Communication and Computer Networks Infrastructure

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Objective

This course aims to analyze the basic principles, fundamental technologies and infrastructures in communication and computer networks. The first part of the course addresses wide area networks infrastructures, focusing on physical layer and multiple access issues. Metropolitan area networks and local area networks infrastructures are investigated in the second part. Finally, in the last part, pervasive communication systems infrastructures are studied, placing the emphasis on personal area networks, wireless sensor networks and RFID technologies.

Course Contents

  • Introduction: Communication and Computer Networks Infrastructures – Basic principles and technologies.
  • Wide area networks infrastructures.
    • Voice and data transmission over telephones cables.
    • Mobile communication networks (2G, 3G, 4G).
  • Metropolitan area networks infrastructures.
    • Fixed wireless access networks.
    • Mobile metropolitan area networks.
  • Local area networks infrastructures.
    • Baseband transmission.
    • Multiple access.
    • Quality of Service.
  • Pervasive communications systems infrastructures.
    • Personal area networks.
    • Wireless sensor networks.
    • RFID technologies.
  • Behrouz A. Forouzan, “Data Communications and Networking”, Fourth edition, McGraw-Hill (2007).
  • W Stallings, “Wireless Communications and Networks”, Prentice Hall (2004).
  • D. Tse, P. Viswanath, “Fundamentals of Wireless Communication”, Cambridge University Press (2005).
  • Bernhard H. Walke, Stefan Mangold, Lars Berlemann, “IEEE 802 Wireless Systems: Protocols, Multi-Hop Mesh/Relaying, Performance and Spectrum Coexistence”, Wiley (2006).
  • Uwe Hansmann et al, “Pervasive Computing: The mobile world”, (Springer 2003).
  • Lu Yan (Editor), Yan Zhang (Editor), Laurence T. Yang (Editor), Huansheng Ning (Editor), “The Internet of Things”, Auerbach Publications (2008).
  • Swami, A. (editor), “Wireless Sensor Networks: Signal Processing and Communications”, John Wiley and Sons (2007).