49201 Integrated Services Networks

6cp; 3hpw; availability: all courses
Requisite(s): 120 credit points of completed study
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses.
There are also course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Postgraduate
Subject coordinator: A Kadi

This subject gives students a thorough understanding of the fundamental concepts of telecommunication networks designed to carry multiple classes of traffic simultaneously, with the focus being on the provision of services for carrier-class networks. Design and analysis techniques are studied, as well as particular technologies such as ISDN, ATM, SONET, SDH, HFC, ADSL, FTTC, FTTH, PON, GigE, MPLS and IP-VPNs, with the emphasis being on broadband ISDN and its enabling technologies.

Assessment: Quizzes (15 per cent), project (35 per cent), examination (50 per cent).

Typical availability

Spring semester, City campus

Fee information

2006 contribution for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students: $872.38
2006 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,310.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2006 for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Other students (such as postgraduate students and international students) should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

Note: The requisite information presented in this subject description covers only academic requisites. Full details of all enforced rules, covering both academic and admission requisites, are available at Access conditions and My Student Admin.