Data Communications Fundamentals
COMPSCI 314FC
Information copied from the Handbook entry
| Prerequisites |
COMPSCI 210 and one other Stage II Computer Science paper. |
| Assessment |
Final Exam 70%; Test 10%; Assignments 20% |
| Lecturer |
Assoc Prof Peter Fenwick (Room 585) |
| Time & Location |
Tue (HSB 1), Thu (HSB 1), Fri (Lib B28), all at 2:00pm |
| Texts required |
W.A. Shay, "Understanding Data Communications and Networks",
Brooks/Cole, 3rd (or 2nd) Ed.
This is a required text - you must have a
copy.
Some assignments may use material from the
text which has NOT been covered in lectures. |
| Description |
The fundamentals of data communications and computer networks,
concentrating on the OSI model up to and including the Transport Layer
(Level 4). It includes Local Area Networks, and introductions to TCP/IP
and Broadband ISDN (including ATM). |
| Contents |
The expected topics include - physical transmission techniques
and coding, data security and integrity, protocols, local area networks,
wide area networks, introduction to ISDN and ATM. |
| Tutor |
Li Jihong (Room 596) |
You may look at the Archive section
to see material from earlier years.
Includes ALL Assignments, the test and final coursework.
Test Answers (in PDF).
Questions and Answers
Here are some recent questions and answers
Office Hours and Contacts
I do not have formal "Office Hours", preferring to have an open door policy,
so that students can see me whenever they desire, from about 9am to 4.30pm.
If the time is inconvenient I will ask you to come back later, or perhaps make
an appointment.
| email | p.fenwick@auckland.ac.nz |
| phone | 373 7599 ext 88298 |
| room | Comp Sci 585 |
I never answer email from home,
so do not expect responses during the evening.
All email messages must include the class "catalogue" number
(CS 314) and your student ID number.
Messages which do not not include this information will be treated as spam.
This applies especially to those from an address such as "happy653@yahoo.com"
Cheating and Plagiarism
The Department of Computer Science has instituted a general policy on
cheating and plagiarism.
Briefly, if we detect material in assignments or projects that appears
to be copied from elsewhere, we will give zero marks for that assignment
or project.
Appeals must be in writing to the Head of Department
(not to the lecturer).
You may read the
official statement of the Departmental policy.
Examination and Test
| Test |
Date | Monday 3 May evening
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Examination | |
Friday 11 June, morning
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Test Information.
Date : Monday 3 May
Time : 6.30pm -- 7.30pm (note change)
| Room | Capacity |
Students | Names |
| LLT | 353 | 108 | Al-Joubory -- Ly |
| Lib B28 | 432 | 134 | Ma -- Zhou |
Test format, etc.
- The test is scheduled to last one hour, and has 50 marks
(say 1 minute per mark).
- Answers are to be written on the question paper
- No calculators are allowed
- Questions are up to the end of Local Area Networks
- Probably, there are 6 (six) questions,
worth 10, 8, 10, 6, 8 and 8 marks (but subject to change!)
- The general style of questions is in line with my previous tests
and exams.
Important notes
- Students who have conflicts with other tests must contact me as
soon as possible so that alternative arrangements may be made for the
test.
- Look under the exams Web page for some past exams
and tests.
Current Notice
We have a COMPSCI314FC course resource page that
is maintained by the library. It contains pointers to further reading and
to articles that are of interest in the context of this course. Use the
314 S1 C@library
link
in the menu to the right.
Class Representative
| Martin Tingstad |
| email | martin@linuxnerds.net |
| or -- | mtin010@ec.auckland.ac.nz |
Timetable for 2004.
This table represents a first estimate of topics to be covered throughout
the lectures, together with assignment and test dates. All details are
subject to change.
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All lectures are at 2pm.
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The dates are the start of each week, with earlier assignments due near the end
of the week and later ones near the start of the week, exact details to be arranged.
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While this is the general plan of the allocation of topics to each lecture,
the division and allocation of material is by no means guaranteed.
Topics may very well move slightly as the course develops. The numbers
at the start of each lecture entry are just the sequential numbers of the
lectures.
| Week Starts |
Tuesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Ass etc |
| Room |
Human Science HSB 1 |
Human Science HSB 1 |
Library B28 |
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| Mar 1, 2004 |
1 Introduction |
2 Introduction |
3 Introduction |
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| Mar 8, 2004 |
4 Ethernet |
5 Ethernet |
6 Ethernet |
Ass 1 due Thu Mar 11 |
| Mar 15, 2004 |
7 Comm Basics |
8 Comm Basics |
9 Comm Basics |
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| Mar 22, 2004 |
10 Protocols |
11 Protocols |
12 Protocols |
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| Mar 29, 2004 |
13 Protocols |
14 Parity & CRC |
15 Parity & CRC |
Ass 2 due Thu Apr 1 |
| Apr 5, 2004 |
16 Parity & CRC |
17 IEEE 802.2 |
18 LAN connect |
Good Friday break!! |
| Apr 12, 2004 |
Mid Semester Break |
| Apr 19, 2004 |
Mid Semester Break |
| Apr 26, 2004 |
19 Routing, VCs |
20 Routing, VCs |
21 Routing, VCs |
Ass 3 due Tue Apr 27 |
| May 3, 2004 |
22 Routing, VCs |
23 IPv4, IPv6 |
24 IPv4, IPv6 |
Test Mon May 3 |
| May 10, 2004 |
25 IP addressing |
26 TCP |
27 TCP |
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| May 17, 2004 |
28 Physical |
29 Physical |
30 Physical |
Ass 4 due Tue May 18 |
| May 24, 2004 |
31 Physical |
32 Spread Spectrum |
33 MIB & SNMP |
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| May 31, 2004 |
34 MIB & SNMP |
35 ATM |
36 ATM |
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| Jun 7, 2004 |
No lectures - just lots of time to study |
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