This course aims to provide an up-to-date knowledge of high-speed networks to students.  The course covers basic concepts, architectures, protocols, advantages and limitations, and recent development of various high-speed networking technologies; and how the various networks cope with multimedia data transmission and some multimedia applications.  The current and future developments in high-speed networks are discussed.  Multimedia applications such as Video on Demand, and multimedia stream are also discussed.

Continuous Assessment: 30%

Examination: 70%

Examination Duration: 2 hours