Fundamental aspects of communication between computing devices; networks; protocols; structure and use of the Internet; security and ethical issues.
| Paper title | Data-communications, Networks, Internet |
|---|---|
| Paper code | COSC244 |
| Subject | Computer Science |
| EFTS | 0.1500 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Second Semester |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $1,080.30 |
| International Tuition Fees (NZD) | $4,858.95 |
- Prerequisite
- COMP 160 or 103
- Restriction
- TELE 202
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music, Commerce, Science
- Contact
- Computer Science Adviser
- More information link
- View more information about COSC 244
- Teaching staff
Lecturers: Dr Haibo Zhang and Dr Yawen Chen
Professional Practice Fellow: Iain Hewson- Paper Structure
- As an introductory paper to data communications and computer networks, this paper
consists of three parts.
The first part covers the fundamental aspects of data communications, including:- Transmission media
- Signals and encoding
- Modulation
- Multiplexing
- Data compression
- Error detection and correction
- Security
- Protocols
- The Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) model
- Local Area Networks (LANs) and their IEEE standards
- Flow and error control
- Wide Area Networks (WANs)
- Routing algorithms
- Congestion control
- Transport services
- The TCP/IP reference model
- The Internet Protocol (IP) suite
- Various Internet applications
- IPv6
Assessment:- Lab work 7%
- Tutorial Work 6%
- Tests 13%
- Assignment 4%
- Final Exam 70%
- Teaching Arrangements
- There are two 1-hour lectures, one 2-hour lab and one 2-hour tutorial per week.
- Textbooks
- Behrouz Forouzan, Data communications and networking (5th Edition), McGraw-Hill, 2012.
- Course outline
- View the course outline for COSC 244
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Lifelong learning, Ethics, Information literacy.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- Understand the fundamental concepts, principles and problems in data communications
- Be familiar with well-known network structures, standards, protocols and applications
- Understand the essence of data communication from a computer science point of view
- Be equipped with necessary knowledge and fundamental skills needed for a future career
