FIT4014

Digital communications software ( 6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL)

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Not offered in 2006.

Synopsis: Introduction to communication protocol engineering. The software implementation of communication protocols. Using finite state machines as a communications protocol specification and their software implementation. Software implementation of protocol data unit encoders and decoders. Using the Unix / C programming environment to manage buffer space, handle real-time communications protocol constraints and manage interrupts and polling of communications hardware.

Assessment: Practical assignments: 70%. Examination: 30%.

Contact Hours: One x 2 hr lecture/week, One x 2 hr prac/week laboratory

Prohibitions: CSE4883