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48446 Broadband Comunication
Danish title: Bredbåndskommunikation

Type: Å, Language: EEE
Credit points: 5 point
Offered by: Department of Electromagnetic Systems (EMI)
Prerequisite: C4965/52235
Desirable: 52432//C4962.48240/C4841
Recommended semester: 7th-9th semester
Scope and form: Lectures and course work
Examination: Approval of compulsory activities is a prerequisite for taking part in the ex. Oral exam. (13 point scale )
Contact person: Lars Dittmann, EMI, Building 348, Tel. +45 4525 3851
Aim: The objective for this course is to provide the students a network perspective overview of functions and elements as well as related standards, that will be used for the implementation of the future integrated broadband communication network. The course will take its starting point in the ongoing integration of tele- and data-communication.
Contents: The focus of the course will be on service integrated and switched networks and contain topics such as network topology (ring, star, meshed, tree) trunk network and access network (PON, wireless) horizontal and vertical reference models, system, transmission and multiplexing protocols (SDH, ATM, ADSL, VDSL, SCM) and the internal relation, logical vs. physical networks, error protection (objective, methods, layering) call and resource control, "network management" (TMN), multilevel switching, distributed vs. centralised switching, implementation of large switch systems. At an appropriate level the course will incorporate topics from ongoing research activities within the department as well as guest lecturers from Danish industry.