Design and Management of Networks
Unit code: HET729
| Credit points | 12.5 Credit Points |
| Duration | 1 Semester |
| Contact hours | 48 Hours |
| Campus | Hawthorn |
| Prerequisites | Nil Preclusion: HET736 Broadband Multimedia Network |
| Corequisites | HET708 Internetworking Technologies |
Related course(s)
A unit of study in the Graduate Certificate of Science (Network Systems), Graduate Diploma of Science (Network Systems), Master of Science in Network Systems and Master of Engineering Science (Network Systems and Telecommunications)Aims and objectives
Students who successfully complete this unit of study will be able to:
- Understand telecommunication networks
- Understand access network technologies
- Design and plan large telecommunication networks
- Understand network management, quality of service and cross layer design concepts
- Model and analyse telecommunication networks
- Familiar with 3G (and beyond) mobile networks
Content
- Legacy Networks (PSTN, ISDN, FR, ATM, Satellite)
- Wired Access Network Technologies (FTTH)
- Wireless Access Network Technologies (WiFi, WiMax)
- Beyond-3G Wireless networks (3GPP)
- Planning & design of large public telecommunication networks
- Design of Public Access Networks – Wired and Wireless
- Design of Public Core Networks and Next Generation Networks
- VoIP and QoS reqs.; Public Network Evolution
- QoS: Network-centric and User-Perceived
- Network Management
- Virtual Private Networks, Remote Access Networking , Managing Secure Access
Reading materials
Broadband Forum (xDSL; FTTN ), http://www.broadband-forum.org
Internode 'Wireless DSL' - WiMAX, http://www.internode.on.net/residential/internet/wireless_dsl
Internode 'Wireless DSL' - WiMAX, http://www.internode.on.net/residential/internet/wireless_dsl
L. Kleinrock, "Queueing Systems, Vol. 1: Theory", John Wiley & Sons, 1975.
A. Saliba, M. Beresford, M. Ivanovich, and P. Fitzpatrick, "User-Perceived Quality of Service in Wireless Data Networks", ACM Journal of Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, Springer publishing, Oct 2005, pp. 1-10
A. G. Malis, "Converged services over MPLS", IEEE Communications Magazine, Sep. 2006, pp150-156.
A. Saliba, M. Beresford, M. Ivanovich, and P. Fitzpatrick, "User-Perceived Quality of Service in Wireless Data Networks", ACM Journal of Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, Springer publishing, Oct 2005, pp. 1-10
A. G. Malis, "Converged services over MPLS", IEEE Communications Magazine, Sep. 2006, pp150-156.
