Module code: ECS403U
Credits: 15
Semester: SEM2
This module provides an introduction to the principles of communications embracing fundamental concepts in communication systems, the transmission of information, computer networking, and the Internet.
Topics include:
- Digital Communications and Networks: Data transmission, telecommunications networks and resource sharing, packet and circuit switched networks.
- Internet Protocols and Applications: Internetworking systems and the history of the Internet.
- The layered model of open communication systems: The OSI model and the Internet model, overview of each layer.
- The Data link Layer: characteristics, protocols and services; Local area networks.
- The Network Layer: characteristics, protocols and services; IPv4 and IPv6 protocols.
Level: 4