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 literature | Ericsson, Telia: Understanding Telecommunications,
Part II, ISBN 91-44-00214-9 (Studentlitteratur),
Myron E Sveum: Data Communications, ISBN 0-13-079862-2 (Prentice Hall), Stallings: Data and Computer Communications, ISBN 0-13-571274-2 (Prentice Hall) |
Prerequisites | S-72.350, S-72.420, S-72.227 (recommended) |
Homepage | http://www.comlab.hut.fi/opetus/423/ |
Timetable | Lectures are on Thursdays 14-16 in lecture hall S1. For tutorial info see the News-section below. Lectures start on Thursday 13th September. Register to the course by using the Topi system! |
Note | This course is included to the curriculum of The International Master's Program in Telecommunication and is lectured in English. |
Page updated | 22.2.2002 |
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.
Exercises 2001
News
Course Outline, Fall 2001 (download: lectures for fall 2001, lectures for 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
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