Index
Course Title: Broadcast Networks and Applications
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Broadcast Networks and Applications
Credit Points: 12
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
|
COSC1233 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
140H Comp Sci & Info Technology |
Face-to-Face | Sem 2 2006,
Sem 2 2007, Sem 2 2008, Sem 2 2009, Sem 2 2010, Sem 2 2011 |
|
COSC1235 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
140H Comp Sci & Info Technology |
Face-to-Face | Sem 2 2006,
Sem 2 2007, Sem 2 2008, Sem 2 2009, Sem 2 2010, Sem 2 2011 |
Course Coordinator: Dr. Fengling Han
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 3402
Course Coordinator Email:fengling.han@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: 14.11.31
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
This course builds on the capabilities acquired in introductory data communication (equivalent to Communications and Net-centric Computing), where you learned the basics of communications systems and networks that form the basis for advanced networking technologies and applications.
Course Description
Computer networks have become a core part of information and communications technology, and are expected to gain even greater importance. This course is about advanced network applications and associate networking technologies. It is designed to help you integrate your knowledge of networking and computing to analyse and design effective platforms for network based advanced applications. Topics covered include fundamentals of peer to peer computing and associate applications. You will develop your critical thinking skills in this course to the point where you are able to systematically analyse peer to peer to computing issues at a high level of theoretical abstraction and at the same time be able to apply this knowledge to real life peer to peer computing system design.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
Development of student graduate capabilities is an on-going process that takes place in all courses and over the period of the whole program. This course gives you the following learning outcomes and capabilities:
- Knowledge about the history and motivation of peer to peer computing
Understanding basics of unstructured peer to peer systems including centralized peer to peer networks, pure peer to peer networks and hybrid peer to peer networks - Acquiring solid knowledge of structured peer to peer systems including self-organization dynamics of the peer to peer systems, and load-balancing and reliability issues
- Ability to applying concepts of overlay networks to analyse and design advanced file distribution and searching algorithms, mainly in the context of structured peer to peer systems, including distributed hash tables for peer to peer applications with emphasis on Grid and Web Service Applications
- Capabilities of critical analysis of security issues of peer to peer computing systems and ability to address these issues
Overview of Learning Activities
The learning activities include:
- Face-to-face lectures, to present new material and emphasize a basic understanding of principles and approaches;
- Tutorial work, to review and reinforce material covered in lectures work;
- Laboratory work, to familiarize you with peer to peer computing application software and implement various file archiving algorithms.
While a minimum attendance standard is not compulsory, non-attendance may seriously jeopardise the chances of success in this course. Clearly, non-attendance at an assessment will result in failure of that assessment. Where visa conditions apply, attendance is compulsory.
Overview of Learning Resources
The lecturer will prescribe textbooks and recommend reference books for this course. You are also expected to read other material including documents, articles, and reference publications that will either be provided during the lecture, or through references during learning activities or through other course communication mechanisms such as course newsgroup.
Use the RMIT Bookshop’s textbook list search page to find any recommended textbook(s).
Overview of Assessment
Assessment will consist of:
- Assignments on peer to peer computing performance evaluation
- A written examination
Your capabilities to analyse and design peer to peer computing systems in a systematically way will be developed through this assessment.
For standard assessment details, including deadlines, weightings, and hurdle requirements relating to Computer Science and IT courses see: http://www.rmit.edu.au/compsci/cgi