Architectures and technologies for telecommunication systems

The aim of the course is to develop skills in terms of knowledge of the fundamental concepts and enabling technologies of IP communication systems for fixed networks. It also aims to give students a critical view of the technological evolution in telecommunication systems and networks.

Knowledge and understanding

By exploiting the knowledge acquired, the student will be able to identify the main problems and solutions that can be adopted in terms of architectures and technologies of communication systems.

Applying knowledge and understanding

The course aims to provide students with: a) knowledge of the main architectures of wired networks and guided transmission media, with particular emphasis on optical fiber; b) knowledge of the issues related to infrastructures of mobile networks and wired networks, both in local area wide area.

Making judgements

In the context of the topics covered in the course, the student will be able to make the appropriate design choices based on specific requests independently. This ability is refined through numerical exercises.

Communication skills

The student will acquire the ability to rationally communicate his knowledge on the topics covered by the course and to correctly use the related technical language.

Learning skills

Students can broaden their knowledge by studying recommended textbooks or scientific papers published in specialized journals, and understand the legislation related to electronic communications and ICT services.

Should teaching be carried out in mixed mode or remotely, it may be necessary to introduce changes with respect to previous statements, in line with the programme planned and outlined in the syllabus.

Propagation through guided transmission media. Introduction. Propagation on overhead cables, coaxial cables, twisted pair cables and fiber optic cables.

Structured cabling. Network topology. Campus Distributor (CD),  Building Distributor (BD), and Floor Distributor (FD). Passive multiservice physical infrastructure.

Access networks. Copper and fiber access networks. Fixed Wireless Access (FWA).

Wide Area Networks. Optical fiber transmission systems. Optical Amplifiers and Regenerators. Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM).

[1] Digital learning materials provided by teachers.

[2] Freeman, Telecommunication systems Engineering. J. Wiley and Son

[3] R. Ramaswami, K. Sivarajan, G. and Sasaki, Optical Networks: A Practical Perspective. Morgan Kaufmann

Crosstalk in twisted pair cables.

Attenuation and dispersion in optical fibers.