Data Communications and networks II
H Selvaraj
6 points
* 4 hours per week
* Second semester
* Gippsland
*
Prerequisites: GCO3812
* Prohibitions: CFR3213, COT3020, CSC3182,
RDT3670
Objectives Students completing this subject should possess an understanding of data and computer networking concepts, be familiar with the TCP/IP suite of protocols starting with the physical layer up to the application layer, be able to use the concepts in the design and development of data networks, analyse and evaluate the performance of data and computer networks, possess an understanding of network management problems and understand and appreciate issues on information super highway.
Synopsis Data link layer design issues, protocol specification and verification; the medium access sublayer, local and metropolitan area networks, multiple access protocols; the network layer, design issues, routing and congestion control algorithms; the transport layer, design issues, connection management; the application layer, security, network management; the Internet.
Assessment Examination (3 hours): 70%
* Assignments: 30%
Prescribed texts
Tanenbaum A S Computer networks Prentice-Hall, 1996
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