EE5412Telecommunication Networks

What you will study

Course overview

The course aims to provide students with an understanding of the general fundamental concepts in telecommunication networks and services.

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Course content

Telecom Networks and the Internet - an Introduction Packet and Circuit Switching; FDMA/TDMA/CDMA; Delay, Loss and Throughput Application Layer Principle of Network Applications; Web and HTTP; Email; DNS; P2PX Transport Layer Multiplexing and Demultiplexing; UDP; TCP; TCP Congestion Control Networking Layer Forwarding and Routing; IPv4 Datagram Format; Fragmentation; IPv6; Routing Protocols; Intra-AS Routing; Routing among the ISPs Link Layer and the LANs Error-detection and correction; Multiple Access; MAC Addresses; inter- and intra-LANs; Ethernet; Switches

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Intended learning outcomes

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CILOs                                                Weighting (if DEC-A1          DEC-A2           DEC-A3
                                                                    app.)
1              Describe the principles of telecom networks and                      x              x
               the Internet.
2              Explain the principles of Application Layer.                         x              x
3              Explain the principles of Transport Layer.                           x              x
4              Explain the Inter-networking technologies and                        x              x               x
               protocols.
5              Explain the Link Layer and the LAN protocols.                        x              x               x

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Before you take this course

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Prerequisites

Nil

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Precursors

Nil

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Corequisites

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Additional course requirements

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Equivalent courses and conditions

Nil

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Exclusive courses and conditions

Nil

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Assessment and passing the course

Assessment

Continuous Assessment (%): 50; Examination (%): 50; Examination Duration (Hours): 2

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ATs                 CILO No.             Weighting (%)            Remarks ("-" for     Allow Use of
                                                                                        nil entry)           GenAI?
1                     Tests (min.: 2)     1, 2, 3, 4, 5        40                       -                    No
2                     #Assignments        2, 3                 5                        -                    Yes
                      (min.: 3)
3                     Lab Exercises/      4, 5                 5                        -                    Yes
                      Reports

Official PDF, page 3 · Continuous Assessment (%),Examination (%),Examination Duration (Hours)

Passing requirements

Minimum Examination Passing Requirement (%): 30 Additional Information for ATs: Remark: To pass the course, students are required to achieve at least 30% in course work and 30% in the examination. # may include homework, tutorial exercise, project/mini-project, presentation

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