Architectures and technologies for telecommunication systems
Academic Year 2023/2024 - Teacher: Daniela Giovanna Anna PANNOExpected Learning Outcomes
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 and mobile networks. It also aims to provide students with a critical view of the current 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) the ability to understand the basic principles of mobile networks, the problems related to transmission in wireless channels, and the standards of mobile networks; b) knowledge of the main architectures of wired networks and guided transmission media, with particular emphasis on optical fiber; c) 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 independently make the appropriate design choices based on specific requests.
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.
Course Structure
Required Prerequisites
Attendance of Lessons
Detailed Course Content
Voice calls on wired networks. Speech coding. Multiplexing. SS7 signalling. VoIP.
Radio channel and radio transmissions. Radio channel and propagation.
Radio access. Multiple access techniques in broadcast channels. Duplexing.
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).
Wired Wide AreaNetworks. Optical fiber transmission systems. Optical Amplifiers and Regenerators. Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM).
Textbook Information
[2] Christopher Cox, “An introduction to LTE: LTE LTE-Advanced, SAE, VoLTE and 4G Mobile Communications”, 2° Edizione, Wiley.
[3]Christopher Cox, “An Introduction to 5G: The New Radio, 5G Network and Beyond”, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2020
[4] Freeman, Telecommunication Systems Engineering. J. Wiley and Son
[5] R. Ramaswami, K. Sivarajan, G. and Sasaki, Optical Networks: A Practical Perspective. Morgan Kaufmann
Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Voice calls on wired networks (3 h) | Slides provided by teacher, available on STUDIUM. |
| 2 | Basic concepts on mobile networks. (6h) | Slides provided by teacher, available on STUDIUM. Text [1] |
| 3 | Radio channel and radio transmissions.(3h) | Slides provided by teacher, available on STUDIUM. Text [1] |
| 4 | Radio Access Techniques (6h) | Slides provided by teacher, available on STUDIUM. Text [1] |
| 5 | Mobility management (5h) | Slides provided by teacher available on STUDIUM. Text [1] |
| 6 | Radio planning.(5h) | Slides provided by teacher, available on STUDIUM. Text [1] |
| 7 | Mobile Network standards (23 h) | Slides provided by teacher, available on STUDIUM. Text [1] [2][3] |
| 8 | Propagation through guided transmission media (14 h) | Slides provided by teacher, available on STUDIUM. Text [4] [5] |
| 9 | Structured cabling (4 h) | Slides provided by teacher, available on STUDIUM. |
| 10 | Access networks (7 h) | Slides provided by teacher, available on STUDIUM. Text [4] [5] |
| 11 | Wired Wide Area Networks (3 h) | Slides provided by teacher, available on STUDIUM. Text [5] |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
There will be also an optional ongoing test with a score that will be taken into account during the final oral examination. Should the conditions require it, the exam could be carried out remotely.
Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises
- Cell Cluster model
- Timing advance in GSM systems.
- Security procedure
- Handover
- LTE Architecture
- EPS Bearer
- Radio interface in 5G systems
Crosstalk in twisted pair cables
Attenuation and dispersion in optical fibers.
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