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Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Data Communications & Networks II
Module Code	EE321
School	School of Electronic Engineering
Online Module Resources
Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Jennifer McManis Semester 2: Jennifer McManis Autumn: Jennifer McManis
Module Teacher	Jennifer McManis
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

INACTIVE - The aim of the module is to introduce the students to higher network layer-related concepts and in particular to develop their understanding of transport and application level protocols.Students will be introduced to the requirements of modern data transport for real-time applications.Students will be introduced to the concept of network quality of service (QoS)Students will analyse the implications of QoS on data transport and how this affects the users.

Learning Outcomes

1. Describe network Quality of Service metrics
2. Analyse the impact of QoS metrics on traffic delivery for different traffic types.
3. Describe network protocols at the application and transport layers and assess their appropriateness for transport of various traffic types.
4. Compare different network implementations and analyse their benefits and deficiencies in delivering different types of data
5. List relevant standards and standards bodies and identify QoS parameter values using standards.
6. Write basic network applications.

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Lecture	24	No Description
Laboratory	24	java based socket programming
Examination	2	No Description
Independent learning	75	No Description
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Network Architecture.
Core vs. access network. telephony, wireless, cable networks..

socket programming..
basic java sockets..

non-real-time applications.
Web service, DNS and HTTP. File transfer and FTP. E-mail service, SMTP, POP3 and IMAP..

transport layer.
TCP vs. UDP.

real-time network applications.
voice over IP, video streaming.

network support of QoS.
IntServ and DiffServ.

protocol support of QoS.
RTP, RTCP, RTSP, SIP.

Quality of Service.
QoS parameters and network performance analysis. Loss, delay and delay jitter..

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	25%	Examination Weight	75%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assignment	programming assignment	6%	Week 4
Practical/skills evaluation	programming assignment	6%	Week 6
Practical/skills evaluation	programming assignment	6%	Week 8
Practical/skills evaluation	programming assignment	7%	Week 11

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

James Kurose and Keith Ross: 2008, Computer Networking: A Topdown Aproach Featuring the Internet, 4th, Addison Wesley,
Andrew Tanenbaum: 2003, Computer Networks, 4th, Prentice Hall,
Fred Halsall: 2004, Multimedia Communications: Applications, Networks, Protocols, and Standards, 1, Addison Wesley,

Other Resources

171, ITU-T, 2001, Recommendation G.1010, 172, IETF, 0, RFC home page, http://www.ietf.org/rfc.html,

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