Unit information: Networking Protocol Principles 3 in 2018/19

Unit name	Networking Protocol Principles 3
Unit code	EENG30002
Credit points	10
Level of study	H/6
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12)
Unit director	Dr. George Oikonomou
Open unit status	Not open
Pre-requisites	EENG22000; EENG20400.
Co-requisites	None
School/department	School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering

Description including Unit Aims

The aim is to show the principles and practice of communications protocol operation in typical networks. The content is oriented towards a layered model of communication between systems, demonstrating the problems arising from errors in transmission, propagation delays, local resource use and equipment configuration together with typical solutions. The importance of standards as a means of ensuring coherence and consistency is emphasised and examples are given from the Internet and digital telephony systems.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Having completed this unit, students will be able to:

• list the layers of the OSI and TCP/IP models for communication systems;

• describe the functions of each layer;

• describe the properties of major algorithms and protocols used in communication networks;

• evaluate the performance of existing and proposed protocols;

• discuss the advantages and disadvantages of existing and proposed protocols.

Teaching Information

21 1hr lectures

Assessment Information

2-hour written examination (100%)

Reading and References

• Tanenbaum, A.S. and Wetherall, D.J, Computer Networks, 5th edition, 2011, Pearson, ISBN:0-13-255317-1 (Main text)