OT4STM - Broadband Telecommunication Networks

Course specification
Course title		Broadband Telecommunication Networks
Acronym		OT4ŠTM
Study programme		Electrical Engineering and Computing
Module		Telecommunications and Information Technologies
Type of study		bachelor academic studies
Lecturer (for classes)		professor PhD Zoran Čiča professor PhD Aleksandra Smiljanić
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)		professor PhD Zoran Čiča
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)		professor PhD Zoran Čiča
ESPB		6.0	Status	mandatory
Condition		Passed exam: Telecommunication Networks (OT3TM)
The goal		Introduce students to architectures, technologies and protocols, which are used at the backbone of advanced telecommunication networks.
The outcome		After passing the course students should: (1) gain knowledge of advanced backbone network technologies and protocols; (2) be able to analyze performances of IP networks with quality of service and/or MPLS support.
Contents
Contents of lectures		(1) Introduction–definitions, service classification and integration, review of switching and transmission technologies at the backbone network. (2) Quality of service – architectures and building blocks. (3) Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) – basic operations, support of the DiffServ, traffic engineering. (4) IP/MPLS virtual private networks. (5) Generalized MPLS. (6) Carrier Ethernet.
Contents of exercises		Lectures, practices, laboratory exercises, homework, seminars.
Literature
M. Stojanovic, V. Acimovic-Raspopovic, "Advanced IP-based Networks: Architectures, Technologies and Protocols", Belgrade, Academic mind, 2012. J. I. Agbinya, "IP Communications and Services for NGN", Auerbach Publications, Taylor & Francis Group, 2010. (Odabrana poglavlja). (Original title) A. Farrel, I. Bryskin, "GMPLS Architecture and Applications", Morgan Kaufmann Series in Networking, Elsevier, 2006. (Odabrana poglavlja). (Original title) Relevantni IETF dokumenti, ITU-T preporuke, ETSI standardi, IEEE standardi, 3GPP standardi, MEF standardi. (Original title) Lecture notes.
Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
Lectures	Exercises	OTC	Study and Research	Other classes
3	1	1
Methods of teaching		Lectures, exercises, homework, seminars.
Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
Pre obligations		Points	Final exam	Points
Activites during lectures		0	Test paper	65
Practical lessons		0	Oral examination	0
Projects		0
Colloquia		25
Seminars		10