Syllabus for Data Communications 2

Data Communications 2 syllabus by study module and week

There are four (4) modules, each lasting three (3) weeks.

1. Global information marketplace
1. Global and ubiquitous data communications
• Trends in Computing and Data Communications
• Trends in business, education, government service provision
• The Internet, a single global telecommunications network
2. Intranets, organisation wide, standards based networks
3. Technical issues in global communications
• Open standards
• Security
• Network management
2. Advances in global communication technology
1. Client-server architecture
2. ISDN and Broad-band ISDN
• ISDN network access
• ISDN in the network backbone
• B-ISDN technologies
3. Switched inter-networks
3. Global Network Management
1. Open standards
• Layered networks, layered services
2. Network management
3. Network security
4. Strategic Global Telecommunications
1. Telecommunications and competitive advantage
• Better service
• Faster service
2. Electronic Commerce
• Electronic Data Interchange
• Payment systems
3. Virtual organisations