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Valid for year : 2010
 
TDTS02 Computer Network Infrastructure, 6 ECTS credits.
/Infrastruktur för datornät/

For:   C   COS   CS   D   IT  

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 34
Rec. self-study hours: 126

  Area of Education: Technology

Main field of studies: Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering

  Advancement level (G1, G2, A): A

Aim:
Participants will gain a deeper understanding of modern computer network infrastructure technologies, with a focus on IP-based networks. The course complements the basic computer network courses both in depth and in breadth. On completing the course successfully, participants will:
  • be able to explain, in detail, a wide range of technologies used to build data networks;
  • be able to explain the basics of hierarchical network design;
  • be able to predict and explain how different networking technologies at the same or different levels interact and affect each other in a system;
  • critically evaluate network technologies with respect to system requirements, based on information from current research, technical documentation and vendor-provided information;
  • generalize and synthesize information from multiple sources (and types of sources) in the computer network area to identify structure, internal and external connections and to form original, well motivated, conclusions;
  • alone or in a small group plan and conduct an extensive theoretical study of a selected area of technology, including integrating knowledge from multiple sources such as current research, technical documentation and vendor-provided information; and
  • based on an extensive theoretical study, orally present and explain a selected area of technology to an audience with similar general knowledge of computer networks.
Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Basic computer networks course (TDTS41, TDTS43 or equivalent).

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
Supplementary courses:
None.
Organisation:
Lectures, self-study in small group or individually, student-led seminars and written exercises. The course starts with conventional lectures. In parallel with this participants will conduct an in-depth study of a selected area in computer networking (individually or in small groups), with support of an advisor. The course concludes with student-led seminars in which the participants present the results of their self-study.
The course runs over the entire spring semester.
Course contents:
The precise contents of the course varies slightly from year to year, to keep up with developments in the area. Recurring topics include: history of data networks; Ethernet MAC, VLAN, switching, STP, RSTP; IPv4 and IPv4 addressing, protocols, mobility, routing, filtering and practical applications; plesiochronous digital hierarchy (PDH); optical networks from hardware through protocols such as SONET and SDH; wavelength multiplexed networks (WDM, DWDM); wavelength routing, label switching (ATM, MPLS, GMPLS).
Course literature:
No assigned literature; participants are free to select any suitable literature appropriate to their in-depth study.
Examination:
Oral assignment
Written assignment
 3 ECTS
3 ECTS
 
The oral assignment tests the participantsâ?T technical knowledge and tests and develops their ability to synthesize, organize and present technical information.
The written assignment tests the participantsâ?T technical knowledge.
Grades are given as â?TFailâ?T or â?TPassâ?T.


Course language is English.
Department offering the course: IDA.
Director of Studies: Lena Strömbäck
Examiner: Nahid Shahmehri
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Contact: TFK , val@tfk.liu.se
Last updated: 04/29/2010