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Redundancy schemes, ECC in memory systems. Algorithms for,<br />
simulation, partitioning, placement and routing. An introduction<br />
to hardware description languages and automatic<br />
synthesis.<br />
Students select a design topic and carry out a formal design<br />
study which may be completed in the fifth year <strong>of</strong> the course<br />
as their design project.<br />
TextslReferences<br />
Computer Aided Design Journal, Butterworth & Co.<br />
Dill~nger, T.E. VLSI Engineering.Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice Hall,<br />
1988<br />
IEEE Design and Test <strong>of</strong> Computers Magazine, New York, IEE<br />
Computer Societies.<br />
IEEE Transactions on Computers<br />
IEEE Transactions on Computer Aided Design<br />
Proceedings <strong>of</strong> Design Automation Conferences<br />
~~465 Engineering Systems S<strong>of</strong>tware<br />
No. <strong>of</strong> hours per week: three hours<br />
Prerequisites: EE363 Computer Systems<br />
Engineering<br />
Instruction: lectures/computer laboratory tutorials<br />
Assessment: examination/assignments<br />
Subject aims<br />
The aim <strong>of</strong> the subject is for students to develop a sound<br />
understanding <strong>of</strong> advanced s<strong>of</strong>tware engineering principles<br />
and techniques applicable to computer based systems in<br />
engineering, and to introduce the fundamental elements <strong>of</strong><br />
operating systems as a base for advanced studies in real-time<br />
systems.<br />
Subject description<br />
Principles <strong>of</strong> s<strong>of</strong>tware engineering including requirement<br />
analysis, specifications, design, verification and quality<br />
assurance.<br />
Operating systems including the internal structure and<br />
operation, using UNlX and MSDOS as case studies.<br />
References<br />
IEEE Transactions on S<strong>of</strong>tware Engineering<br />
Jones, G. S<strong>of</strong>tware Engineering. New York, Wiley, 1990<br />
Kelly, A. and Pohl, I. IA Book on C. 2nd edn, Benjamin Cummings<br />
Publishing Company, 1990<br />
Silberschatz, A. and Calvin, RE. Operating System Concepts. 4th edn,<br />
Reading, Mass., Addison-Wesley, 1994<br />
Tanenbaum, A.S. Operating Systems. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice<br />
Hall, 1987<br />
Tanenbaum, A.S. Structured Computer Organization. 3rd edn,<br />
Englewood Cliffs. N.J., Prentice all. 1990<br />
~~467 Computer Communications<br />
No. <strong>of</strong> hours per week: three hours<br />
Prerequisites: EE363 Computer Sy~tems<br />
Engineering, EE386 Electronics, EE388<br />
Communications<br />
Instruction: lectures/tutorials/laboratory<br />
Assessment: examination/assignments<br />
Subject aims<br />
To introduce students to the basic concepts and techniques <strong>of</strong><br />
data communications, computer networks and layered<br />
protocols.<br />
Subject description<br />
Data communication networks and open system standards.<br />
Electrical interface.<br />
Data transmission.<br />
Protocol basics.<br />
Data link control protocols.<br />
Local area networks.<br />
Metropolitan area networks.<br />
Wide area networks.<br />
TextlReferences<br />
Beauchamp, K.G. Computer Communications. 2nd edn, London,<br />
Chapman & Hall, 1987<br />
Halsall, F. Data Communications, Computer Networks and Open<br />
Systems. 3rd edn, Wokingham, Addison-Wesley, 1 992<br />
~~474 Computer Systems Engineering<br />
No. <strong>of</strong> hours per week: five hours<br />
Prerequisites: EE287 Electronics, EE263 Computer<br />
Systems Engineering, EE363 Computer Systems<br />
Engineering<br />
Instruction: lecturedlaboratory<br />
Assessment: examination/<br />
assignments/laboratory exercises<br />
Subject aims<br />
To broaden the students' knowledge <strong>of</strong> computer architecture<br />
and to examine the implementation techniques applicable to<br />
high performance computer hardware.<br />
Subject description<br />
Comparative computer architecture studies including rationale<br />
and trade-<strong>of</strong>fs for CISC, and super scalar RlSC and DSP<br />
architectures. lntroduction to parallel computer organisations<br />
including taxonomy and communication networks.<br />
Processor organisation: data path and control implementation<br />
(hardwired and micro-programmed), pipelining techniques<br />
(reservation tables, scoreboards). Memory organisation:<br />
caches, interleaving, disks (organisation, accessing,<br />
algorithms), virtual memory. Input/output devices: application<br />
specific controllers (graphics, communications).<br />
Text<br />
Stone, H.S. High-Performance Computer Architecture. 3rd edn.<br />
Reading, Mass., Addison-Wesley, 1993<br />
References<br />
Brawer, S. lntroduction to Parallel Programming. Boston, Academic<br />
Press, 1989<br />
Hayes, J.P. Computer Architecture and Organization. 2nd edn, New<br />
York, McGraw-Hill, 1988<br />
Mimar, T. Programming and Designing with the 68000 Family:<br />
Including the 68000, the 68010172, the 68020 and the 68030.<br />
Englewood Ciffs. N.J. Prentice Hall, 1991<br />
IEEE 'Computer' (various papers)<br />
IEEE 'Micro' (various papers)<br />
Stallings, W. Computer Organization and Architecture. 3rd edn, New<br />
York, Maxwell Macmillan, 1993<br />
Tanenbaum, A.S. High Performance Computer Architecture. 3rd edn,<br />
New York, Prentice Hall, 1993
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