ECE4044 Telecommunications protocols
Faculty of Engineering
ECE4044 Telecommunications protocols is a level 4, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It needs ECE3141 or ECE2041.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Clayton
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ECE4044
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After ECE4044
No unit lists ECE4044 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibitions: ECE4411, ECE5411, TEC3742
Overview
In this unit, you study the fundamentals of telecommunication network protocols by having the Internet's software architecture as its primary focus. Many protocols used in the application, transport, and network layers are examined and analysed. Client-server and peer-to-peer application architectures and their features are compared and contrasted. Reliable communication over an unreliable network layer, connection establishment and teardown, and multiplexing issues are covered. Protocols for network security, techniques for providing confidentiality, authentication, non-repudiation and message integrity are also studied. Finally, protocols used for network management are analysed.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
compare and contrast various protocols used in the Internet and contemporary applications
- 2
evaluate network tools used to query parts of the Internet infrastructure including name servers, routers, individual hosts, and websites
- 3
analyse techniques used for provision of security, confidentiality, authentication, non-repudiation and message integrity
- 4
write client-server applications using Internet protocols.
Workload and teaching
2 hours lectures, 3 hours laboratory/practice classes and 7 hours private study per week
Where it fits
ECE4044 is part of 3 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Tom Drummond
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Ahmet Sekercioglu
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ECE4044?
You need ECE3141 or ECE2041 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.
When is ECE4044 offered?
In 2020, ECE4044 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
Which majors and minors include ECE4044?
ECE4044 is part of Electrical and computer systems engineering; Electrical engineering; and Robotics and mechatronics engineering.