Design and Management of Networks

Unit Code:HET729

Credit Points	Duration	Contact Hours	Campus	Prerequisite	Corequisite
12.5 Credit Points	1 Semester	48 Hours	Hawthorn	Nil Preclusion: HET736 Broadband Multimedia Network	HET708 Internetworking Technologies

Credit Points

Duration

Contact Hours

Campus

Prerequisite

Corequisite

12.5 Credit Points

1 Semester

48 Hours

Hawthorn

Nil

Preclusion: HET736 Broadband Multimedia Network

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 & 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.