COMP520 Computer Networks
Updated: 19 April 2007| Credit Points | 6 | |||||||||
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| Online level |
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| Intensive School(s) | None | |||||||||
| Supervised Exam | There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled. | |||||||||
| Pre-requisites | COMP 280 or 580, 283 or 583; MATH 110 or 101 or 101A; candidature in a postgraduate award | |||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||||||
| Restrictions | COMP 320 | |||||||||
| Notes | on-campus online D; off-campus online E; see COMP 280 | |||||||||
| Combined Units |
COMP320 - Computer Networks |
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| Coordinator(s) | Patrick Lenders (plenders@une.edu.au) | |||||||||
| Unit Description |
Two lectures and a two-hour laboratory session per week. This unit studies the foundations of communication networks in order to follow and contribute to their evolution. It describes the hardware and the software of computer networks. Topics include: physical layer; packet switching; Internet working, TCP/IP, Ethernet, LAN, WAN; introduction to Unix network programming; programmation of distributed applications under the Unix OS. External students should see COMP 280 for computer requirements. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||
| Recommended Material Optional |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||
| Disclaimer | Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period. |