Course Title: Undertake network traffic management
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2010
Course Code: EEET6725C
Course Title: Undertake network traffic management
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6080 - Advanced Diploma of Telecommunications Engineering
Course Contact: Program Manager
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468
Course Contact Email: engineering-tafe@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Kemps Cheng
Phone Number: +61 3 99254691
Email: kemps.cheng@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 150
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
There are no prerequisites
Course Description
This unit relates to the maximisation of all available network capacity in real time. This unit may apply to switching, transmission and radio (both fixed and mobile) network and the various transmission paths i.e. cable, optic fibre, radio, microwave and satellite. This unit applies to computer systems including Local Area Networks (LANs) and Wide Area Networks (WANs).
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
ICTTC043C Undertake network traffic management |
Element: |
1. Check availability of all installed network capacity |
Performance Criteria: |
Network alarms are interrogated to identify any areas of route/circuit unavailability. |
Element: |
2. Detect network traffic problems |
Performance Criteria: |
System is interrogated to identify traffic status. |
Element: |
3. Analyse traffic volumes |
Performance Criteria: |
Circuit allocation is measured in real time in accordance with specification. |
Element: |
4. Develop strategies to overcome network traffic problems |
Performance Criteria: |
All relevant data both current and historical is gathered and analysed. |
Element: |
5. Apply solutions both short and long term where required |
Performance Criteria: |
Network controls are activated and monitored. |
Element: |
6. Detect and take action on potential traffic congestion |
Performance Criteria: |
Traffic loads are measured and analysed. |
Element: |
7. Provide traffic indicators for capacity planning |
Performance Criteria: |
Relevant data on traffic patterns both current and historical are gathered. |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
See Student Drive
Teaching Schedule
Week 1 Introduction of course
Week 2 Basic communication systems
Week 3 Basic data communication
Week 4 Basic radio communication
Week 5 Serial communication (eg RS-232, USB)
Week 6 Introduction of radio transmitter and receiver
Week 7 OSI layer model
Week 8 Analog modulation
Week 9 Digital modulation
Week 10 Analog modulation
Week 11 Digital modulation
Week 12 Transmission Line (RF)
Week 13 Transmission Line (data communication)
Week 14 Matching of transmission Line (includes VSWR)
Week 15 Matching of transmission Line
Week 16 Revision for the mid-year test
Week 17 Mid-year test
Week 18 Catch-up lab
Week 19 Antenna and radio wave propagations
Week 20 LAN
Week 21 Antenna and radio wave propagations
Week 22 LAN
Week 23 Mobile radio systems
Week 24 Introduction of digital systems
Week 25 Cellular radio system concepts
Week 26 Introduction of digital systems
Week 27 Cellular radio systems
Week 28 SDH/PDH
Week 29 Microwave Link
Week 30 Installation of communication systems
Week 31 Performance analysis of communication systems
Week 32 Performance analysis of communication systems
Week 33 Preparation for the final project report & revision
Week 34 Test
Week 35 Catch-up lab
Week 36 Catch-up lab
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Behrouz A Forouzan, DeAnza College, ’Data Communications and Networking, 3rd Edition’, 2004, McGraw Hill |
0072515848 |
Other Resources
Shared network drive (S:\)
Overview of Assessment
Assessment may include:
Assignment based reports
Laboratory Exercises
Project or Written Test
Assessment Tasks
The assessment is conducted in both theoretical and practical aspects of the course according to the criteria set in the National Training Package. The students are required to undertake summative assessments that bring together skills and knowledge as follows:
Theoretical Written assessment.
Project submission
Work Simulation exercises
Assessment Matrix
Assignment Based reports 30%
Laboratory Exercises 30%
Project of Written Test 40%
Other Information
This course is conjunction of EEET6725C and EEET6726C. The cluster name for both EEET6725C and EEET6726C is ’Network Analysis and Management’.
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