FIT3165 Computer networks
Faculty of Information Technology
FIT3165 Computer networks is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Information Technology, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Clayton and South Africa. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Clayton, South Africa
- Workload
- 12 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2026 entry.
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Requisites
Before FIT3165
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After FIT3165
No unit lists FIT3165 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisites: (FIT1047 or FIT1031) and one of FIT1045, FIT1048, FIT1051 or FIT1008
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
The unit introduces computer networks with an explicit software and system-centric focus. It provides foundation skills in data communications, networks, and associated software interfaces, and introduces basic principles in network design, configuration, management and security.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
| First semester | South Africa | On campus |
| First semester (Fully flex) | Clayton | Flexible |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Explain the network architecture standards for open systems;
- 2
Describe and apply the ISO reference and Internet models;
- 3
Implement programs using internetworking concepts, IP addressing, IPC and socket-level interface;
- 4
Analyse the fundamentals and technologies of cabled and wireless physical layer;
- 5
Analyse the fundamentals and technologies of cabled and wireless data-link layer;
- 6
Apply and implement the fundamentals and technologies of the network layer, including packet-switching and queueing concepts;
- 7
Analyse designs based on the functions and architectures of cabled and wireless LAN and WAN, including ALOHA and CSMA/CD models;
- 8
Implement system level designs based on LAN architecture for organisational requirements.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:
(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:
- Two hours lectures
- One hour laboratories
- One hour tutorials
(b.) Additional requirements (all students):
- A minimum of 2-3 hours of personal study per one hour of lecture time in order to satisfy the reading, tutorial, laboratory and assignment expectations.
Where it fits
FIT3165 is part of 5 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
- COMPSCI03Additional computer science unitsAdvanced computer scienceNo reviews yet
- COMPUSC07Additional computational science unitsComputational scienceNo reviews yet
- COMNTSEC01Core unitsComputer networks and securityNo reviews yet
- COMNTSEC02Additional computer and networks security unitsComputer networks and securityNo reviews yet
- COMNTSEC03Core unitsComputer networks and securityNo reviews yet
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Abdul Malik Khan
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for FIT3165?
FIT3165 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is FIT3165 offered?
In 2020, FIT3165 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton and South Africa.
How much work is FIT3165?
The handbook expects about 12 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Which majors and minors include FIT3165?
FIT3165 is part of Advanced computer science; Computational science; and Computer networks and security.