Telecommunication Networks M

Course Level Undergraduate

Year

Area/Catalogue
EEET 4035

Course Level
Undergraduate

Offered Externally
No

Course ID
013110

Unit Value
4.5

University-wide elective course
No

Course owner
School of Engineering

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Course aim

To facilitate understanding of the services, architecture, operation and performance of modern telecommunication networks, and the related network engineering issues.

Course content

Evolution of telecommunication services, networks and technologies; Overview of Public Switched Telephone Network; Signalling concepts and technologies; Teletraffic engineering: basic concepts and simple models; Transport networks; Wireless and mobile network access: cellular, wireless personal, local and wide area network technologies; Infrastructure-less networking; Mobile Internet; Quality of Service; Network and Information Security.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

EEET 3025 Computer Communications and Networks or equivalent basic computer communications course. Basics of discrete mathematics and probability theory e.g. components of MATH 2021 Engineering Mathematics 3E and MATH 2022 Engineering Mathematics 4E or equivalent. Basics of software systems (e.g. as in COMP 1015 Engineering Programming OR COMP 1041 Programming for Engineers).

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	2 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, KAPLAN HIGHER EDUCATION - SINGAPORE (INTENSIVE)
Tutorial	4 hours x 5 days
Offshore (Home based study of selected topics (assisted via online contact))	15 hours x N/A
Offshore (Home based problem solving (assisted via online contact))	17 hours x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Homework assignment (Problem solving/mini-project), Mid-term test, Short in-class tests (5), Short online tests, Written examination

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.