Advanced Internetworking

(3-0-3-4)

CMPE Degree: This course is Elective for the CMPE degree.

EE Degree: This course is Elective for the EE degree.

Lab Hours: 0 supervised lab hours and 3 unsupervised lab hours.

Technical Interest Group(s) / Course Type(s): Telecommunications

Course Coordinator:

Prerequisites: ECE 3076*/3600*

Corequisites: None.

Catalog Description

Reviews on networking fundamentals. Latest networking technologies in wireless and wireline networks. Machine learning and data science in networks or other emerging topics. Projects included.

Textbook(s)

Computer Networking: A Top Down Approach Featuring the Internet

Course Outcomes

  1. Develop a case study under an emerging network technology,
  2. Demonstrate how the protocol or algorithms work,
  3. Apply analytical fundamentals to construct network-level performance measures,
  4. Develop an experimental setting (e.g., collecting and analyzing data).

Student Outcomes

In the parentheses for each Student Outcome:
"P" for primary indicates the outcome is a major focus of the entire course.
“M” for moderate indicates the outcome is the focus of at least one component of the course, but not majority of course material.
“LN” for “little to none” indicates that the course does not contribute significantly to this outcome.

1. ( P ) An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics

2. ( LN ) An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors

3. ( LN ) An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences

4. ( LN ) An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts

5. ( LN ) An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives

6. ( P ) An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions

7. ( M ) An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Strategic Performance Indicators (SPIs)

Not Applicable

Course Objectives

Topical Outline

Review
-Communication Networks, layering model, performance
-TCP, IP, MAC protocols
--Future network architecture
Network QoS
-MPLS
-Network Function Virtualization
-Software Defined Networking
Wireless Networks:
-MAC
-MAC/Network
-Transport
-Future (5G) wireless network architecture and protocols*
Internet of Things (IoT)
-Introduction*
-Fog computing/networking*