• Semester 2 (Day)

Pre-requisite: 70335/E2006

Co-requisite: 70635

Synopsis

In  recent  times, computing and data communications  have  tended  to
converge, such that data communications has become an integral part of
almost every computer system.

This unit is based around two central themes. The first is the logical
extension   of   the  material  covered  in  the  preceding   Computer
Engineering  units. This involves a more detailed  study  of  advanced
computer  design including memory management, virtual memory,  process
management, cache memory, processor architectures and performance. The
second   theme  is  the  design,  implementation  and  use   of   data
communication systems. This section, comprising approximately half the
unit,  covers local area network protocols such as Ethernet,  together
with  higher level protocols such as TCP/IP. An in-depth understanding
of  the  theoretical  and practical operation of  these  protocols  is
emphasised by implementation exercises involving programming of  these
protocol stacks using the C language.