Module Descriptors
FUTURE COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
COCS60670
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 6
30 credits
Contact
Leader: Justin Champion
Email: J.J.Champion@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 78
Independent Study Hours: 222
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
- CASE BASED STUDY weighted at 50%
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Texts
IPv6 Fundamentals: A Straightforward Approach to Understanding IPv6, 2012, Cisco Press, ISBN 1587143135
MPLS and VPN Architectures (Networking Technology), 2012, Cisco Press, ISBN 1587143232
Deploying Next Generation Multicast-enabled Applications: Label Switched Multicast for MPLS VPNs, VPLS, and Wholesale Ethernet, 2011, Morgan Kaufmann, ISBN 0123849233
MPLS and VPN Architectures (Networking Technology), 2012, Cisco Press, ISBN 1587143232
Deploying Next Generation Multicast-enabled Applications: Label Switched Multicast for MPLS VPNs, VPLS, and Wholesale Ethernet, 2011, Morgan Kaufmann, ISBN 0123849233
Module Resources
Specialist networking laboratories
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Prior study of Fundamentals of Computer Networks and of Routing and Switching or knowledge equivalent to CCNA1-4 and CCNP Route and CNP Switch.
Module Indicative Content
This module explicitly focuses on significant elements required for the achievement of STAFFORDSHIRE GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES.
This module will look at the current and near future developments of network communications. This is a fast moving field in which technology choices are being constantly pushed out. We will introduce these technologies and allow the student to evaluate them in context to their own understanding and experience that they have gained through placement or through the taught modules. This module will involve lectures and practical elements which will be carried out in the networking labs to allow the student to use the technology. It is expected though that the students will also make the best use of the independent study time to research in a lot more detail about the technologies and where they are useful.
This module will look at the current and near future developments of network communications. This is a fast moving field in which technology choices are being constantly pushed out. We will introduce these technologies and allow the student to evaluate them in context to their own understanding and experience that they have gained through placement or through the taught modules. This module will involve lectures and practical elements which will be carried out in the networking labs to allow the student to use the technology. It is expected though that the students will also make the best use of the independent study time to research in a lot more detail about the technologies and where they are useful.
Module Additional Assessment Details
50% Case Study with a 3000 words, covering learning outcomes 1,3,4
50% Written examination, 2 hours duration, covering learning outcomes 1,2 (Final assessment)
50% Written examination, 2 hours duration, covering learning outcomes 1,2 (Final assessment)
Module Learning Strategies
This course will be based on 26 hours of lectures covering the new technologies. This will be supplemented with 52 hours within the lab which will allow the student to develop an understanding of the technology in a practical aspect. Additionally the tutorial time will also be used as part of the discussion to consider how this technology operates and to discuss personal research the students have carried out in line with the lectures.