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Internetworking - COMPIS5543

Plan Summary

 
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
 
  
   
 
Program: 5543 - Information Technology
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Graduate Diploma (Specialisation)
 
  

Plan Outline

Internetworking

The internet is a collection of separate physical networks, interconnected by a common protocol, to form a single logical network. The internet is the substrate and chief communications backbone for the world wide web that provides for the flow of data between applications that may be geographically distributed. How can a network operator guarantee that its resources are utilised properly? How can the network guarantee that the users and applications receive a desired level of service? Are there better ways of designing/implementing protocols for communications? These non-trivial problems must be solved for successful internetworking.

The Internetworking major is suitable for graduates with an interest in the field of networking. The major prepares graduates for employment as network engineers, telecommunication and network software developers, research scientists, network administrators.

The Internetworking major in the Graduate Diploma and MIT programs exposes students to the building blocks of the internet, routing algorithms and switching techniques for new networking requirements with an emphasis on the next generation of internet architectures and protocols. Students will develop skills in performance analysis and capacity planning to cope with projected higher loads.

Plan Structure

Internetworking majors must choose three courses in total, with at least two courses from the first group:


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