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Design and Management of Networks

Unit code: HET729

Credit points12.5 Credit Points
Duration1 Semester
Contact hours48 Hours
CampusHawthorn
Prerequisites
Nil
CorequisitesHET708 Internetworking Technologies

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

Teaching methods

Lectures (36 hrs) and Tutorials (12 hrs)

Assessment

Examination, Assignment, Test

 

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
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.