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Network Technology PG Module Schedule

Lectures•1 hour / week

Lab Sessions, Tutorials •3 hours / week

Assessments•Week - beginning January and May 2013 (Provisional confirm via your MYTEE account)

Resources

• https://mytid.bcu.ac.uk/staff/collymorew/NetworkTechnologyPG2012-2013.asp

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Living in a Network Centric World

Network Fundamentals – Chapter 1

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Objectives How networks impact our daily lives.

Identify the key components of any data network.

Identify the opportunities and challenges posed by converged networks.

Characteristics of network architectures: fault tolerance, scalability, quality of service and security.

Basic data network

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How Networks Impact Daily Life Benefits include instant communication and

convenience

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How Networks Impact Daily Life Communication media such as, IM, Wikis , Blogs,

Podcasting, and Collaboration Tools

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How Networks Impact Daily Life Networks sharing and collaboration improves teaching

and learning

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How Networks Impact Daily Life Communication over a network changes the way we

work

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How Networks Impact Daily Life Communication over a network supports the way we

play

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Data Networking Role, Components, and Challenges To provide effective reliable communication

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Data Networking Role, Components, and Challenges All these different systems can be networked

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Data Networking Role, Components, and Challenges Various elements that make up a network

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Data Networking Role, Components, and Challenges

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Network Architecture Characteristics Redundancy characteristic

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Network Architecture Characteristics Packet switching characteristic

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Network Architecture Characteristics Internet

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Network Architecture Characteristics Quality of Service and the mechanisms necessary to

ensure it

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Network Architecture Characteristics QoS

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Network Architecture Characteristics QoS strategy for a given type of traffic

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Network Architecture Characteristics Networks must be secure

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Network Architecture Characteristics Basic measures to secure data networks

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