Course Description
This course covers the techniques needed to understand and analyse modern communications networks. The main topics are as follows: practical techniques for the design and performance analysis of data communication networks; performance analysis of error control, flow and congestion control, and routing; networks of queues using stochastic and mean value analysis; polling and random access LANs and MANs; wireless networks; broadband integrated services digital networks and asynchronous transfer mode; optical networks.
Prerequisites
Successful completion of ENSC 802-3 or permission of the instructor.