7(1-3)9(0-9). Special Topics. This special topics course must have a section number associated with a faculty member. The second digit corresponds to the number of SCH which ranges from 1 to 3 SCH. The last digit ranges from 0 to 9 and represents courses with different topics.
7301. Introduction to Telecommunications. Overview of public and private telecommunications systems, traffic engineering, switching, transmission, and signaling. Channel capacity, media characteristics, Fourier analysis and harmonics, modulation, electromagnetic wave propagation and antennas, modems and interfaces, and digital transmission systems. DSL technologies, digital microwave, satellites, fiber optics and SONET, and Integrated Services Digital Networks. Asymmetric and Very High Speed Digital subscriber Lines (xDSL). 0.5 SCH Design.
7302. Telecommunications Management and Regulation. The managerial sequel to EETS 7301, Introduction to Telecommunications. It provides an historical review of the most significant regulation and management issues affecting the telecommunications industry over the past 100 years. Also explores the regulatory environment it operates in today through the study of current events articles and recent state and federal legislation. Prerequisite: EETS 5301/7301 or experience in the telecommunications industry.
7303. Fiber Optic Telecommunications. This is an introductory course designed to familiarize students with practical concepts involved in optical fiber communications systems. Basic optical principles are reviewed. Dielectric slab-waveguides, fiber waveguides and integrated optics devices are discussed. The major components of a fiber communications link, including optical sources, detectors, and fibers are covered. 0.5 SCH Design.
8(1-3)9(0-9). Special Topics. This special topics course must have a section number associated with a faculty member. The second digit corresponds to the number of SCH which ranges from 1 to 3 SCH. The last digit ranges from 0 to 9 and represents courses with different topics.
8301(CSE 8376). Data Communications. Overview of Open Systems Interconnection Reference Model. Design criteria and issues for data communications systems, architectures, protocols and standards relating to OSI Reference Model at layers 1-4, including the following: asynchronous transfer mode, serial interfaces, synchronization issues, SONET, link protocols, error detection, multiplexers, packet switching, virtual networks and services, local area networks and switches, bridges, routers, LAN switches, network management concepts, narrowband and broadband ISDN, TCP/IP, and optimization techniques. 1 SCH Design.
8302. Digital Telephony. Comprehensive course covering the use of digital techniques in voice telephone transmission systems. Topics include voice digitalization; line coding; time division multiplexing; speech, acoustics and basic digital modulation. Included are considerations for network control and synchronization. Students are expected to have a background in basic circuit analysis. Prerequisite: EETS 7301.
8303. Telecommunications Network Design. Provide an understanding of network modeling and design techniques for telecommunications networks using analytical and computer tools with emphasis on hands-on experience. Prerequisites: EETS 7301 and EETS 8301 or consent of instructor, and ability to program in a higher-level language.
8304. Digital Switching. Review of basic digital hardware and the structure of a simple digital computer and a digital switching matrix. Real time interrupt processing in the control computer. Call network routing. Features of digital switching. Software development and description of the switch as a finite state-transition machine. Applications of digital switching to telephone circuit switching, cellular and PCS radio communication, ISDN, and ATM switching. Special topics according to time and special student interests. Prerequisite: EETS 7301. The following courses (or equivalent) are helpful; EE 2381, EE 7324, EE 7381, EETS 8301, and EETS 8302. Knowledge of at least one computer programming language is required. Knowledge of digital logic circuits and the structure of a digital computer is desirable.
8305. Telecommunications Software Design. Comprehensive course to familiarize telecommunications professionals with state-of-the-art software concept and technology in modern telecommunications applications. Focus on software process modeling, user interface design, CASE tool, reusability, quality assurance, reliability, distributed computing, real-time operating system and database and understanding of Real Time Object-Oriented Modeling (ROOM) in analysis and design, high-level programming language design concept such as C++ as required in telecommunications software development. Heavy emphasis on real world applications topics including Central Office (CO) or Private Branch Exchange (PBX) switch, Computer Telephone Integration (CTI), LAN-to-WAN Node Processor, Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN), Cellular/Personal Communications Service (PCS), Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) and demonstration of ObjecTime - a Real-Time Object-Oriented Modeling software tool. Prerequisites: EETS 7301, or consent of instructor plus knowledge of one high level programming language, preferably Pascal, C or C++.
8306. Wireless, Cellular and Personal Telecommunications. Comprehensive course in the fast developing field of wireless mobile/cellular and personal telecommunications. Topics include: Mobile/cellular Communications-Frequency allocations, base station site selection, cellular structures, channel trunking, analog cellular signaling, handover, data over cellular, multipath fading, diversity reception, modulation techniques, speech coding, digital cellular design including GSM and TDMA, spectral efficiency considerations, spectral management and regulations, roaming, current world systems and standards. Personal Communications - Basic concepts and terminology for PCS, PCS technology, designs based on CSM, TDMA, and CDMA, spectrum sharing with other services such as FSM, PCS standards, intelligent networks for PCS, global challenges for PCS, third generation wireless, number portability and roaming, satellites in wireless. Prerequisites: EETS 7301 and EETS 8302 or EE 7370 or consent of the instructor. This course is primarily for the Telecommunications program but can also be very useful for EE students who plan to specialize in this field.
8307. Telecommunications Network Management. Comprehensive course in bringing about the important issues in telecommunications network management. Overview of the underlying principles - Operation, Administration, Maintenance, and Provisioning (OAM&P) - which are often the most expensive and labor- intensive aspects of telecommunications. Different paradigms for network management such as the Internet Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP, SNMPv2) and the Open System Interconnection Common Management Information protocol (OSI CMIP) will be discussed. The object-oriented modeling approach such as the ITU-T Telecommunications Management Network (TMN) and Bellcore's Information Networking Architecture (INA) will be covered. Implementation issues of architectural concepts into network products and systems such as the translation from ISO Guidelines for the Definition of Managed Objects (GDMO) into C++ will be discussed. Topics also include network simulation, configuration, fault, security, accounting, performance management and the Quality of Service (QoS) concepts. Drivers for the network management, its traditional practice as well as future needs will be addressed. Case studies in Intelligent Network (IN) and Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) will be conducted. Prerequisites: EETS 8305 or consent of instructor plus knowledge of one high level programming language, preferably Pascal, C or C++.
8308. ATM Systems in Telecommunications. A comprehensive course in ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) and all of it's elements. Topics include ATM Services, ATM Connection Types, Physical Layer (DS3, SONET, UTOPIA), ATM Adaptation Layer, ATM Layer, ATM Layer OAM Types and Function Types, Addressing and Routing (VPI, CVI translation/compression), Traffic Shaping (UPC/NPC), Performance and Quality of Service, Billing, ATM System Design. System Design Examples consisting of ATM Switching Matrix (Bus Switch, Shared Memory Switch, Self-routing Switch), ATM LAN, etc. Prerequisites: EETS 8302 or permission of instructor.
8309. Video Compression and Transmission. Introduction to the techniques of efficient coding and transmission of video and images. Basic principles, applications and evolving standards in image data compression. Topics covered include: principles of image perception, the human visual system, monochrome and color vision models, image representation, image sampling and quantization, principles and techniques for efficient coding of still and video image frames, transmission of video images over telecommunication networks, standards for coding of still and video images. Prerequisites: EETS 8301 or consent of instructor.
8311. Intelligent Network (IN). A comprehensive course in providing broad knowledge in IN by exploring the theoretical network/call models of the ITU-T & ANSI and practical experiences of implementing IN technologies and services. Important IN elements such as the Service Creation Environment (SCE), Service Management Systems (SMS), Service Control Point (SCP), Signal Transfer Point (STP), Service Switching Point (SSP), Intelligent Peripheral (IP) will be explained in details. Implementation scenarios for the IN elements starting with the ITU-T Service Independent Building Blocks (SIB) to actual service deployment will be described. Harmonization of IN with Telecommunications Management Network (TMN), the future of IN with migration to Telecommunications Information Networking Architecture (TINA), and hurdles to IN, e.g. feature interaction, Local Number Portability (LNP) example, IN/IP/CTI integration will be covered. Live demos of IN service creation and execution will be available. Prerequisites: EETS 5301/7301 or consent of instructor.
8312. Internet and Intranet Telecommunication Engineering. A comprehensive course in providing broad knowledge on Internet/Intranet technology, structure, protocols, access, and applications in the context of real world uses. This unique class is to baseline the Internet engineering effort and to define the parameters of the technical Internet/Intranet environment. It explains the contributing technologies of today's Internet/Intranet in details, outlining new directions already emerging, and surveying the imminent web technologies which shortly create a brand new telecommunications environment quite different from today's paradigm. Prerequisites: EETS 5301/7301 or consent of instructor.
8313. Internet Telephony. A comprehensive course in providing broad knowledge on Internet Telephony technology, protocols, and applications, this unique class is to baseline the current Internet Telephony effort and to define the parameters of the technical Internet Telephony environment. It explains the contributing technologies of today's Internet Telephony in details, outlining new directions already emerging, and surveying the imminent technologies which create an brand new telecommunications environment quite different from today's Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) paradigm. Voice over IP and Fax over IP products and services will be covered in this class.
8314. Wireless Management and Convergence. This course addresses the management of wireless networks and the hybrid networks anticipated from industry convergence as competition intensifies. The course will cover topics particularly relevant to wireless management. This includes the history of wireless and regulation , current regulations for commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) and local multi-point distribution service (LMDS), spectrum allocation and assignment, creating customer value, growing business value, deployment to achieve objectives, standards management, engineering and operations, and cost management. The course will examine industry trends and anticipate how competition and convergence will shape future networks offering multi-media services over hybrid wireless and wireline architectures.
8315. Advanced Topics in Wireless Communication. This course focuses on third generation systems, wireless data, and emerging wireless systems a nd technologies. It covers the IMT2000 requirements, proposals and evolution path for CDMA and TDMA technologies towards 3G. Detailed study of Radio Access network for the GPRS (General Pa ck Radio Services), EDGE (Enhanced Data for Global TDMA Evolution), WCDMA and CDMA2000 as well as core network evolution. It will also cover second generation wireless data systems such as CDPD (Cellular Digital Packet Data), and SMS (short Message Services). Movile IP and Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) are also covered in this class. Some other topics that may be cover ed include LMDS, WILL, Indoor systems, cordless phones, and WLAN.
8316. Wireless Networks. This course is an introductory graduate course on wireless networks. In contrast to EETS 8306 "Wireless, Cellular, and Personal Telecommunications," which deals largely with the radio and transmission aspects, this course focuses on the network layer aspects of wireless communications. It covers fundamentals of networks and protocols, and specific network architectures such as cellular, ATM, and mobile IP. Topics will include protocols, wireless local area networks, cel lular networks, IP, mobile IP, cellular digital packet data, wireless ATM, and security.
8317. Switching and QoS Management in IP Networks. The objective of this course is to give the student state-of-the art knowledge in IP switching and QoS technology, study the commercial implementations from key MPLS switch router manufacturers; learn MPLS-based VPN and latest extension to optical control plane such as Lambda switching and Generalized MPLS.