Internet Networking Infrastructure

Unit Code:HIT8164

Credit Points	Duration	Contact Hours	Campus	Prerequisite	Corequisite
12.5 Credit Points	1 Semester	36 hours	Hawthorn	HET706 Networks and Routing or HIT6411 Business Data Communications and Networks or HIT7120 or HIT6020/HIT6720 Data Communications & Security or HIT7185 Data Communications & Networks, and HIT6037 Software Development in Java or HIT7037 Programming in Java or HIT6052 Software Development 2G	Nil

Credit Points

Duration

Contact Hours

Campus

Prerequisite

Corequisite

12.5 Credit Points

1 Semester

36 hours

Hawthorn

Nil

After successfully completing this unit, students should be able to:

• Describe the fundamental concept of high speed wide area networks;
• List the Internet networking protocols and describe routing concepts;

• Explain the technical details of emerging WANs;

• Identify the developments and future of the Internet network.

• Apply Java programming skills to networking concepts.

Lecture (24 hrs), Laboratory (12 hrs)

Assignments, Examinations

Technologies include: DQDB, FDDI, SDH/SONET.
Emphasis is placed on protocols: TCP/IP protocol suite, Routing in the Internet, RIP and OSPF, Internet multicasting, DNS, Firewall design, Internet security in today's environment

To be advised via Blackboard content management system.