Module code: ECS403U

Teaching Staff: Eliane Bodanese

Credits: 15.0
Semester: SEM2
Timetable:

Lecture
• Semester 2: Monday 10 am - 12 pm

Lab
• Semester 2: Weeks 5, 7, 9, 11: Thursday 4 pm - 6 pm

Contact: Dr Eliane Bodanese
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This compulsory module covers the basic concepts in communications and networks. It introduces the concept of a communications system and then focusses on specific elements. It covers circuit and switched versus packet switched networks, and the ISO/OSI 7 layer model. Also covered are certain critical network protocols, e.g. TCP/IP and CSMA/CD, key Internet concepts, converged networks, and mobile networks.

Connected course(s): UDF DATA
Assessment: 80.0% Examination, 20.0% Practical
Level: 4