Course Title: Communication Switching and Broadband Networks (PG)

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Communication Switching and Broadband Networks (PG)

Credit Points: 12.00

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
EEET1144	City Campus	Postgraduate	125H Electrical & Computer Engineering	Face-to-Face	Sem 2 2006

Course Coordinator: Mr Ian Palmer

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 2936

Course Coordinator Email: ian.palmer@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 12.8.16

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Students are expected to have knowledge of communication and engineering principles, mathematics fundamentals and TCP/IP.

Course Description

The course provides students with a detailed understanding of digital network design and switching. The course focuses on network design and switching systems used in telecommunication and service provider networks. The learning activities include gaining an understanding of backbone network connection, core routers and interconnection between telecommunication and service provider networks. Students are provided with information on typical network designs, features and problems and identification of network design practices employed by telecommunication companies and service providers.

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

The course objectives are to provide the student with knowledge of digital network switching and transmission design. These objectives will be achieved by providing students with an understanding of various types of technologies used by telecommunication companies and service provider networks that form the basis of the backbone network. Students will be provide with the necessary knowledge to examine the network design principles and concepts that are used to implemented networks by taking into account commercial realities and practices.
Student capability development includes gaining an understanding of the factors associated with the provision of network services, including an understanding of how network switching and transmission design can impact on the operation of the network.
As you achieve these outcomes the capabilities that you will learn, develop and exercise are detailed in the table below.

Dimensions of Capability Skills/Knowledge Capabilities
Technical competence Ability to apply knowledge of digital network switching and transmission, network performance and operation and ability to understand and use industry standard tools used.
Problem solving and decision-making Ability to formulate and solve network design and switching problems creatively.
Systematic design approach Ability to formulate and implement software solutions using industry design techniques.
Communication
Ability to communicate effectively in writing (both verbally and graphically).
Lifelong learning Ability to undertake self-directed study.

Learning outcomes are provided in the course website at http://www.rmit.edu.au

Overview of Learning Activities

Learning outcomes are provided in the course website at http://www.rmit.edu.au

Overview of Learning Resources

Learning resources and reading guide are available on the course website at http://www.rmit.edu.au/online.

Overview of Assessment

Assessment tasks consist of:
1. three assignments for 50% of the total mark of the course.
2. one examination for 50% of the total mark of the course.
Note: Assignments handed in late will be penalised 20% per week. Students must achieve a minimum of 40% in each component to be considered for a pass grade.