Telecommunication Networks

Lecturer:

Ivan Pravda (gar.), Jaromír Hrad (gar.), Jiří Hájek

Tutor:

Jaromír Hrad (gar.), Jiří Hájek, Petr Jareš, Pavel Lafata, Michal Lucki, Lukáš Vojtěch

Supervisor:

Department of Telecommunications Engineering

Synopsis:

The subject deals with telecommunication networks from different viewpoints, explaining their physical principles, structure and applications. It introduces basic terms and principles of information transmission, services of telecommunication networks, quality of services, traffic engineering and dimensioning of networks elements. The application of these principles and methods is demonstrated on the existing communication networks - ISDN, data transmission networks, fixed and mobile networks.

Requirements:

In order to obtain the credits, students have to meet the following conditions:

1) Be successful in the tests from the given tasks (at least 50% score).

2) Succesfully deliver 2 assigned reports.

3) Participate in all practical exercises.

4) Successfully pass the assessment test (at leat 66% score).

The examination is based on a test and possible subsequent discussion.

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Basic terms. Regulation and standardization in telecommunications.

2. National holiday - no lectures

3. Communication chain, source of information - transmission and switching element - sink. The concept of networking.

4. Description of a source, transmission and switching element, types and basic characteristics of these elements.

5. Technologies for information transmission and its protection.

6. Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model.

7. Multiple utilisation of transmission media. Modulations.

8. Transmission media and their utilisation. Transmission systems.

9. Telecommunication switching systems - basic characteristics. Signaling.

10. Principles and properties of mobile telecommunication networks. Data transmission in host networks.

11. Narrowband and broadband ISDN networks. Intelligent networks.

12. Services in communication systems and their classification.

13. Traffic load, service systems and their traffic models, basic parameters.

14. Evaluation of quality of services (QoS) and network performance (NP).

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Introduction. Requirements. Safety of laboratory work.

2. Theoretical preparation. Moodle LMS. Attenuation and gain, relative and absolute levels („X“ task). Examples of computations and practical applications.

3. Theoretical preparation. Protection of data transmission („Y“ task). An example of code construction.

4. Introduction to the cycle of laboratory exercises.

5. Home preparation. Traffic Load („Z“ task). Optical communications.

6. National holiday

7. Laboratory exercise „A“ - Mobile communications in GSM system.

8. Laboratory exercise „B“ - Subscriber lines and their analysis.

9. Laboratory exercise „C“ - Optical communications.

10. Laboratory exercise „D“ - Wireless networks.

11. Laboratory exercise „E“ - Traffica and applications in IP-based networks.

12. Assessment test.

13. Assignment of credits.

14. Supplementary measurements.

Study Objective:

Students will get familiar with the basic principles of communication and its technical principles at all levels, from signal transmission in specific physical environments to the services provided in electronic communication networks, including standardization, legislation and organizational measures.

Study materials:

1. Freeman, R., L.: Telecommunication System Engineering. New York: John Wiley & Sons, INC., 1996.

2. Bešťák, R. - Vodrážka, J. - Pravda. I.: Principles of Telecommunication Systems and Networks. Vydavatelství ČVUT, Praha. 2007.

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue	roomT2:C3-132 Pravda I. 11:00–12:30 (lecture parallel1) Dejvice Posluchárna
Fri	roomT2:B3-710 Jareš P. Lafata P. 14:30–16:00 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.102) Dejvice Laboratoř K332roomT2:B3-710 Jareš P. Lafata P. 18:00–19:30 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.101) Dejvice Laboratoř K332
Thu
Fri

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Manažerská informatika (compulsory elective course)