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Courses Handbook 2013

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

11335 (v.4) Network Design 602

Area: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 6.0
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 3 Hours Weekly
Computer Laboratory: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s): 12847 (v.5) Data Communications and Networking 304 or any previous version
Syllabus: Introduction to data and computer communication networks. Network architectures, protocol, hierarchies, Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model. Point-to-point protocols and links, error detection, automatic repeat request (ARQ) strategies. The network layer, multi-access networks, local and metropolitan area networks (LANs and MANs), queuing theory, performance modelling of data networks. Selected topics from introduction to switching systems, blocking, topology, multistage space switches, synchronous digital transfer mode, time-division switching and switch architectures.
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

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