Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor and Lectuer
Tao Gu
Lecturer
Damian Jurd
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit introduces basic data communication concepts, theory and practice within the context of the use of communication networks in organisations. Topics include:
Practical work includes basic network configuration and protocol performance using specialised software. This unit does not presume any knowledge of programming nor is there any programming work in the unit. |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Late assessments are not accepted in this unit unless a Special Consideration has been submitted and approved.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Practical Workshops | 20% | No | Weekly |
Assignment 1 | 20% | No | Week 6 |
Assignment 2 | 20% | No | Week 12 |
Final Exam | 40% | No | Final Examination Period |
Assessment Type 1: Demonstration
Indicative Time on Task 2: 0 hours
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 20%
To receive marks students must attend the practical section and demonstrate completion of the section to their practical supervisor.
Earning the marks will require not only successful completion of the exercises, but presentation of appropriate documentation, as outlined in the questions.
You must complete the practical session in the week it is allocated.
Assessment Type 1: Report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Week 6
Weighting: 20%
The first assignment tests students understanding of network stacks, layering, and addressing techniques.
Assessment Type 1: Report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 20%
The second assignment tests students understanding of selected networking technologies.
Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Final Examination Period
Weighting: 40%
The final exam asks students to apply the knowledge they have gained through the semester to one or more given network scenarios. Tasks to be completed may include elements of network design, troubleshooting, and the appropriate application of security controls.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Delivery and Resources
Each week you should attend two hours of lectures, and a two hour practical workshop. For details of scheduled classes consult the timetables webpage.
Note that practicals workshops (lab sessions) commence in week 2. The week-by-week details of the practical (lab) classes will be available from iLearn.
You must attend the practical that you are enrolled in.
The textbooks for this semester are:
Additional reading that you may find useful for this unit:
Kurose, J. & Ross, K. Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach 7th edn, Pearson, 2016
Comer, D. Internetworking With TCP/IP Volume 1: Principles Protocols, and Architecture, 6th edition, 2014. ISBN 978-0-136-08530-0.
BE CAREFUL to buy correct Comer book!
Web Resources
Unit Websites
Comp6250 is administered via iLearn (http://ilearn.mq.edu.au/).
This unit outline can be found in the university's unit guides
Live Streaming
Digital recordings of lectures may be available. They will be linked from iLearn.
In this unit you will will be exposed to the following technology and tools:
In this unit, you should do the following:
Lecture notes will be made available each week but these notes are intended as an outline of the lecture only and are not a substitute for your own notes or the recommended reading list.
Tentative teaching schedule, subject to change: |
Assessment Due |
Practical |
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Week |
Lecture |
Reading |
Assessment |
Weight |
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1 |
Introduction |
Ch 1 |
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Week 1 No Labs |
2 |
LANs |
Ch 7 |
Weekly Practicals (Week 2 onwards) |
20% |
Wireshark |
3 |
Network Layer |
Ch 5 |
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IP Headers |
4 |
Application Layer, Transport Layer - UDP |
Ch 5 |
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Subnetting |
5 |
Transport Layer - TCP |
Ch’s 5 & 2 |
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PacketTracer |
6 |
Data-Link Layer |
Ch 4 |
Assignment 1 |
20% |
TCP and FTP |
7 |
Physical Layer |
Ch 3 |
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DNS |
Mid-Semster Break |
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8 |
Wireless Networks |
Ch 7 |
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Switches, MAC, and ARP |
9 |
Network Security I |
Ch 11 |
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WiFi |
10 |
Network Security II |
Ch 11 |
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NAT |
11 |
Backbone Networks |
Ch 8 |
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VLANs |
12 |
MAN and WAN |
Ch 9 |
Assignment 2 |
20% |
RIP |
13 |
The Internet |
Ch 10 |
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Single Area OSPF |
14-16 |
Exams week 1 |
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Final Exam (120 min) |
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Unit information based on version 2022.02 of the Handbook