Integrated Telecommunication Networks I
Code
7311
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica
Credits
6.0
Teacher in charge
Luís Filipe Lourenço Bernardo, Paulo da Costa Luís da Fonseca Pinto
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
Knowledge:
- routing algorithms adapted to networks with different stability levels.
- approaches to implement QoS control.
- network structure and the most representative protocols used in the Internet, and in ATM and MPLS networks.
To Do:
- Development of advanced network applications using C and Java socket interface.
- Use Linux operating system to implement router and firewall functionalities.
- Basic configuration of routers using Cisco IOS.
Non-technical capabilities:
- Capability and posture for critical thinking.
- Capacity to do substantiated choices.
- Capacity for teamwork and for co-operation in a team
- Posture of demand and quality
Prerequisites
It is recommended to have successfully attended the discipline of "Telecommunications Systems" and have knowledge of programming in C.
Subject matter
Network Layer:
1. Network Layer Design Issues
2. Routing algorithms
3. Congestion Control Algorithms
4. Techniques for Achieving Good Quality of Service
5. Internetworking
6. The IP level in the Internet
7. The network layer in ATM networks
8. Label Switching: MPLS
Transport Layer:
1. Elements of Transport Protocols
2. TCP and UDP protocols
3. RTP protocol family
4. SCTP protocol
5. Extensions to Internet Protocols
6. AAL layer in ATM networks
Bibliography
1. A. Tanenbaum & D. Wetheral, "Computer Networks", 5th ed, Prentice-Hall, 2010. ISBN: 0-13-212695-8 / 0-13-255317-1
2. A. Tanenbaum, "Computer Networks" 3rd ed, Prentice-Hall, 1996. ISBN: 0-13-394248-1
3. Several tutorial papers available on the class web page