessment using OPNET. Publications: F. Tekiner, A. Shrestha, "Investigation of MANET Routing Protocols", PGNET2009, Liverpool, Jun 2009. pdf OPNET Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of solutions for managing networks and applications. OPNET's best-in-class solutions address application troubleshooting, application monitoring, network monitoring, network configuration management, capacity management, and network simulation. OPNET’s solutions have been operationally proven in thousands of customer environments worldwide, including corporate and government enterprises, government and defense agencies, network service providers, and network equipment manufacturers. For more information about OPNET and its products, visit www.opnet.com.