Communication Networks ENSC 427 (4)
Quantitative performance analysis and design of data and integrated services networks. Re-transmission error recovery schemes, networks of queues, congestion control, routing strategies. Multiple access techniques in data networks, design for specified throughput and delay performance. Wireless networks, routing approaches in mobile networks. Analysis and design of broadband integrated services digital networks, asynchronous time division multiplexing. Laboratory work is included in this course. Prerequisite: ENSC 327 or, for School of Computing Science Majors, CMPT 371. A minimum of 80 units required. Engineering students with credit for CMPT 371 may not take ENSC 427 for further credit.