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C++ Programming |
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Basic C++. Objects and Classes, Function and Operator Overloading, Inheritance and Polymorphism,
Input and Output, Memory Management, Templates, Exception handling. The Standard Template Library. The ANSI/ISO Standard. Development Environments: Debuggers, Profilers, Browsers.
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Software Engineering |
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Object Oriented Methodologies (one in detail e.g. OMT/UML). Object Oriented Programming Languages (e.g, Java). Case Study and Project in the area of Software Design for Advanced Communication Systems. Software Reuse.
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Multimedia Communications |
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Provides students with an understanding of applications and networking infrastructures used in communications for data in the form of text, images, audio and video.
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Digital Signal Processing |
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Discrete signals and systems; railings as theoretical samplers; analogue and digital convolution; linearphase, all-pass filters, and minimum-phase filters; windowing techniques; frequency-sampling filters; IIR filters; up-sampling and down-sampling; finite word-length effects; noise topics; correlation principles; adaptive filtering; power spectra and spectral estimation.
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Information Theory & Coding |
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Baseband Digital Communications. Digital Modulation Systems. Multiple Access, TDMA, FDMA and
CDMA. Adaptive Equalisation. Fundamentals of Information Theory. Channel Coding.
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Advanced Digital System Design |
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High-speed digital system design. Transmission lines. Clock distribution & buffering. Fault-tolerence & redundancy.
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Web-Based Application Design |
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Introduces distributed application architectures, current and evolving web-based services; as well as application design principles and techniques using available web-based technologies. Reliability and security issues of implementing distributed applications are addressed in order to identify potential security threats due to sloppy implementation.
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Real-Time Systems |
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Real Time Systems: Definitions and application examples. Programming language features for real-time support for concurrency, synchronisation, hard-scheduling etc. Features to define a real-time operating system. Design Approaches. Design and Modelling using Petri Nets. State Machines and Real-time temporal logic. Real-Time Program Study of formal techniques for real-time systems. Case Study
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Communication & Security Protocols |
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Introduces students to security services and cryptographic protocols used for information and system security, in areas such as wireless networks, e-commerce and the Internet. Provides an understanding of security protocol design techniques and formal methods for evaluation of the reliability of security protocols.
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Digital Control |
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Review of classical control; classical design techniques; digital control systems; direct design; multivariable designing; implementation of digital controllers; system identification, robust and optimal control.
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Digital Communications |
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Communication theory; digital signal processing; signal formatting for baseband systems; modulation and demodulation techniques; multiple access as opposed to multiplexing techniques; transmission medium; synchronization for digital systems; adaptive equalization.
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Advanced Topic Seminars |
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This module will address topics of current interest in the VLSI and telecommunications industries as these arise.
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| Host & Network Security |
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Introduction to security attack and defence techniques. Students will be aware of the major attacks on information in computer networks and how to plan for the deployment of secure architectures and security management tools. The student will be able to advise on security criteria and vulnerabilities and will be able to design a secure operating network and analyse its vulnerabilities.
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Master of Engineering Project |
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The course project enables students gain experience in undertaking a significant engineering task, which will involve research into a selected topic in the area of Computer and Communications Systems, along with advanced design and implementation. The project commences in the Autumn semester of the Master's year and continues through to the Summer semester of that year. |
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