1. Title of subject
High Speed Networks
2. Subject code
THN3031
3. Status of subject
Major
4.Version
Date of Previous Version: Year 2006
Date of New Version : Year 2007
5.Credit Hour
3
28 Hours of Lecture
14 Hours of Tutorial
LAN’s Credit Hours Equivalent: 2.67
6.Semester
Trimester 2 (Delta Level)
7.Pre-Requisite
TCE2321 Computer Networks
8.Methods of Teaching
28 Hours of Lecture
14 Hours of Tutorial
9.Assessment
Coursework 40%
Final Exam 60%
Total 100%
10.Teaching staff (Proposed)
Chan Wai Kok
11.Objective of subject
To introduce the new developments in modern networking systems,
multimedia communications and high speed networks.
12.Synopsis of subject
13.Learning Outcomes
The emergence of high-speed networks is inevitable and so does the
need to understand them. This course also explains various
performance and analysis issues involved in understanding the need
of high-speed data transmission.
Pelajar akan didedahkan dengan analisa untuk memahami keperluan
rangkaian. Kursus ini akan memperkenalkan teknik-teknik yang
digunakan untuk memahami kehendak rangkaian kelajuan tinggi.
By the end of the subject, students should be able to:
 Describe and interpret the basics of high speed networking
technologies.
 Apply the concept learnt in this course to optimize and
troubleshoot high-speed network.
 Demonstrate the knowledge of network planning and optimization
Programme Outcomes
% of
contribution
Ability to apply soft skills in work and career related
5
activities
14.Details of subject
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Good understanding of fundamental concepts
Acquisition and mastery of knowledge in
specialized area
35
30
Acquisition of analytical capabilities and problem
solving skills
15
Adaptability and passion for learning
5
Cultivation of innovative mind and development of
entrepreneurial
skills
5
Understanding of the responsibility with moral and
professional ethics
5
Topics Covered
Hours
1. Introduction
The need for speed and Quality of service.
Emeregnce of High-speed LANs. Corporate WANs.
IP based Internet. ATM networks. Congestion in
Data networks. Effect of Congestion. Ideal
Performance. Practical Performance. Congestion
Control. Traffic Management.
2. ATM Technologies
Protocol Architecture. Logical Connections. Cells.
Service Castegories. ATM Adaption Layer.
3. High Speed LANs
Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet. ATM LANs.
4. Network performance measurement and
modelling
Queuing analysis: queue behaviour, single-server
queues, multi-server queues, queues with priorities,
network queues, other queuing models. Internet
traffic: self-similarity, Ethernet traffic, World-WideWeb traffic.
5. Congestion control and traffic management
Effects of congestion, congestion and control, traffic
management, congestion control in packet-switching
networks, TCP traffic control: TCP flow and
congestion control.
6. Internet routing
Graph theory concepts, least cost paths, interior
routing protocols: internet routing principles,
distance-vector protocol - RIP, link-state protocol –
OSPF, exterior routing protocols: path-vector
protocols – BGP and IDRP, multicasting.
7. Quality of service (QoS) in IP networks
Integrated service architecture (ISA), queuing
discipline,
differentiated
services,
resource
reservation protocol (RSVP), Multi-protocol label
switching (MPLS), Real-time transport protocol
(RTP).
2
2
2
4
6
6
6
Tutorial
TCP/IP and Legacy LAN
ATM, FR and X.25
High Speed LAN
QoS and Network Performance
Congestion Control & traffic Management
Internet Routing
QoS in IP networks
Total Contact Hours
15.Text
Text Book
Reference
Books
28
High-Speed Networks and Internets: Performance
and Quality of Service, William Stallings, Prentice
Hall. 2nd Ed. 2002.
T. S. Tanenbaum, Computer Networks, 3rd
Edition, Prentice Hall.
E. Ramos, A. Schoroeder and A. Beheler,
Computer Networking Concepts, Macmillan.
Gallo & Hancock, Computer Comm. And
networking Technologies, Thomson Learning.
Douglas E. Comer, Network Systems Design
Using Network Processors, Prentice Hall.