To further enhance the choice of network specialisation electives within the undergraduate degrees offered by the Faculty of Information Technology at the Peninsula campus. This unit is offered as a third year elective. Internetworking with TCP/IP and wireless communications is an important part in further study at university and IT career. TCP/IP is the most prominent networking protocol suite, forms the basis of the Internet and Wireless LAN has become part of current and future network. This unit extends knowledge gained by students in the core unit FIT1005 in the area of internet protocols, network routing and wireless network infrastructure and protocols. Students will have an opportunity to understand thoroughly the design, implementation, and practical details of internet and wireless infrastucture and protocols.

This unit was previously called CPE3004 Internetworking and was in the Bachelor of Network Computing. The unit has been changed to fit the faculty requirements for the Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems.

This is an elective unit of the Net-centric and Security majors for the Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems.

Follow the core unit FIT1005, network and data communications.

This unit is relevant to the Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems with a major in net-centric computing, in that it provides students with the basics of internetworking and wireless communications which is one of the aspects of this major.

At the completion of this subject students should have:

1. a detailed knowledge and understanding of all major protocols in TCP/IP and wireless LANs;

2. an understanding of major issues in designing and implementing those protocols;

3. an awareness of the latest developments in TCP/IP (e.g. IPv6, multicasting, VoIP, QoS, InteServ, DiffServ);

4. the knowledge and skills to implement and manage TCP/IP services within wired and wireless networking.

Students will gain practical skills in setting up TCP/IP connections and routing configurations for different environments.

ASCED Discipline Group Classification: 020113 Networks and communications.

The aim of this unit is to provide students with an opportunity to understand thoroughly the technical and implementation details of major protocols in the TCP/IP protocols suite. Such a detailed understanding is a prerequisite for students to design and implement networking applications. The unit will review the structure of TCP/IP and the network interface layer. This will be followed by a detailed exposition of the design principles and implementation aspects of protocols in the IP and TCP layers. Routing algorithms and routing protocol (shortest path, IP, hierarchical), congestion control and quality of services (leaky buckets, RSVP, IntServ, DiffServ) are discussed. The unit will also examine some of the major application protocols in the TCP/IP protocols suite (eg. DNS, VoIP, etc). In addition, the Wireless technologies and protocols are introduced with the aim of supporting mobile applications.

Recommended Reading:

• Stallings, W Computer Networking with Internet protocols and Technology, Pearsons 2004.

• Comer, D & Stevens, D, Internetworking with TCP/IP Volume 1, Principles, Protocols, and Architectures, (4rd edition), Prentice-Hall, 2000.

• Comer, D & Stevens, D, Internetworking with TCP/IP Volume 2, Design, Implementation, and Internals, (3rd edition), Prentice-Hall, 1999.

• Halsall, F, Data Communications, Computer Networks and Open Systems, Addison-Wesley, (4th edition), Addition Wesley 1996.

• Halsall, F, Computer Networks and the Internet: with internet and multimedia applications, Addison-Wesley, (4th edition), Addition Wesley 2005.

• Schiller, J, Mobile Communications, Addison-Wesley, 2000.

• Williams Stalling Wireless Communications and Networking, ISBN: 0131863169, 2nd Ed, Prentice Hall, 2002.

Assignment 40; Final Examination (3 hours): 60%

A set of theoretical and practical assignments (project work), worth 40% of the total marks, will help students develop skills in understanding the various networking protocols (wired and wireless). The final 3-hour examination, worth 60% of the total marks, will assess the students' degree of understanding of the technical details and design principles of the networking protocols. Furthermore the examination will assess the students' grasp of the knowledge and principles of various strategies used in the design and implementation of important wired and wireless protocols.

Standard lecture theatre

Networking lab as maintained by the Peninsula School of IT, or similar

Lecturer 2 hours per week. Tutor 2 hours per week per tutorial.

• Software Title:
• Vendor:
• Version:
• OS: MS Windows XP ( ) and/or LINUX ( )
• License Details: (A valid software license certificate/s or Vendor permission must be available upon request if the software is to be installed for teaching)
• Are we currently licensed: Yes ( ) or No ( ) (If unsure, please check with your local IT support )
• If (Yes), who is the contact person for this software?:
• If (No), will the software license be arranged by: Staff member requesting the software ( ) or Technical Services* ( ) ? *If the latter is selected, please discuss your requirement/s with myself ASAP, prior to finalising your request, as there could be financial or resourcing implications.
• Is the software to be installed and accessed from a: Client/Workstation ( ), or Server ( ) ?
• Type of license: Site License ( ), Freeware ( ), FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) ( ), Shareware ( ), Lab based ( ) # of Licenses needed ____
• In what week will you commence using the software in class? Semester 1 (Week ___ ) and/or Semester 2 (Week ___ ):
• Nominated Staff For Acceptance Testing Software: (Name) (Phone) (Email)
• Additional Information: Special Requirements, Software Configuration/Installation Requirements, etc:

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Several copies of the recommended reading texts should be held in the library.

Faculty of Information Technology

FIT1005 Networking and Data Communications or BUS2062 or CSE2004 or CSE2318 or CSE3318 or GCO3812 or CPE1007