Advanced Network Engineering (12066.1)

Please note these are the 2026 details for this unit
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Advanced Network Engineering
Available teaching periods Delivery mode Location
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 Bruce, Canberra
EFTSL Credit points Faculty
0.125 3 Faculty Of Science And Technology
Discipline Study level HECS Bands
Academic Program Area - Technology Level 2 - Undergraduate Intermediate Unit Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021)
Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)
This unit will focus on further advancing the breadth and depth of knowledge in network engineering. The following topics will be covered in this unit: Switching: Datagram, virtual circuit switch (SVC, PVC), STP, security, MPLS; IP Addressing: IP headers, Fragmentation, Subnetting in IPv4, Subnetting in IPv6, DHCP, SLAAC in IPv6, FHRP; Routing: Static/Dynamic routing, Unicast/ Multicast routing, RIP, OSPF, BGP; Packet flow: ARP in IPv4, RARP, ND in IPv6; Application layer paradigm (client/server, P2P, mixed) and protocols (HTTP, FTP, DHCP, Email, Telnet, SSH, DNS, Socket programming); QoS: Requirements, Models, Queuing, Shaping, Policing; Multimedia networking; Network management; Network security; VLAN: Architecture, Routing, DTP; VPN: Types, purpose; WLAN: Standards, architecture, management, security.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate an advanced theoretical understanding as well as practical skills of the discipline of network engineering;
2. Apply the superior understanding in designing modern networks incorporating appropriate switching, routing, QoS scheme and protocols;
3. Demonstrate an understanding on management and security of data networks;
4. Explain various network solutions and vendor offerings; and
5. Understand emerging network solutions and determine their pertinence to specific business cases


Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas


Prerequisites

11485 Introduction to Network Engineering

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.
Availability for enrolment in 2026 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
2025 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 28 July 2025 On-campus Dr Md Farhad Hossain
2026 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 10 August 2026 On-campus Dr Md Farhad Hossain
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