4521 (v.6) Computer Communications 252


Area: Department of Computing
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
 
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Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Laboratory: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 1922 (v.7) Software Technology 152 or any previous version
AND
10163 (v.9) Introduction to Programming Environments 152 or any previous version
 
Syllabus: Introduction to computer communication. Physical layer. Data networks. Link level flow and error control. Network layer and Routing I and II. Transport layer I and II. Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM). Network performance and modelling and estimation. Application layer. Network security.
 
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Field of Education: 20113 Networks and Communications
Funding Cluster: 06 - Computing, Built Environment, Health
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2005 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        
2005 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        
Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially
Online
Internal
refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
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