Course details

Advanced Communication Systems

PKS Acad. year 2006/2007 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. FRAME RELAY, CELL RELAY and ATM. The network management, signaling systems (CCS 7, DSS 1). Telecommunication management network (TMN). Wireless and mobile networks. Analog. system NMT and digit. system GSM, GPRS. DECT and CTx systems. BlueTooth and WiFi systems.

Guarantor

Švéda Miroslav, prof. Ing., CSc.

Language of instruction

Czech

Completion

Credit+Examination

Time span

  • 39 hrs lectures
  • 13 hrs laboratories

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. Theory of transmission systems. SDH and PDH.
  3. Link layer protocols. The HDLC Protocol. 
  4. Integrated services of digital networks - ISDN. ISDN protocols, accesses and interface standard.
  5. DSS1 and CCS7 signaling protocols.
  6. xDSL technology
  7. Mobile networks. Analog system NMT and digital system GSM.
  8. Modern mobile networks - GPRS, WAP
  9. Modern mobile networks - EDGE, UMTS
  10. Digital wireless systems - WiFi
  11. Digital wireless systems - BlueTooth and ZigBee 
  12. Routing in mobile networks. Radio trunk systems. CTx and DECT systems.
  13. VoIP

Syllabus of laboratory exercises

  1. Introduction.  
  2. Structured cabling measurement
  3. Optical fibre measurement
  4. Digital telefony
  5. Modems
  6. ADSL connection
  7. High-speed digital networks
  8. ISDN measurement
  9. Signaling system No. 7 - modeling
  10. Mobile network measurement - GSM
  11. Mobile network measurement - WiFi
  12. Mobile network measurement - GBlueTooth

Progress assessment

Acquring 15 points min.

Controlled instruction

A mid-term exam evaluation and laboratory protocols evaluation

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