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TNE40001 12.5 Credit Points Hawthorn, Sarawak

Duration

One Semester or equivalent

Contact hours

48 hours face to face + blended

On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.

Prerequisites

TNE20002 Network Routing Principles

Aims and objectives

This unit of study aims to give you an in-depth understanding of the architecture and design issues relating to modern high-speed broadband networks.

Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

1. Describe the issues that affect IP Quality of service (QoS), e.g. jitter, loss, and uncontrolled latency and appreciate and analyse standards for meeting QoS requirements. (RSVP, IntServ, DiffServ, 802.1q, etc.). (K3, K4, K6)
2. Appreciate the design and architecture of consumer access technologies with reference to Quality of service issues. (K3, K4, K6)
3. Analyse and design Overlay solutions to improve overall service quality. (K3, K4, S2)
4. Characterise different classes of network traffic in order to assess and appraise the effects of it on the network. (K3, K4, K6)
5. Analyse and discuss various networking protocols and their impact on the network. (K3, K4, K6)
6. Conduct experiments using simulation tools to analyse the performance of networked systems and sub-systems and interpret results, formulate conclusions and generate written technical reports. (K2, K3, S1, A2).

7. Conduct research in the area of network traffic and networking protocols. (A4)

Swinburne Engineering Competencies (A1-7, K1-6, S1-4): find out more about Engineering Skills and Competencies including the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies.

Unit information in detail

- Teaching methods, assessment and content.

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type	Hours per week	Number of Weeks	Total
On Campus Lecture	2	12	24
On Campus Tutorials	1	12	12
On Campus Computer Labs	1	12	12
Unspecified Activities Independent Learning	8.5	12	102
TOTAL			150 hours

Assessment

Types	Individual/Group Role	Weighting	Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs)
Examination	Individual	50-60%	1,2,3,4,5
Assignment	Individual	20-25%	7
Laboratory Reports	Individual	20-25%	3,4,5,6

Hurdle

As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass the unit and meet all Unit Learning Outcomes to a minimum standard, a student must achieve:

(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 44% as the total mark for the unit and will not be eligible for a conceded pass.

Content

• The impact of emerging broadband access technologies and integration of real-time and non-real-time services over shared IP infrastructures
• Problems and issues associated with IP service quality & resilience
• TCP Congestion Control Algorithms (Loss-based and Delay-based)
• Alternatives to TCP (QUIC, multipath TCP)
• Streaming multimedia technologies, protocols, challenges and end-user experience
• Latency sensitive traffic
• Overlay solutions to improve overall service quality
• IP Quality of Service (QoS)
• Mechanisms for signalling and meeting QoS requirements
• Active Queue Management and related QoS mechanisms for home networks
• Networking Protocols: impact on the network
• Future technologies

Study resources

- Reading materials.

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required texts will be made available in the Unit Outline.