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FIT2089

Faculty of Information Technology

18 September 2017 22 December 2024

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This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2016 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

Monash University

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Information Technology

Offered

Not offered in 2016

Synopsis

This unit will cover wireless network standards relevant for mobile devices, as well as the ubiquitous integration between different network types. This includes network architectures, operational techniques and functions of the infrastructural components used in these networks. Attention will be given to the Internet of Things, with specific reference to implementations in different kinds of organisations.

Outcomes

At the completion of this unit, students should:

  1. be able to explain the principles of wireless communication;
  2. understand the role of standardisation bodies for wireless communication;
  3. be able to explain how current wireless networking standards operate;
  4. be able to give a functional description of the components of current wireless networking standards;
  5. be able to describe the architecture and mechanism of current wireless networking standards;
  6. be able to explain the Internet of Things;
  7. appreciate and understand the relevance of each wireless network standard;
  8. be able to design and demonstrate how a wireless network can be applied to solve a real-life problem.

Assessment

Examination (3 hours): 60%; In-semester assessment: 40%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

  • Two hours lectures
  • Two hours tutorials

(b.) Additional requirements (all students):

  • A minimum of 2-3 hours of personal study per one hour of lecture time in order to satisfy the reading, tutorial, practical and assignment expectations.

See also Unit timetable information

Prerequisites

FIT1044 and FIT1047