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Courses Handbook 2013

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2013.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2012.

12847 (v.5) Data Communications and Networking 304

Area: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 5.0
Tuition Patterns: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Computer Laboratory: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s): 11335 (v.4) Network Design 602 or any previous version
Prerequisite(s): 314204 (v.1) Mathematics 290 or any previous version
OR
308789 (v.1) Probability Theory 201 or any previous version
Syllabus: Data link layer, Local area networks (LAN), Random access Scheduling medium access control, LAN standards, Telephone Network Circuit switches, Routing, Signalling, Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) and broadband ISDN (BISDN), Frame Relay, Congestion control.
Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Field of Education: 031305 Computer Engineering
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2013 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        
2013 Miri Sarawak Campus Semester 2 Y        

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Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

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