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ELEC3506: Data Communications and the Internet
Students undertaking this unit should be familiar with fundamental digital technologies and representations such as bit complement and internal word representation. Students should also have a basic understanding of the physical properties of communication channels, techniques and limitations. Furthermore, students should be able to apply fundamental mathematical skills. The unit will cover the following specific material: Communication reference models (TCP/IP and OSI). Circuit switched and packet switched communication. Network node functions and building blocks. LAN, MAN, WAN, WLAN technologies. Protocols fundamental mechanisms. The TCP/IP core protocols (IP, ICMP, DHCP, ARP, TCP, UDP etc. ). Applications and protocols (ftP, Telnet, SMTP, HTTP etc. ), Network Management and Security.
| Code | ELEC3506 |
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| Academic unit | Electrical and Information Engineering |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. write reports to communicate complex and technical material clearly and concisely, addressing a specific target audience
- LO2. work in a team by drawing on the abilities and knowledge of others, emphasising and fulfilling clear responsibilities, and leading in the development of a consensus to the specific engineering problem at hand
- LO3. solve ill-defined network problems by employing techniques and principles of protocol design, implementation, and analysis
- LO4. demonstrate an understanding of concepts in data communications and networking, and the advantages and disadvantages of alternative protocols, algorithms, and designs
- LO5. demonstrate proficiency in assessing and troubleshooting different networks using specific network tools, such as packet sniffer to the extent presented in the course
- LO6. apply principles and concepts of communication and networking protocols, algorithms, and designs to specific engineering problems and situations to the extent of the material presented
- LO7. demonstrate an understanding of network protocols and algorithms using fundamental mathematical derivations.
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- Semester 2, 2023 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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