This module is offered in 2023-24.

Aims

The aims of this module are:

  • To equip students with a deep knowledge of fundamental concepts and terminologies of computer communication systems (CCS).
  • To illustrate fundamental principles with reference to widely-used systems and technologies for CCS.
  • To enable students to use high level tools for networked systems configuration, exploration and management of CCS.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this module, the student should:

  • Be aware of the role of the computer networks.
  • Have investigated chosen aspects of computer networks within a concrete context.

Syllabus

  • Development of the Internet: Internet design goals and alternative network architectures
  • Layered Model abstractions, their role and limitations
  • Protocol design, Message formatting and Encapsulation
  • Traffic management, Quality of Service and Quality of Experience
  • Measurement and Verification in terms of Reliability, Latency, Bandwidth, and Throughput
  • Patterns of Communication, including Broadcast, Multicast, Unicast; Duplex, Half-Duplex, Simplex; symmetric/asymmetric
  • Network Architecture, including Naming, Addressing and Routing
  • Mobility Concerns and Issues
  • Application Design, for example Client-Server, Peer-to-Peer, Publisher-Consumer - Network Configuration
  • Management - Network Security and Privacy

Compulsory Elements

This module has no compulsory elements beyond those common to all modules (mark of 4 in each assessment component).

Module Delivery

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Last Published: 11 Mar 2024.