Högskolan i Halmstad
Halmstad University - For the Development of Organisations, Products and Quality of Life

Modern Communication Systems and Networks, 7.5 credits

Administrative information
Syllabus (pdf)external link, opens in new window  
Study period:  
Course code: DK8002
Programme: The course is included as an elective course in the Master Programme in Embedded and Intelligent Systems 120 credits and the Master programme in Information technology 120 credits, plus as an obligatory course in the Master's Programme in Computer Network Engineering 60 credits.
Schedule:  
Course responsible: Kristina Kunert
Other members of faculty: Annette Böhm
Examiner: Kristina Kunert

Course content and organization


The student shall increase her/his understanding of important methods, architectures, and implementations of modern communication systems and networks. The student shall acquire experience in obtaining information from advanced level literature and scientific papers, and in the critical examination of scientific results from the area of communication, including communication in the Internet, Local Area Networks, and other types of networks.

Selected subjects will be treated in the form of lectures and article writing. The focus is put on currently important fields, which means that the subjects for article writing will be adapted before the actual course start. Possible subjects to be treated are: Virtual Local Area Networks, TCP details, multimedia communication, traffic models, switch and router architectures, protocols for optical and/or wireless networks, networks in parallel and distributed systems, Internet Quality of Service, admission control, and intervehicular communication.

Each student shall, in group, write a paper (research overview) to get a deeper understanding of a specific subfield.

Teaching formats


The teaching consists of lectures, paper writing, and presentation of the paper.

Examination


Examination is done in form of a written exam, a written article and a presentation of the article.

Prerequisites


Data Communication I (7.5 credits) or equivalent knowledge. Basic prerequisites for the master program.

Course literature


Scientific papers available through the University library, slide copies from the lectures. The course literature will be updated for the actual course start to, e.g., reflect recent advances in the field.

Course homepage


Spring term 2012: http://www2.hh.se/staff/krku/mcsn12.htmlexternal link
Page editor: Kristina Kunert
Page last updated 2012-01-19
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