Delay and Traffic Rate Estimation in Network Tomography
DELAY AND TRAFFIC RATE ESTIMATION IN NETWORK TOMOGRAPHY by Neshat Etemadi Rad A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of George Mason University In Partial fulfillment of The Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Electrical and Computer Engineering Committee: Dr. Yariv Ephraim, Co-director Dr. Brian L. Mark, Co-director Dr. Jill K. Nelson, Committee Member Dr. James Gentle, Committee Member Dr. Monson H. Hayes, Department Chair Dr. Kenneth S. Ball, Dean, Volgenau School of Information Technology and Engineering Date: Fall Semester 2015 George Mason University Fairfax, VA Delay and Traffic Rate Estimation in Network Tomography A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at George Mason University By Neshat Etemadi Rad Master of Science Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2010 Bachelor of Science Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2008 Co-director: Dr. Yariv Ephraim, Professor Co-director: Dr. Brian L. Mark, Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Fall Semester 2015 George Mason University Fairfax, VA Copyright c 2015 by Neshat Etemadi Rad All Rights Reserved ii Dedication To my parents, Avisa and Hamid, for without their early inspiration and coaching, none of this would have happened. To the love of my life, Abbas, for without his support and enthusiasm, none of this would have been accomplished. iii Acknowledgments I would like to thank my dissertation advisors, Professor Yariv Ephraim and Professor Brian L. Mark, for being supportive and patient throughout my PhD research at George Ma- son University. I am very grateful to them for their in-depth technical knowledge, guidance and insightful discussions.
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