The subject will cover in depth the fundamental protocols used to operate the Internet and intranets, and a selection of major application systems, including specific implementations of the protocols and systems. The topics to be covered include: Advanced Internet Addressing: IPv4 to IPv6 migration, subnetting, supernetting TCP Performance and Enhancements: Reno, New-Reno, Fast Retransmit and Recovery, long-fat-pipe handling, etc. Multicasting: IGMP, IP multicast over ATM. Messaging systems: SMTP, MIME, POP3, IMAP, NNTP World Wide Web systems : client-server implementations, HTTP, XML Real Time Protocols: RTP, RTCP, RTSP, SDP, RSVP Security issues: VPNs, Firewall systems, application of encryption algorithms (IPSec, PGP), Secure socket systems. Quality of Service issues: QoS Models, DiffServ and IntServ Mobility issues: Mobile IP Management: SNMP, SNMP2, CMISE/CMIP/CMOT Directories: DNS, X.500, LDAP Transparency issues: ASN.1/BER, XDR, etc. Remote File activities: FTP, NFS, xNFS, etc. Advanced routing issues: BGP4, OSPF, etc.
Objectives
On successful completion the student WILL be able to
understand the general protocol structure of the Internet and the underlying services required for the operation of the network;
understand the standards development process for protocols and applications operating in the Internet;
describe the characteristics of the key protocols in the Internet, and the role they play;
understand security and privacy issues applying to the Internet and the current and proposed systems and standards for dealing with these issues;
Prerequisites
Before attempting this unit you must have satisfactorily completed CSE4881 or equivalent.
Unit relationships
CSE5803 is an elective unit in the Master of Digital Communications and other masters degree programs offered by the Faculties of IT and Engineering.
It is a prerequisite for this unit you must have satisfactorily completed CSE4881 or equivalent.
Texts and software
Required text(s)
D. Comer (with D. Stevens), Internetworking with TCP/IP, 3 vols, Prentice-Hall, 1995. J. T. Moy OSPF: Anatomy of an Internet routing protocol, Addison-Wesley, 1998. B. Halabi, Internet Routing Architectures, Cisco Press, 1997. L. A Chapppell and E Tittel, Guide to TCP/IP, Course Technology, Thomson Learning, 2002. M. Norris and S Pretty, Designing the total area network, John Wiley & Sons, 2000. B. Forouzan, TCP/IP Protocol Suite, McGraw-Hill, 2000. J. D. Wegner, Robert Rockell (Editor), IP Addressing and Subnetting, Including IPv6, Publishers' Group West; 1999 Pete Loshin IPv6 Clearly Explained,Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Inc. 1999. Geoff Huston, Vinton G. Cerf, Lyman Chapin Internet Performance Survival Guide John Wiley & Sons; 2000
Textbook availability
Text books are available from the Monash University Book Shops. Availability from other suppliers cannot be assured. The Bookshop orders texts in specifically for this unit. You are advised to purchase your text book early.
Software requirements
There is no software requirement.
Hardware requirements
You need to have a computer and Internet access if you study at home.
Recommended reading
D. Comer (with D. Stevens), Internetworking with TCP/IP, 3 vols, Prentice-Hall, 1995. J. T. Moy OSPF: Anatomy of an Internet routing protocol, Addison-Wesley, 1998. B. Halabi, Internet Routing Architectures, Cisco Press, 1997. L. A Chapppell and E Tittel, Guide to TCP/IP, Course Technology, Thomson Learning, 2002. M. Norris and S Pretty, Designing the total area network, John Wiley & Sons, 2000. B. Forouzan, TCP/IP Protocol Suite, McGraw-Hill, 2000. J. D. Wegner, Robert Rockell (Editor), IP Addressing and Subnetting, Including IPv6, Publishers' Group West; 1999 Pete Loshin IPv6 Clearly Explained,Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Inc. 1999. Geoff Huston, Vinton G. Cerf, Lyman Chapin Internet Performance Survival Guide John Wiley & Sons; 2000
Library access
You may need to access the Monash library either personally to be able to satisfactorily complete the subject. Be sure to obtain a copy of the Library Guide, and if necessary, the instructions for remote access from the library website.
Study resources
Study resources for CSE5803 are:
The unit web site, where lecture slides, assignment specifications and relevant supplementary materials will be posted.
The timetable for on-campus classes for this unit can be viewed in Allocate+
Assessment
Assessment weighting
Assessment for the unit consists of one assignment with a weighting of 25%, a mid-term test with a weighting of 25% and a final test with a weighting of 50%. Read this section VERY carefully.
Assessment Policy
To pass this unit you must:
pass the combined assessment.
Your score for the unit will be calculated by:
Assignment Marks (25%) + Mid-test Marks (25%) + Final Test Marks (50%) = 100%
Assessment Requirements
Assessment
Due Date
Weighting
Assignment
13 Oct 2006
25%
Mid-Semester Test (2 hours closed book)
23 Aug 2006
25 %
Final Test
25 Oct 2006
50 %
The Final Test is 2 hours closed book.
Exam period (S2/06) starts on 23/10/06
50 %
Assignment specifications will be made available On CSE5803 unit home page.
Assignment Submission
A hard copy and a soft copy of your assignment need to be submitted to Clayton School of IT office or directly to the lecturer.
Extensions and late submissions
Late submission of assignments
Assignments received after the due date will be subject to a penalty of 5% per working day.
This policy is strict because comments or guidance will be given on assignments as they are returned, and sample solutions may also be published and distributed, after assignment marking or with the returned assignment.
Extensions
It is your responsibility to structure your study program around assignment deadlines, family, work and other commitments. Factors such as normal work pressures, vacations, etc. are seldom regarded as appropriate reasons for granting extensions.
Requests for extensions must be made in the form of formal letters addressed to the lecturer at least two days before the due date. You will be asked to forward original medical certificates in cases of illness, and may be asked to provide other forms of documentation where necessary. A copy of the email or other written communication of an extension must be attached to the assignment submission.
Grading of assessment
Assignments, and the unit, will be marked and allocated a grade according to the following scale:
Grade
Percentage/description
HD High Distinction -
very high levels of achievement, demonstrated knowledge and understanding, skills in application and high standards of work encompassing all aspects of the tasks.
In the 80+% range of marks for the assignment.
D Distinction -
high levels of achievement, but not of the same standards. May have a weakness in one particular aspect, or overall standards may not be quite as high.
In the 70-79% range.
C Credit -
sound pass displaying good knowledge or application skills, but some weaknesses in the quality, range or demonstration of understanding.
In the 60-69% range.
P Pass
acceptable standard, showing an adequate basic knowledge, understanding or skills, but with definite limitations on the extent of such understanding or application. Some parts may be incomplete.
In the 50-59% range.
N Not satisfactory
failure to meet the basic requirements of the assessment.
Below 50%.
Assignment return
We will aim to have assignment results made available to you within two weeks after assignment receipt.
Feedback
Feedback to you
You will receive feedback on your work and progress in this unit. This feedback may be provided through your participation in tutorials and class discussions, as well as through your assignment submissions. It may come in the form of individual advice, marks and comments, or it may be provided as comment or reflection targeted at the group. It may be provided through personal interactions, such as interviews and on-line forums, or through other mechanisms such as on-line self-tests and publication of grade distributions.
Feedback from you
You will be asked to provide feedback to the Faculty through a Unit Evaluation survey at the end of the semester. You may also be asked to complete surveys to help teaching staff improve the unit and unit delivery. Your input to such surveys is very important to the faculty and the teaching staff in maintaining relevant and high quality learning experiences for our students.
And if you are having problems
It is essential that you take action immediately if you realise that you have a problem with your study. The semester is short, so we can help you best if you let us know as soon as problems arise. Regardless of whether the problem is related directly to your progress in the unit, if it is likely to interfere with your progress you should discuss it with your lecturer or a Community Service counsellor as soon as possible.
Plagiarism and cheating
Plagiarism and cheating are regarded as very serious offences. In cases where cheating has been confirmed, students have been severely penalised, from losing all marks for an assignment, to facing disciplinary action at the Faculty level. While we would wish that all our students adhere to sound ethical conduct and honesty, I will ask you to acquaint yourself with Student Rights and Responsibilities and the Faculty regulations that apply to students detected cheating as these will be applied in all detected cases.
In this University, cheating means seeking to obtain an unfair advantage in any examination or any other written or practical work to be submitted or completed by a student for assessment. It includes the use, or attempted use, of any means to gain an unfair advantage for any assessable work in the unit, where the means is contrary to the instructions for such work.
When you submit an individual assessment item, such as a program, a report, an essay, assignment or other piece of work, under your name you are understood to be stating that this is your own work. If a submission is identical with, or similar to, someone else's work, an assumption of cheating may arise. If you are planning on working with another student, it is acceptable to undertake research together, and discuss problems, but it is not acceptable to jointly develop or share solutions unless this is specified by your lecturer.
Intentionally providing students with your solutions to assignments is classified as "assisting to cheat" and students who do this may be subject to disciplinary action. You should take reasonable care that your solution is not accidentally or deliberately obtained by other students. For example, do not leave copies of your work in progress on the hard drives of shared computers, and do not show your work to other students. If you believe this may have happened, please be sure to contact your lecturer as soon as possible.
Cheating also includes taking into an examination any material contrary to the regulations, including any bilingual dictionary, whether or not with the intention of using it to obtain an advantage.
Plagiarism involves the false representation of another person's ideas, or findings, as your own by either copying material or paraphrasing without citing sources. It is both professional and ethical to reference clearly the ideas and information that you have used from another writer. If the source is not identified, then you have plagiarised work of the other author. Plagiarism is a form of dishonesty that is insulting to the reader and grossly unfair to your student colleagues.
Communication
Communication methods
Talk to the lecturer in the tutorial and email lecturer.
Notices
Notices related to the unit during the semester will be placed on the Notices Newsgroup in the Unit Website. Check this regularly. Failure to read the Notices newsgroup is not regarded as grounds for special consideration.
Consultation Times
Mondays 10-12
Wednesdays 10-12
If direct communication with your unit adviser/lecturer or tutor outside of consultation periods is needed you may contact the lecturer and/or tutors at:
Associate Professor Bin Qiu Associate Professor Phone +61 3 990 53226 Fax +61 3 990 55157
All email communication to you from your lecturer will occur through your Monash student email address. Please ensure that you read it regularly, or forward your email to your main address. Also check that your contact information registered with the University is up to date in My.Monash.
