<< >> ^

ECS4348

Software engineering for telecommunications

B Srinivasan

3 points * 16 lectures, 9 tutorials/laboratory hours * Second semester * Clayton * Prerequisites: ECS2380 or equivalent

Objectives The student is expected to develop an understanding of the major concerns in telecommunications software, concurrency, real-time requirements, formal techniques in software engineering and software development in a team environment.

Synopsis Methodology and models of software development; real-time programming; concurrency; mutual exclusion, process synchronisation and communication mechanisms; distributed systems; layered architecture and OSI; formal methods for software specification and verification of correctness; SDL; state charts; implementation issues. Software reliability engineering; software management and quality assurance.

Assessment Examination (2 hours) * Assignments * Project work

Recommended texts

Pfleeger S L Software engineering 2nd edn, Macmillan, 1991


<< >> ^
Handbook Contents | Faculty Handbooks | Monash University
Published by Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3168
Copyright © Monash University 1996 - All Rights Reserved - Caution
Authorised by the Academic Registrar December 1996