Broadband Multimedia Networks
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 48
Aims and objectives
Students who successfully complete this Unit of study will be able to:
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
2. Appraise the issues that affect IP Quality of Service (QoS), and assess standards for meeting QoS requirements
3. Reflect on the design and architecture of consumer access technologies with reference to Quality of Service issues
4. Analyse and design Overlay solutions to improve overall service quality
5. Appraise the impact of different classes of network traffic on network performance
6. Appraise the impact of various networking protocols on the network
7. Conduct experiments using simulation tools to analyse the performance of networked systems and subsystems, interpret results, formulate conclusions and generate written technical reports
8. Conduct independent research in the area of network traffic and networking protocols
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
Lectures (24 hours), Tutorials (12 hours), Laboratory Work (12 hours)
Assessment
| Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
| Examination | Individual / Group | 50-60% | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| Laboratory Reports | Individual / Group | 20-25% | 2,3,4,6,7 |
| Research Report | Individual / Group | 20-25% | 5,6,8 |
Minimum Requirements to pass this unit will be made available in the complete Unit Outline available to students when unit is offered.
General skills outcomes
The key generic skills which relate to this unit of study help to produce graduates who have:
• Ability to apply knowledge of basic science and engineering fundamentals;
• In-depth technical competence in at least one engineering discipline;
• Ability to utilise a systems approach to design and operational performance;
• Ability to understand problem identification, formulation and solution;
• Ability to apply knowledge of basic science and engineering fundamentals;
• In-depth technical competence in at least one engineering discipline;
• Ability to utilise a systems approach to design and operational performance;
• Ability to understand problem identification, formulation and solution;
Content
• Realtime and non-realtime services over shared IP infrastructures
• Consumer experience, overlay solutions to improve overall service quality
• Voice over IP
• IP Quality of Service
• Resilient content delivery
• Evolution of consumer access technologies
• Wireless broadband
• Consumer experience, overlay solutions to improve overall service quality
• Voice over IP
• IP Quality of Service
• Resilient content delivery
• Evolution of consumer access technologies
• Wireless broadband
Study resources
- References.
References
Grenville Armitage, "Quality of Service in IP Networks - Foundations for a Multi-Service Internet” Macmillan Technical Publishing, April 2000.