FZA5083 Network infrastructure
Faculty of Information Technology
FZA5083 Network infrastructure is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Information Technology. It isn't offered in 2020. It needs FIT9135.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Not offered
- Workload
- 12 hours
- per semester
The 2027 handbook has no page for FZA5083. This is its 2020 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before FZA5083
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After FZA5083
No unit lists FZA5083 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
For students enrolled in E3001, E3002, E3005, E3010, E3011, E3007 completing the Software Engineering specialisation: FIT2099
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
Transmission media impose various and often unique constraints on the design of networks and their achievable performance. This unit will cover key performance concepts in copper cables, optical fibre cabled and wireless transmission media. This includes atmospheric propagation impact on QoS, satellite and wireless systems, Wifi, WiMax network propagation issues and planning concepts, and satellite and terrestrial service planning concepts. The infrastructure requirements, reliability and maintainability of networks with specific transmission media will be covered, including the application of GIS, Internet of Things (IoT) and wireless sensor networks in design and planning for terrestrial, mobile and cellular systems.
Offerings in 2020
The 2020 handbook lists no offerings for FZA5083.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Describe basic communications and network infrastructures;
- 2
Analyse and evaluate communications and network infrastructures for enterprises;
- 3
Use latest wired and wireless network technologies in building network infrastructures.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:
(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:
- Two hours of lectures
- One 2-hour laboratory
(b.) Additional requirements (all students):
- A minimum of 8 hours independent study per week for completing lab and project work, private study and revision.
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for FZA5083?
You need FIT9135 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.
When is FZA5083 offered?
FZA5083 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.
How much work is FZA5083?
The handbook expects about 12 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 5
- Study level
- Postgraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Information Technology
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 2
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 2020