BEng(Hons) Telecommunications Engineering
Course Modules
6012ENG Communications Engineering
6013ENG Network Protocols, Security & Management
6018ENG Data & Telecommunications Network Design
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Faculty of Technology and Environment
School of Engineering
Introduction to the course
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Your Programme Leader for this course in Telecommuication Engineering is Dr Mike Shaw (Email: M.M.Shaw@ljmu.ac.uk), please contact him if you require further information.
Dr Mike Shaw is Deputy Director of the School of Engineering and Faculty Head of International & Collaborative Programmes. He has always had a professional involvement in Electronic Engineering, working for a number of years as a Radio & Electronics Officer with British Petroleum, and subsequently as an Engineer with Marconi Space & Defence Systems before joining what was then, Liverpool Polytechnic. Having joined the institution, initially on a part-time basis in 1986, Mike has had a number of jobs ranging from Senior Lecturer, Principal Lecturer and Director of the Centre for Precision Measurement and Industrial Inspection, and his current role as Deputy Director of the School of Engineering. During this time, he developed his research interests in high precision, optical non-contact measurement. He was latterly Faculty Head of Quality before moving to his current position as Faculty Head of International & Collaborative Programmes.
Mike has always maintained a strong interest in his profession, particularly through the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE), or what is now known as the Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET), of which he is a Fellow, and as well as serving on the Council of the IEE, he was their Branch Chairman between 1999 - 2001.
Mike maintains his professional interests as director of the Rotary International project, The Excitement of Science. Run in conjunction with the Royal Institution in London, in the world famous Faraday Theatre, the project aims to raise the profile of science and engineering, by firing the imagination and enthusiasm, particularly of young people, in the way that only well conducted, participative and presented science can do.
6012ENG Communications Engineering
Mr Timothy Moore
Lecturer
Engineering
James Parsons Building
Email: t.a.moore@ljmu.ac.uk
To module covers the physical layer of communications, including channel behaviour, modulation systems, noise and error prptection. To expplain compression techniques, and traffic analysis.
Learning Outcomes
After completing the module the student should be able to:
1 Develop a product design specification to meet customer requirements
2 Select materials and components with an awareness of supply and cost implications.
3 Carry out detail design to comply with current standards and codes of practice
4 Present designs using a combination of oral and audiovisual techniques
5 Specify a chosen design using CAD solid modelling to produce, layout, assembly and detail drawings
Description
The module comprises lectures, tutorials, case studies and computer-based laboratory work. In addition students will work in small teams to produce a design solution to an open-ended problem. Lecture topics include: Design methodology and product design in relation to materials and processes. The application of solid modelling to component and assembly design and Design for Manufacture.
Outline Syllabus
Design methodology.
Product design in relation to materials and processes.
Use of machine elements in design.
Application of solid modelling to component and assembly design.
Design for manufacture.
Assessment
Coursework 1: 20% Coursework:Group presentation of conceptual ideas and initial report
Coursework 2: 20% Coursework:Final group presentation
Coursework 3: 60% Coursework:Final project report including CAD models and manufacturing drawings
Shigley and Marshek (1999) '’Mechanical Engineering Design’' 4/e McGraw Hill 0071002928
Earl, J.H. (2000) 'Engineering Design Graphics' 10/e Prentice Hall 0201030365
Archibald, M. (2001) 'Mechanical Engineering Design with Pro/ENGINEER Release 2001' Schroff Development Corporation 1585030333
6013ENG Network Protocols, Security & Management
Mr Ronan McMahon
Senior Lecturer
Engineering
James Parsons Building
Email: r.m.mcmahon@ljmu.ac.uk
Students will be able to differentiate between different protocols, and select according to need. Students will be able to determine and access security threats, and devise a suitable course of action. Students will be able to design/select/integrate suitable network management structures.
Learning Outcomes
After completing the module the student should be able to:
1 Explain properties of different protocols and evaluate their suitabilty to various situations
2 Identify and discuss key elements of Network Management
3 Analyse and debate security requirements and options
4 Identify and discuss issues relating to network traffic
Description
The module comprises lectures, tutorials, and practicals.
Outline Syllabus
Review of OSI-7 layer and Internet reference models
Protocols: Network Access, High speed communications networks
Wireless networks:802.11,802.16, Bluetooth
Optical Networks
IP Networks:Routing and Applications
Telephony:Fixed, Mobile
Storage Networks
Network Management
Network Security
Assessment
Examination:50% Examination (2 hrs)
Coursework : 25% Coursework 1
Coursework : 25% Coursework 2
References
Tanenbaum, A.S (2003) "Comuter Networks" 4th, Prentice Hall, 0-13-038488-7
Sterbenz,J.P.G & Touch, J.D (2001) "High Speed Networking", Wiley 0-471-33036-1
Clark,M.P. (2003) "Data Networks, IP and Internet ", Wiley 0-470-84856-1
Ramaswami, R. & Sivarajan, K. (2002) 'Optical Networks: a practical perspective' Morgan Kaufman 1-55860-727-7
6018ENG Data & Telecommunications Network Design
Mr Ronan McMahon
Senior Lecturer
Engineering
James Parsons Building
Email: r.m.mcmahon@ljmu.ac.uk
To module will enable students to design suitable networks for given customer requirements. Students will be able to assess the limitatons of their design.
Learning Outcomes
After completing the module the student should be able to:
1 Identify key differences between design of Packet and Circuit networks.
2 Develop suitable requirements to enable network design
3 Design a network
4 Assess the limitations of a network
Description
The module comprises lectures, tutorials and practicals.
Outline Syllabus
Reasons for designing a network
Comparisons between packet and circuit switched networks
Moxed networks
Calculation of network traffic
Traffic and capacity planning
Assessment
Examination: 50% Examination (2hrs)
Coursework : 50% Coursework
Clark, MP (2003) 'Data Networks, IP and the Internet' Wiley 0-470-84856-1
Norris, M, Pretty, S (2000) 'Designing the total area network: intranets, VPN's and enterprise networks explained.' Wiley
Varrall G (2003) '3G handset and Network design' Wiley
Duuren, J. van, Kastelein, p, Schoute, F.C. (1996) 'Fixed and mobile telecommunications: networks, systems and services' Addison Wesley
