Exam

Model and evaluate network

Introduction: applications of networks, network functions, protocols and layering, network architectures, layer models, circuit and packet switching.
Physical and data link layers; protocols and functionality, Medium Access Control (MAC), Local Area Networking, e.g. Ethernet. 
User applications: Performance requirements – Bandwidth, Errors, Delay, Jitter
QoS implementations - DiffServ, IntServ, MPLS
Multiple Access – Random, Reservation, Polling, Tokens 
Network Routing – Static, dynamic, DVP, LSP
Network Management – FCAPS; MIBs, SNMP, Architecture
Security – Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability. 
Wide Area and Access Networks – e.g. ADSL, SDH 
Internet – Architecture, IP, UDP, TCP, Internet application layers,
Mobile Networks – Architecture, capacity, protocols, function distribution e.g. 
3G/4G/5G

Wireless Networks - 7552WCSST

Wireless Networks

Critically evaluate aspects of network architecture and design

Model and critically evaluate complex network scenarios

Analyse complex network performance issues