Field of Study Details

Computer Networks and Communication

Abbreviation: MSK

Acad. year: 2023/2024

Length of Study: 2 years

Min. Credits: 120

Degree Programme: Information Technology

Language of Instruction: Czech

Form of Study: full-time

Accredited from: 2005 Accredited till: 2024

Information for applicants

Profile

Study branch Computer Networks and Communication covers different parts of data transmission (wired, wireless, mobile), implementation of computer networks for data, voice and multimedia transmissions, including sensor and real-time communications. Students will understand basic concepts and principles of computer communication, network architecture, and design of network application. They will learn how to design different communication systems, model their behavior, simulate and test them. They will learn how to design communication hardware and process signals. They will get acquainted with design principles of distributed systems connected with information and database systems. Students will study aspects of threat analysis and security. Students will be prepared to manage network applications and nets.

Key learning outcomes

Student of the Follow-Up Master Degree Programme acquire deeper knowledge in a chosen branch of study and will give him knowledge and skills base to analyse, design and verification of problems solved in research and scientific as well as in the practice This guarantee that the alumni will be successful creative worker in the appropriate information technology branch.

Guarantor

Matoušek Petr, doc. Ing., Ph.D., M.A.

Occupational profiles of graduates with examples

An alumnus of the master degree programme is ready to solve problems of information technology in praxis with utilization of contemporary scientific knowledge independently. The alumnus is able to act as an independent creative worker in the appropriate information technology branch, namely information systems and their security and safety, intelligent systems, computer systems, networks and communications, computer graphics and multimedia or a leader of a team composed of workers of various branches of IT.

Extent of the State Final Examinations

The State Final Examination has two parts: A defence of the Master Thesis, and a discussion based on selected topics from the course "Networks and Communication" which is derived from compulsory courses of the branch of Study. The areas of possible questions must be approved by the Study Branch Council, and students will be informed about the selected topics at least 2 months before the state final examination is held in the particular academic year. The discussion will be held on two topics.

Examples of theses

Static Analysis of Configurations of Active Network Devices
Using SIP Server for IP Telephony on FIT
Network Simulation Based on Analysis of Configuration Files of Active Devices
User Authentication and Authorization in New Generation Networks
Network Traffic Generator with Graphical API
Modelling Link States Routing Protocols
How to practically deploy IPv6 in LAN networks
OpenVPN implementation for Windows CE
Virtual environment for Node Access in PlanetLab Testbed

Master's theses are stored at the FIT library, Božetěchova 2, Brno. The list of the master's theses, including the details is available at:
https://www-dev.fit.vutbr.cz/study/theses/

Choose academic year and curriculum

Study plan of the field Computer Networks and Communications for students who started their studies in ac. year 2014/2015 and later.

1st year of study, winter semester
Abbrv	Title	Cred	Duty	Compl	Fa
GAL	Graph Algorithms	5	C	Ex	FIT
HSC	Hardware/Software Codesign	5	C	Cr+Ex	FIT
MAT	Mathematical Structures in Computer Science ^*)	5	C	Ex	FIT
PKSa	Advanced Communication Systems ^*)	5	C	Cr+Ex	FIT
TIN	Theoretical Computer Science	7	C	Cr+Ex	FIT
THE	Game Theory	5	CEM	Cr+Ex	FIT
PDB	Advanced Database Systems	5	CEN	Cr+Ex	FIT
SEM	Sensors and Measurement	5	CEN	Cr+Ex	FIT

1st year of study, summer semester
Abbrv	Title	Cred	Duty	Compl	Fa
PDS	Data Communications, Computer Networks and Protocols	5	C	Ex	FIT
PPP	Practical Parallel Programming	5	C	Cr+Ex	FIT
PRL	Parallel and Distributed Algorithms	5	C	Cr+Ex	FIT
KRY	Cryptography	5	CEB	Cr+Ex	FIT
POS	Advanced Operating Systems	5	CEB	Ex	FIT
KKO	Data Coding and Compression	5	CEC	Cr+Ex	FIT
LOG	Logic	5	CEM	Cr+Ex	FIT
PP1	Project Practice 1	5	E	ClCr	FIT

2nd year of study, winter semester
Abbrv	Title	Cred	Duty	Compl	Fa
BIS	Information System Security	5	C	Cr+Ex	FIT
BMS	Wireless and Mobile Networks	5	C	Cr+Ex	FIT
PDI	Distributed Application Environment	5	C	Ex	FIT
SEP	Semester Project	5	C	ClCr	FIT
AVS	Computation Systems Architectures	5	CEC	Cr+Ex	FIT
AIS	Information Systems Analysis and Design	5	CEM	Cr+Ex	FIT
SAV	Static Analysis and Verification	5	CEM	Cr+Ex	FIT
SIN	Intelligent Systems	5	CEM	Ex	FIT
ZZN	Knowledge Discovery in Databases	5	CEM	Cr+Ex	FIT
PP2	Project Practice 2	5	E	ClCr	FIT

2nd year of study, summer semester
Abbrv	Title	Cred	Duty	Compl	Fa
DIP	Master's Thesis	13	C	Cr	FIT
PIS	Advanced Information Systems	5	CEB	Cr+Ex	FIT
ZRE	Speech Signal Processing	5	CEB	Ex	FIT
NAV	Design of Embedded Systems	5	CEC	Ex	FIT
NSB	Projecting, Administration and Security	5	CEN	Cr+Ex	FIT

all years of study, winter semester
Abbrv	Title	Cred	Duty	Compl	Fa
CCS	Design and Security of Enterprise Networks ^*)	5	CEB	ClCr	FIT
AEU	English for Europe	3	CEH	Cr+Ex	FIT
FCE	English: Practical Course of Business Conversation and Presentation	3	CEH	Cr	FIT
FIK	Philosophy and the Culture	2	CEH	Cr	CVP
FIT	History and Philosophy of Technology	2	CEH	Cr	CVP
HKO	Communication and Presentation Skills	3	CEH	Cr	FIT
HVR	Leadership and Time Management	3	CEH	Cr	FIT
JA3	Conversation through Hot Current Issues	3	CEH	Cr+Ex	FIT
PRM	Fundamentals of Law	2	CEH	Cr	CVP
RET	Rhetoric	2	CEH	Cr	CVP
AGS	Agents and Multiagent Systems	5	E	Ex	FIT
BIO	Biometric Systems	5	E	Cr+Ex	FIT
EIP	Economics of Information Products ^*)	5	E	Ex	FIT
GJA	Graphical User Interfaces in Java	5	E	Cr+Ex	FIT
GMU	Graphic and Multimedia Processors ^*)	5	E	Cr+Ex	FIT
GUX	Graphical User Interfaces in X Window System	5	E	Ex	FIT
GZN	Graphical and Sound Interfaces and Standards	5	E	Ex	FIT
PCS	Advanced Digital Systems	5	E	Ex	FIT
PGPa	Advanced Computer Graphics (in English)	5	E	Ex	FIT
PGR	Computer Graphics	5	E	Ex	FIT
POVa	Computer Vision (in English)	5	E	Ex	FIT
ROBa	Robotics (in English)	5	E	Ex	FIT
SFC	Soft Computing	5	E	Cr+Ex	FIT
SRI	Strategic Management of Information Systems	5	E	Ex	FIT
TAMa	Application Development for Mobile Devices (in English)	5	E	ClCr	FIT
VIN	Computer Art	5	E	ClCr	FIT
VYPa	Compiler Construction (in English)	5	E	Ex	FIT
ZPJa	Natural Language Processing (in English)	5	E	Ex	FIT
ZPX	Professional Practice, Abroad	5	E	Cr	FIT

all years of study, summer semester
Abbrv	Title	Cred	Duty	Compl	Fa
AEU	English for Europe	3	CEH	Cr+Ex	FIT
FIK	Philosophy and the Culture	2	CEH	Cr	CVP
FIT	History and Philosophy of Technology	2	CEH	Cr	CVP
HKO	Communication and Presentation Skills	3	CEH	Cr	FIT
HVR	Leadership and Time Management	3	CEH	Cr	FIT
JA3	Conversation through Hot Current Issues	3	CEH	Cr+Ex	FIT
PRM	Fundamentals of Law	2	CEH	Cr	CVP
RET	Rhetoric	2	CEH	Cr	CVP
RTSa	Real-Time Systems (in English)	5	CEN	Ex	FIT
BIF	Bioinformatics	5	E	Ex	FIT
BIN	Bio-Inspired Computers	5	E	Ex	FIT
BZA	Secure Hardware Devices	5	E	Ex	FIT
CSOa	CCNA Cybersecurity Operations (in English)	5	E	ClCr	FIT
DFAa	Digital Forensics (in English)	5	E	Ex	FIT
DJA	Dynamic Languages ^*)	5	E	Ex	FIT
EVO	Applied Evolutionary Algorithms	5	E	Ex	FIT
FLP	Functional and Logic Programming	5	E	Cr+Ex	FIT
FVS	Functional Verification of Digital Systems ^*)	5	E	Ex	FIT
FYO	Physical Optics	5	E	Ex	FIT
GIS	Geographical Information Systems ^*)	5	E	Cr+Ex	FIT
MBA	Model-Based Analysis	5	E	Ex	FIT
MPC-MAT	Matrices and Tensors Calculus	5	E	Cr+Ex	FEKT
MPR	Project Management	5	E	Cr+Ex	FIT
MUL	Multimedia	5	E	Ex	FIT
OPM	Optimization	4	E	Cr+Ex	FIT
PMA	Project Manager	5	E	ClCr	FIT
SLOa	Complexity (in English)	5	E	Ex	FIT
SNT	Simulation Tools and Techniques	5	E	Cr+Ex	FIT
SPP	Fault Tolerant Systems	5	E	Cr+Ex	FIT
UXIa	User Experience and Design of User Interfaces and Services (in English)	5	E	ClCr	FIT
VGE	Computational Geometry	5	E	Ex	FIT
VIZa	Visualization and CAD (in English)	5	E	ClCr	FIT
VNV	High Performance Computations	5	E	Ex	FIT
VYF	Computational Photography	5	E	ClCr	FIT
WAP	Internet Applications	5	E	Cr+Ex	FIT
ZPO	Image Processing	5	E	Ex	FIT
ZPX	Professional Practice, Abroad	5	E	Cr	FIT

Course is not open in this academic year

Compl: Course completion: Ex - examination, Cr - credit, ClCr - classified credit, Co - colloquium
Duty: C - compulsory, CEx - compulsory-elective group x, R - recommended, E - elective

Compulsory-elective groups
Abbrv	Min. courses	Max. courses	Min.cred	Over as	Courses	Title
B	1	9	0	E	CCS, KRY, PIS, POS, ZRE	Advanced Systems and Security
C	1	9	0	E	AVS, KKO, NAV	Hardware and Communication
H	1	1	3	E	AEU, FCE, FIK, FIT, HKO, HVR, JA3, PRM, RET	Social Course
M	1	9	0	E	AIS, LOG, SAV, SIN, THE, ZZN	Modelling and Analysis
N	1	9	0	E	NSB, PDB, RTSa, SEM	Advanced Systems and Communication

If you are allowed to enroll more CE courses than the required minimum, then successfully completed courses that exceed Min. courses (or Min.cred, if not 0) of the CE group, will be assigned as courses of duty Over as.

Degree Programme

Computer Networks and Communication

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Compulsory-elective groups