Students will learn on the basis of communication networks based on both wireless and wired technologies, their main protocols and integration techniques, as well the switching, routing and data protection techniques. The main architectures and technologies used in core and access optical networks, mobile networks, wireless local area networks (WLAN) and satellite networks are described. Particular focus on 5G technologies and network slicing
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
Analog and digital signals, modulators, transmission mediums, synchronous and synchronous communications, circuit and packet switching, connection-oriented and connectionless service, network topologies and traffic classification, TCP/IP architecture. Shannon capacity, Nyquist Sampling Theorem, attenuation, noise, influence of the transmission channel, interference.
Wireline transmission:
Twisted pairs, coaxial cables, optical fibers.
Wireless transmission:
Direct-wave propagation, satellite communication, terrestrial microwave systems, Starlink constellation.
Source coding and transmission techniques:
Source coding, voice, analog and digital audio, analog and digital video, line coding schemes.
Transport networks:
SDH/SONET, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Optical Transport Networks (OTN).
Access optical networks:
Passive optical networks (PON): protocols GPON, Next Generation access networks NG-PON and NG-PON2.
Cellular communications and wireless standards:
From macrocell to femtocell, power control, evolution of cellular systems, 4G and 5G paradigm, IEEE 802.11 protocol (Wi-Fi).
Network security:
Security services and attack types, integrity, availability, authenticity, accountability, malware, risk management security plan, symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, digital signature and digital certificates.
Programme
Fundamentals of data communications and networking:Analog and digital signals, modulators, transmission mediums, synchronous and synchronous communications, circuit and packet switching, connection-oriented and connectionless service, network topologies and traffic classification, TCP/IP architecture. Shannon capacity, Nyquist Sampling Theorem, attenuation, noise, influence of the transmission channel, interference.
Wireline transmission:
Twisted pairs, coaxial cables, optical fibers.
Wireless transmission:
Direct-wave propagation, satellite communication, terrestrial microwave systems, Starlink constellation.
Source coding and transmission techniques:
Source coding, voice, analog and digital audio, analog and digital video, line coding schemes.
Transport networks:
SDH/SONET, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Optical Transport Networks (OTN).
Access optical networks:
Passive optical networks (PON): protocols GPON, Next Generation access networks NG-PON and NG-PON2.
Cellular communications and wireless standards:
From macrocell to femtocell, power control, evolution of cellular systems, 4G and 5G paradigm, IEEE 802.11 protocol (Wi-Fi).
Network security:
Security services and attack types, integrity, availability, authenticity, accountability, malware, risk management security plan, symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, digital signature and digital certificates.
Core Documentation
Andrew Tanenbaum Nick Feamster, Computer NetworksReference Bibliography
Mahbub Hassan, Wireless and Mobile Networking Gordon Colbach, Wireless Networking: Introduction to Bluetooth and WiFi Khaldoun Al Agha, Guy Pujolle, Tara Ali-Yahiya, Mobile and Wireless Networks Krzysztof Iniewski Internet Networks: Wired, Wireless, and Optical Technologies Mário Marques da Silva, Cable and Wireless Networks Steve Gorshe, Arvind R. Raghavan, Thomas Starr, Stefano Galli, Broadband access: wireline and wireless alternatives to internet servicesType of delivery of the course
classroom lessonsAttendance
attending lessons is not mandatoryType of evaluation
oral test teacher profile teaching materials
Analog and digital signals, modulators, transmission mediums, synchronous and synchronous communications, circuit and packet switching, connection-oriented and connectionless service, network topologies and traffic classification, TCP/IP architecture. Shannon capacity, Nyquist Sampling Theorem, attenuation, noise, influence of the transmission channel, interference.
Wireline transmission:
Twisted pairs, coaxial cables, optical fibers.
Wireless transmission:
Direct-wave propagation, satellite communication, terrestrial microwave systems, Starlink constellation.
Source coding and transmission techniques:
Source coding, voice, analog and digital audio, analog and digital video, line coding schemes.
Transport networks:
SDH/SONET, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Optical Transport Networks (OTN).
Access optical networks:
Passive optical networks (PON): protocols GPON, Next Generation access networks NG-PON and NG-PON2.
Cellular communications and wireless standards:
From macrocell to femtocell, power control, evolution of cellular systems, 4G and 5G paradigm, IEEE 802.11 protocol (Wi-Fi).
Network security:
Security services and attack types, integrity, availability, authenticity, accountability, malware, risk management security plan, symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, digital signature and digital certificates.
Programme
Fundamentals of data communications and networking:Analog and digital signals, modulators, transmission mediums, synchronous and synchronous communications, circuit and packet switching, connection-oriented and connectionless service, network topologies and traffic classification, TCP/IP architecture. Shannon capacity, Nyquist Sampling Theorem, attenuation, noise, influence of the transmission channel, interference.
Wireline transmission:
Twisted pairs, coaxial cables, optical fibers.
Wireless transmission:
Direct-wave propagation, satellite communication, terrestrial microwave systems, Starlink constellation.
Source coding and transmission techniques:
Source coding, voice, analog and digital audio, analog and digital video, line coding schemes.
Transport networks:
SDH/SONET, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Optical Transport Networks (OTN).
Access optical networks:
Passive optical networks (PON): protocols GPON, Next Generation access networks NG-PON and NG-PON2.
Cellular communications and wireless standards:
From macrocell to femtocell, power control, evolution of cellular systems, 4G and 5G paradigm, IEEE 802.11 protocol (Wi-Fi).
Network security:
Security services and attack types, integrity, availability, authenticity, accountability, malware, risk management security plan, symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, digital signature and digital certificates.
Core Documentation
Andrew Tanenbaum Nick Feamster, Computer NetworksReference Bibliography
Mahbub Hassan, Wireless and Mobile Networking Gordon Colbach, Wireless Networking: Introduction to Bluetooth and WiFi Khaldoun Al Agha, Guy Pujolle, Tara Ali-Yahiya, Mobile and Wireless Networks Krzysztof Iniewski Internet Networks: Wired, Wireless, and Optical Technologies Mário Marques da Silva, Cable and Wireless Networks Steve Gorshe, Arvind R. Raghavan, Thomas Starr, Stefano Galli, Broadband access: wireline and wireless alternatives to internet servicesType of delivery of the course
classroom lessonsAttendance
attending lessons is not mandatoryType of evaluation
oral test teacher profile teaching materials
Analog and digital signals, modulators, transmission mediums, synchronous and synchronous communications, circuit and packet switching, connection-oriented and connectionless service, network topologies and traffic classification, TCP/IP architecture. Shannon capacity, Nyquist Sampling Theorem, attenuation, noise, influence of the transmission channel, interference.
Wireline transmission:
Twisted pairs, coaxial cables, optical fibers.
Wireless transmission:
Direct-wave propagation, satellite communication, terrestrial microwave systems, Starlink constellation.
Source coding and transmission techniques:
Source coding, voice, analog and digital audio, analog and digital video, line coding schemes.
Transport networks:
SDH/SONET, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Optical Transport Networks (OTN).
Access optical networks:
Passive optical networks (PON): protocols GPON, Next Generation access networks NG-PON and NG-PON2.
Cellular communications and wireless standards:
From macrocell to femtocell, power control, evolution of cellular systems, 4G and 5G paradigm, IEEE 802.11 protocol (Wi-Fi).
Network security:
Security services and attack types, integrity, availability, authenticity, accountability, malware, risk management security plan, symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, digital signature and digital certificates.
Programme
Fundamentals of data communications and networking:Analog and digital signals, modulators, transmission mediums, synchronous and synchronous communications, circuit and packet switching, connection-oriented and connectionless service, network topologies and traffic classification, TCP/IP architecture. Shannon capacity, Nyquist Sampling Theorem, attenuation, noise, influence of the transmission channel, interference.
Wireline transmission:
Twisted pairs, coaxial cables, optical fibers.
Wireless transmission:
Direct-wave propagation, satellite communication, terrestrial microwave systems, Starlink constellation.
Source coding and transmission techniques:
Source coding, voice, analog and digital audio, analog and digital video, line coding schemes.
Transport networks:
SDH/SONET, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Optical Transport Networks (OTN).
Access optical networks:
Passive optical networks (PON): protocols GPON, Next Generation access networks NG-PON and NG-PON2.
Cellular communications and wireless standards:
From macrocell to femtocell, power control, evolution of cellular systems, 4G and 5G paradigm, IEEE 802.11 protocol (Wi-Fi).
Network security:
Security services and attack types, integrity, availability, authenticity, accountability, malware, risk management security plan, symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, digital signature and digital certificates.
Core Documentation
Andrew Tanenbaum Nick Feamster, Computer NetworksReference Bibliography
Mahbub Hassan, Wireless and Mobile Networking Gordon Colbach, Wireless Networking: Introduction to Bluetooth and WiFi Khaldoun Al Agha, Guy Pujolle, Tara Ali-Yahiya, Mobile and Wireless Networks Krzysztof Iniewski Internet Networks: Wired, Wireless, and Optical Technologies Mário Marques da Silva, Cable and Wireless Networks Steve Gorshe, Arvind R. Raghavan, Thomas Starr, Stefano Galli, Broadband access: wireline and wireless alternatives to internet servicesType of delivery of the course
classroom lessonsAttendance
attending lessons is not mandatoryType of evaluation
oral test