| 27 + 13 (2 + 2) Fall term | |
| Lecturers | Prof. Timo O. Korhonen, p. 09-451-2351, Research Scientist Michael Hall, p. 09-451-2343 |
| Course assistant | Research Scientist Mika.Nupponen, p. 09-451-5416 |
| Contents | Public Switched Telephone Network, ISDN and SDH, GSM and CDMA Mobile Networks, The Internet |
| Bases of grading | Examination (additional points available from tutorials) |
| Course litterature | Ericsson, Telia: Understanding Telecommunications,
Part II, ISBN 91-44-00214-9,
Stallings: Data and Computer Communications, ISBN 0-13-571274-2 |
| Prerequisites | S-72.350, S-72.420, S-72.227 (recommended) |
| Homepage | http://www.comlab.hut.fi/opetus/423/ |
| Timetable | Lectures are on Thursdays 10-12 in U358 ( this hall is in the main building.), and tutorials on Tuesdays 14-16 in E111. The first lecture is on 21.9.2000. Register yourself to the course by using the Topi system! |
| Note | This course carried index S-72.442 in 1999. This course is included to the curriculum of The International Master's Program in Telecommunication and is lectured in English. Lecture handouts will be available for downloading in this same page. |
| Page last updated | 15.6.2001 |
Modern day telecommunication connections are usually established by using dedicated telecommunication networks. Probably the most familiar of them are the ordinary telephone network (Public Switched Telephone Network), the GSM (Global System for Mobile) and of course the Internet that is based on TCP/IP protocol suite. The next generation UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunication System) that is based on great deal in CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) will be a hot topic of 2002 increasing mobile data rates orders of magnitude enabling thus the true interactive mobile multimedia applications.
Objective of this course is to inspect and summarize the major features
of the today's most popular telecommunication networks as well as the UMTS,
and to get oneself familiar to the related standardization work established
by ITU (International Telecommunications Union), ETSI (European Telecommunications
Standards Institute) and various other worldwide standardization bodies.
The focus of this course is in the understanding of the network interface
dynamics (connecting the network elements) and in the concise inspection
of the inherent network topology and network node functionalities. Lecture
and tutorial handouts will be available for downloading in this homepage.
Course handouts and tutorials can be accessed by using the password entry below:
News
15.6.2001 Results of exam 23.4.2001
16.1.2001: Results of exam 12.12.2000
4.12.2000 Examination will be arranged on Tuesday, 12.12., 9-12, in hall S5. No lecture notes or other material are allowed to be present. The examination covers lectures and tutorials. For additional information you may have a look in Telia's or Stalling's books at the respective chapters. Note that if you have given a seminar presentation you should answer for four questions of your choice (out of five) only. Exam registration, see http://webtopi.hut.fi
10. 10.2000 Deadline of WEB-exercise 1 (PSTN) has been postponed: New deadline is 11.10.2000, 16:00.
3.10.2000 Examination date : 12.12.2000, 9-12, S5
13.9.2000 Note that the new lecture hall is U358 that situates in HUT main building. The tutorial hall is E111 that situates in Department of Electrical and Communications Engineering building.
29.8.2000 Course registration was initiated in Topi
on 29.8.2000.
Course outline, fall 2000
Introduction. The telecommunications service market Public Switched Telephone Network I/II Public Switched Telephone Network II/II Integrate Services Digital Network DECT ATM and B-ISDN X.25, Frame relay Public land mobile networks: GSM Public land mobile networks: WCDMA I/II Public land mobile networks: WCDMA II/II Signaling networks The Internet I/II The Internet II/II