Broadband and Optical Networks - Audio Lectures

Broadband and Optical Networks - Audio Lectures

Description

This course will develop fundamental concepts and protocols of broadband and optical networking. Broadband networking has been driven by the imminent convergence of telephony (voice), Internet (data), cable (video), and wireless networks. We will review fundamental ideas in each of these areas, and then study architectural and protocol concepts for integrating their traffic into a scalable, high-speed optical networking infrastructure. Concepts and architectures covered in this course will include: high-speed switching & router-design, traffic engineering (MPLS, ATM, frame-relay), fiber optical communications, optical networking concepts, protection/restoration/survivability, optical link layers (SONET, WDM), quality of service (QoS) architectures & building blocks, Gigabit Ethernet for MANs, protocol issues for multimedia (VoIP, video streaming/conferencing), broadband last-mile technologies (cable-modem, DSL, 3G wireless, smart antennas, 802.11-based community networks, free-space-optics). The course will involve substantial reading and a term project to help student synthesize the variety of concepts and appreciate the broad techno-economic challenges.

Prerequisites

Probability for Engineering Applications (ECSE-4500) and Computer Communication Networks (ECSE-4670). Suggested complementary course: Internet Protocols (ECSE-6600)

Textbooks (REQUIRED)

1. Srinivasan Keshav, An Engineering Approach to Computer Networking, Addison-Wesley, 1997. ISBN: 0201634422

2.Rajiv Ramaswami, Kumar Sivarajan, Optical Networks: A Practical Perspective (Second Edition), Morgan Kaufmann Publishers; ISBN: 1558606556; 2nd edition (October 15, 2001)

REFERENCES:

1. John Bellamy, Digital Telephony, Third Edition, John Wiley, 2000

2. James Farmer, David Large, Walter S. Ciciora, Modern Cable Television Technology: Video, Voice, & Data Communications, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers; ISBN: 1558604162; 1st edition (January 15, 1999).

Broadband and Optical Networks - Audio Lectures

• Lecture 1 (15th Jan 2003: Slide Sets 1/2): Course Introduction, review of Telephony/Cable/Internet
  In Real Audio (Streaming: 21 kbps) | Zipped RealAudio | In MP3 (Downloadable: ~30 MB!)
• Lecture 2 (15th Jan 2003: Slide Set 2): Review of Telephony/Cable/Internet
  In Real Audio (Streaming: 21 kbps) | Zipped RealAudio | In MP3 (Downloadable: ~30 MB!)
• Lecture 3 (22nd Jan 2003: Slide Set 2): review of Telephony/Cable/Internet
  In Real Audio (Streaming: 21 kbps) | Zipped RealAudio | In MP3 (Downloadable: ~40 MB!)
• Lecture 4 (22nd Jan 2003: Slide Sets 2/3): Integrated Architectures: ISDN, SONET, ATM
  In Real Audio (Streaming: 21 kbps) | Zipped RealAudio | In MP3 (Downloadable: ~40 MB!)
• Lecture 5 (29nd Jan 2003: Slide Sets 4): Integrated Network Architectures: SONET, ATM Networks
  In Real Audio (Streaming: 21 kbps) | Zipped RealAudio | In MP3 (Downloadable: ~40 MB!)

Lecture 6 (29nd Jan 2003: Slide Set 4): Integrated Network Architectures: SONET, ATM Networks
In Real Audio (Streaming: 21 kbps) | Zipped RealAudio | In MP3 (Downloadable: ~40 MB!)

No Lecture 7: exam date (audio file numbering may vary).

Lecture 8 (5th Feb 2003: Slide Set 4): Label Switched Networks: ATM (contd), Frame Relay, MPLS
In Real Audio (Streaming: 21 kbps) | Zipped RealAudio | In MP3 (Downloadable: ~40 MB!)

Lecture 9 (12th Feb 2003: Slide Set 5): Label Switched Networks: ATM (contd), Frame Relay, MPLS
In Real Audio (Streaming: 21 kbps) | Zipped RealAudio | In MP3 (Downloadable: ~40 MB!)

Lecture 10 (12th Feb 2003: Slide Set 5): High-Speed Router & Switch Design
In Real Audio (Streaming: 21 kbps) | Zipped RealAudio | In MP3 (Downloadable: ~40 MB!)

Lecture 11 (19th Feb 2003: Slide Set 6): High-Speed Router & Switch Design
In Real Audio (Streaming: 21 kbps) | Zipped RealAudio | In MP3 (Downloadable: ~40 MB!)

Lecture 12 (19th Feb 2003: Slide Set 6): High-Speed Router & Switch Design
In Real Audio (Streaming: 21 kbps) | Zipped RealAudio | In MP3 (Downloadable: ~40 MB!)

Lecture 13 (26th Feb 2003: Slide Set 6-7): High-Speed Router & Switch Design, Traffic Engineering
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Lecture 14 (26th Feb 2003: Slide Set 7): Traffic Engineering
In Real Audio (Streaming: 21 kbps) | Zipped RealAudio | In MP3 (Downloadable: ~40 MB!)

No Lecture 15: exam date (audio file numbering may vary).

Lecture 16 (5th March 2003: Slide Set 8): QoS
In Real Audio (Streaming: 21 kbps) | Zipped RealAudio | In MP3 (Downloadable: ~40 MB!)

Lecture 17 (19th March 2003: Slide Set 8): QoS
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Lecture 18 (19th March 2003: Slide Set 8-9): QoS, Survivability, Restoration
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Lecture 19 (26th March 2003: Slide Set 10): Internet Telephony
In Real Audio (Streaming: 21 kbps) | Zipped RealAudio | In MP3 (Downloadable: ~40 MB!)

Lecture 20 (26th March 2003: Slide Set 10): IP Telephony
In Real Audio (Streaming: 21 kbps) | Zipped RealAudio | In MP3 (Downloadable: ~40 MB!)

Lecture 21 (2nd April 2003: Slide Set 11): Introduction to Optical Networking
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Lecture 22 (2nd April 2003: Slide Set 11-12):Introduction to Optical Networking, Optical Networking Components
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Lecture 23 (16th April 2003: Slide Set 12): Optical Networking Components
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Lecture 24 (16th April 2003: Slide Set 12): Optical Networking Components
In Real Audio (Streaming: 21 kbps) | Zipped RealAudio | In MP3 (Downloadable: ~40 MB!)

Lecture 25 (23rd April 2003: Slide Set 13): IP over Optical Networks (Guest Lecture: James Manchester)
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Lecture 26 (23rd April 2003: Slide Set 12): Optical Networking Components
In Real Audio (Streaming: 21 kbps) | Zipped RealAudio | In MP3 (Downloadable: ~40 MB!)