Course details

Advanced Communication Systems

PKS Acad. year 2011/2012 Winter semester 5 credits

Current academic year

Types of communication networks. Electrical interface and signal. Transmission media (line, coaxial cable, optic fibre, radiowaves). Modems. Control of data line. Speech communication. Public switched telephone network (PSTN). Transmission systems theory. Integrated services of digital networks - ISDN. The network management, signaling systems (CCS 7, DSS 1). Wireless and mobile networks. Analog. system NMT and digit. system GSM, GPRS, UMTS, EDGE.

Guarantor

Švéda Miroslav, prof. Ing., CSc.

Language of instruction

Czech

Completion

Credit+Examination

Time span

  • 39 hrs lectures
  • 8 hrs laboratories
  • 5 hrs projects

Department

Department of Information Systems (UIFS)

Subject specific learning outcomes and competences

Students shall be acquired knowledge about the structure of communication network used for transmission of calling, data and pictures and technology of transmission information in them used.

Student acquires presentation and communication capabilities.

Learning objectives

The purposes of subject is acquaint students with types and structure communication networks designated for transmission calling, data and picture and theories of information transmission used in them.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

There are no prerequisites

Study literature

  • Schiller, J.:Mobile Communications (2nd edition), Addison-Wesley 2003, ISBN 0-321-12381-6
  • Geier, J.: Wireless LANs (2nd edition), SAMS 2001, ISBN 0-672-32058-4
  • Pužmanová, R.: Moderní komunikační sítě od A do Z, studijní opora, Computer Press 1998, , ISBN 80-7226-098-7
  • Halsall,F.: Data Communications, Computer Networks and Open Systems. Addison-Wesley. Fourth edition 1997, ISBN 0-201-42293-X

Fundamental literature

  • Schiller, J.:Mobile Communications (2nd edition), Addison-Wesley 2003, ISBN 0-321-12381-6 
  • Hansmann, U., Merk, L., Nicklous, M., Strober, T.: Pervasive Computing (2nd edition), Springer 2003, ISBN 3-540-00218-9
  • Geier, J.: Wireless LANs (2nd edition), SAMS 2001, ISBN 0-672-32058-4
  • Pužmanová, R.: Moderní komunikační sítě od A do Z, Computer Press 1998,, ISBN 80-7226-098-7
  • Halsall,F.: Data Communications, Computer Networks and Open Systems. Addison-Wesley. Fourth edition 1997, ISBN 0-201-42293-X
  • Walrand, J., Varaiya, P.: High-Performance Communication Networks, Morgan Kaufmann 1996

Syllabus of lectures

  1. Network Goals. Topology and network structure. Voice and data communication, digital revolution.
  2. The electrical interface and signal types. The medium characteristics.
  3. Baseband and modems with public carrier circuit. Broadband modems. Description of modems.
  4. Link layer protocols. Flow control. Transparency. Numbering of frame. The HDLC Protocol.
  5. Theory of transmission systems. SDH and PDH.
  6. Integrated services of digital networks - ISDN. ISDN protocols, accesses and interface standard.
  7. ISDN - DSS1 and CCS7 signaling protocols.
  8. SIGTRAN
  9. xDSL technology
  10. Frame switching, circuit switching
  11. Wireless and mobile networks. Analog system NMT and digital system GSM.

Syllabus of laboratory exercises

  1. Spectral analysis of signals
  2. ISDN communication analysis
  3. SIGTRAN communication analysis
  4. GSM communication analysis

Progress assessment

Acquring 15 points min.

Controlled instruction

A mid-term exam evaluation and laboratory protocols evaluation

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