Design and Management of Networks
48 hours face to face + blended
Hawthorn
Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
Overview
The aim of this Unit is to examine issues relating to the design and management of various telecommunication networks.
Requisites
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Discuss the operation of Public Telecommunication networks and Wide Area Networking
- Appraise the evolution of consumer access technologies
- Use accepted methodologies and approaches to design access networks
- Appreciate the operation of network management
- Quantify the issues and challenges involved in delivering good QoS over the network
- Plan and design the deployment of a large-scale telecommunications network
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Lecture | 2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Tutorial | 2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Independent Learning | 8.50 | 12 weeks | 102 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Individual | 40 - 50% | 2,3,5,6 |
| Examination | Individual | 30 - 40% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Test 1 | Individual | 5 - 10% | 1,2,5 |
| Test 2 | Individual | 5 - 10% | 1,2,5 |
Hurdle
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all ULOs to a minimum standard, an undergraduate student must have achieved:
(i) an aggregate mark of 50% or more, and(ii) at least 40% in the final exam.Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirement (ii) will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.
Content
- Legacy Network Technologies (PSTN, ISDN, Dialup, FR, ATM, PDH, SDH, SONET)
- Wired Access Network Technologies (xDSL, HFC CMTS, FTTx)
- Wireless Access Network Technologies (WiFi, WiMax, Microwave, Satellite, FSO)
- Mobile Networks Evolution
- Mobile Network Technologies (3GPP, 4G LTE)
- Planning & design of large public telecommunication networks
- Backbone Network Technologies (DWDM, MPLS, MetroEthernet)
- Design of Next Generation Public Access Networks – Wired and Wireless
- Design of Next Generation Public Core Networks
- Virtual Private Networks, Remote Access Networking, Managing Secure Access
- Next Generation Service Model
- Next Generation Services (VoIP, Virtual PBX, OTT, Cloud Computing, SaaS, IaaS)
- QoS: Network-centric and User-Perceived
- Network Management and Security
- The Future of Networking: SDN
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.