Initially created as part of the Master of information Technology and Master of Applied Information Technology Units in 2009. Amended in 2013 with curriculum adjustments for the new 4312 Master of Networks and Security degree.

This unit has been updated in 2013 to comply with the revised curriculum for the 4312 Master of Networks and Security degree.

18/7/13 - Amendments to prerequisites and prohibitions, effective Semester 1 2014.

23/7/13 - Administrative amendment- date of Introduction reverted to original date since this is an amendment to an existing unit.

22/1/2014 - Change to contact hours made to align with Handbook entry (bulk upload from CUPID extract). Approved by ADE.

19/2/14 - Removed MAT4003 from prerequisite requirements. Inserted two mathematics topics into the curriculum, replacing MAT4003 on a trial basis for 2014. For Semester 1,2014 implementation. Approved by ADE 19/2/14.

14/5/2014 - modified Unit Objectives to comply with AQF formalisms.Effective Semester 2,2014.

21/10/2014 - Amended prerequisite requirements by adding 2015, FIT9xxx version of 2014, FIT5xxx foundation units. Approved at GPC 4/14 (Item 6.2).

5/1/2015 - Amendments to prerequisite requirements effective Semester 1 2015.

19/5/2016 - Included Tutorial (flat room requirement) and Lab (for practical and assignment exercises)requirements.

April 2017. On behalf of CE, adding Reasons for Change, and submitting on CE behalf. Updated exam duration from 3 to 2 hours as required by new University Examination procedures, effective S2 2017.

20/9/2019: Admin - updating exam duration to include additional 10 minutes as per University requirement.

09/10/2020 Admin: Update to include new assessment and teaching approach fields as per Handbook requirements.

19/11/2020: Admin - this unit was disestablished at FEC 5/20 on 12/11/2020 as it is no longer required.

This unit is now one of five core units in the 4312 Master of Networks and Security degree. This unit provides MNS graduates with advanced knowledge about a fundamental area within the field of digital communications, namely advanced network design techniques and strategies and performance analysis. Advanced Network Design and Performance are very important fields in IT and are essential skills and knowledge for a wide range of employment. In addition, Digital communications is an active area of research within the Faculty, and this unit (and the other MNS courseware units) contribute to the Faculty's research-teaching nexus.

This unit was previously one of four core units in the Network Computing Specialisation in the MIT and MAIT and an elective in all FIT masters. It was a level 5 specified elective unit in the MDC (offered by FIT) and MTC (offered by Engineering). The unit is the faculty's only unit that concentrates solely on the advanced network design and performance analysis.

FIT5011 initially replaced CSE5805 and CSE5808 in the Master of Digital Communications, a cognate degree offered by the Faculty of IT. It builds upon assumed prerequisite knowledge at the level of an undergraduate introductory unit in Networks and Data Communications, and assumes mathematical background consistent with MAT4003.

At the completion of this unit students should be able to:

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This unit will cover network design, performance modelling and analysis. Queuing models (M/M/1, M/M/k, M/M/k/k, M/G/1), networks of queues. Multi-access systems (splitting, reservation, carrier sensing), routing techniques (shortest path, Bellman-Ford, Dijkstra, adaptive routing, flooding). Quality of service (QoS) aspects, flow control, connection admission control and other traffic management functions - ATM, IntServ and DiffServ models. Network topology design and performance modelling, design considerations for local or wide area networks, including GEPON, cable and wireless networks; Introductory probability and graph theory.

No prescribed textbooks. Recommended reading Kreyszig, E. (2012), Advanced Engineering Mathematics, 10th Edition, Wiley.

Suggested reading/reference text(s)

• Kurose and Ross (2013) Computer Networking-A Top Down Approach, Pearson.
• McCabe, J.D., (2007) Network Analysis, Architecture, and Design, Elsevier. (A digital version of this book is available through the library)
• Erwin Kreyszig. (2010). Advanced Engineering Mathematics. (10th Edition) John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• Thomas G. Robertazzi. (2000). Computer Networks and Systems: Queueing Theory and Performance Evaluation . (1st Edition) Springer Verlag. (This version of the book is available via SpringerLink - Books through the library database using the Online ISBN ref: 978-1-4684-0385-5 ).

Recommended resources

OPNET software (free student edition). Details on how to get this software will be given in the tutorials.

Technological requirements

Announcements will be made via Moodle; students are permitted but not required to bring notebooks, laptops and tablets into classes.

On-campus

Lecture and tutorials or problem classes This teaching and learning approach helps students to initially encounter information at lectures, discuss and explore the information during tutorials, and carryout performance studies by way of problem solving.

Examination (2 hours and 10 minutes): 60%; In-semester assessment: 40%

1. Assessment 1: Labs and tutorials completion: 10% - ULO ?
2. Assessment 2: Traffic Analysis: 20% - ULO ?
3. Assessment 3: Mid-semester test: 10% - ULO ?
4. Examination: 60% - ULO ?

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Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

(b.) Additional requirements (all students):

Need a flat room or a studio type for the tutorials and specialized labs for the practicals. Would prefer booking both type of rooms for the full semester, if possible, although there will be only 3 lab exercises, but the assignments are based on those lab exercises which students need to do on their own time.

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Callista prerequisites: No prerequisites for MNS (4312), MIT (Professional) (2402.6), MIT (2402.5), MIT Professional (3348.1), MIT (Honours) (3349), PGDIT (2411) and PGCIT (2423)

For all other courses as below:

Callista & Handbook pre-requisites: (FIT9135 or FIT5135 or FIT9020)) or equivalent