Level 6 Graduate Diploma in Engineering (9210-01) - City & Guilds
Level 6 Graduate Diploma in Engineering (9210-01) - City & Guilds
Level 6 Graduate Diploma in Engineering (9210-01) - City & Guilds
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
Unit 121 Computer networks<br />
Assessment Criteria<br />
Outcome 1 Describe the basic concepts of a computer network and<br />
differentiate between network topologies, types of networks<br />
and layered architecture<br />
The learner can:<br />
1. Expla<strong>in</strong> the basic concepts of a computer network.<br />
2. Differentiate between different network topologies, types of networks.<br />
3. Describe multiple access protocols (collision and token based). IEEE 802.3 Ethernet.<br />
4. Describe the features of the layered architecture of networks.<br />
5. Expla<strong>in</strong> the function<strong>in</strong>g of Switch<strong>in</strong>g, Bridg<strong>in</strong>g and Rout<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
6. Describe the Internet, its delays and quality of service.<br />
Outcome 2 Expla<strong>in</strong> the client/server model and key application layer<br />
protocols<br />
The learner can:<br />
1. Describe the application layer features.<br />
2. Expla<strong>in</strong> client-server as a key model.<br />
3. Identify and differentiate between the protocols, Web, HTTP, FTP, SMTP, POP3, and DNS.<br />
4. Describe peer-to-peer file shar<strong>in</strong>g networks.<br />
Outcome 3 Learn sockets programm<strong>in</strong>g and implementation client/server<br />
programs<br />
The learner can:<br />
1. Perform Sockets programm<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> C and implement a simple client-server program.<br />
2. Perform a simple web server implementation.<br />
3. Describe how to carry out a reliable data transfer.<br />
4. Describe TCP and UDP semantics and syntax and perform a TCP RTT estimation.<br />
5. Describe the pr<strong>in</strong>ciples of congestion control; efficiency and fairness, reactive and proactive.<br />
Outcome 4 Describe the basics of error detection <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g parity,<br />
checksums, and CRC<br />
The learner can:<br />
1. Describe methods of Error detection (parity, checksum, and CRC).<br />
2. Describe ATM. Media, signal strength, and data encod<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
3. Describe wireless and cellular networks.<br />
Outcome 5 Describe key protocols for multimedia network<strong>in</strong>g<br />
The learner can:<br />
1. Describe the concepts of stream<strong>in</strong>g video and voice and protocols: RTP, SIP, H.323, RSVP,<br />
IntServ, and DiffServ.<br />
2. Describe QoS issues related to stream<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
3. Differentiate between ma<strong>in</strong> protocols used for stream<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
<strong>Level</strong> 6 <strong>Graduate</strong> <strong>Diploma</strong> <strong>in</strong> Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g (<strong>9210</strong>-<strong>01</strong>) 107