NETWORK DESIGN EXERCISE
ELE5NDE
2014
Credit points: 30
Subject outline
A number of Network Design Scenarios will be simulated using Opnet design software by the students undertaking this subject. Scenarios are designed to help the student understand the concepts of planning and design of communication networks. The scenarios start with a single site with a single local area Network (LAN) and progress through to complex WAN configurations. The simulations will be run under controlled conditions, i.e. with specific data and collision rates. This will help the students relate the simulated results to the theoretical expectations. Students will finally build hardware implementations of their networks with ISDN and TCP/IP networks.
Faculty: Faculty of Science, Tech & Engineering
Credit points: 30
Subject Co-ordinator: John Devlin
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: ELE4NET
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Computer Networks | Recommended | Tanenbaum, Andrew. | 4TH EDITION, PRENTICE HALL |
| Readings | ISDN and Broadband ISDN with Frame Relay and ATM | Recommended | Stallings, William | 3RD EDITION, PRENTICE HALL, 1995 |
| Readings | ISDN and Broadband ISDN with Frame Relay and ATM | Recommended | Stallings, William. | 3RD EDITION, PRENTICE HALL, 1995 |
| Readings | Networking and Data Communications Laboratory Manual | Recommended | Grodzinski, Frances S. | PRENTICE HALL 1999, ISBN: 0-13-011702-1 |
| Readings | Networking and Data Communications Laboratory Manual | Recommended | Grodzinsky, Frances. S | PRENTICE HALL, 1999, ISBN: 0-13-011702-1 |
| Readings | Data and Computer Communications | Preliminary | Stallings, W. | 9TH EDITION 2010, PRENTICE HALL, ISBN: 0-13-183311-1 |
| Readings | Data and Computer Communications | Preliminary | Stallings, W. | SEVENTH EDITION 2004, PRENTICE HALL, ISBN: 0-13-183311-1 |
Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: John Devlin
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
Two 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 4.0 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| attendance | 5 | |
| laboratory reports of approximately 3,000 words | 35 | |
| one 1-hour examination | 20 | |
| one 4,000-word design report | Hurdle requirement: In order to pass the subject students must obtain an overall pass grade and pass the examination. | 40 |