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Videoconferencing systems and VoIP telephony - course description

General information
Course name Videoconferencing systems and VoIP telephony
Course ID 11.3-WE-INFD-VSandVT-Er
Faculty Faculty of Engineering and Technical Sciences
Field of study Computer Science
Education profile academic
Level of studies Erasmus programme
Beginning semester winter term 2017/2018
Course information
Semester 3
ECTS credits to win 5
Course type optional
Teaching language english
Author of syllabus
  • dr hab. inż. Marcin Mrugalski, prof. UZ
Classes forms
The class form Hours per semester (full-time) Hours per week (full-time) Hours per semester (part-time) Hours per week (part-time) Form of assignment
Lecture 15 1 - - Credit with grade
Laboratory 30 2 - - Credit with grade

Aim of the course

To familiarize students with the idea of convergednetworks

To provide basic knowledge about protocols and standards used in converged networks

To familiarize students with the problems associated with the integration of digital and analogue services

To give basic skills allowing integrating networks with new network services (digital and analog)

To familiarize students with the methods of quality assurance (QoS) in computer networks

Prerequisites

Computer networks

Scope

Convergent networks. Idea and evolution. Architectures of convergent networks. Design of the convergent networks. Development Strategy. Scalability and availability. Technologies of converged networks. Services in converged networks and their requirements. STP protocols and VLANs. Advantages of IPv6 over IPv4 in converged networks.

VoIP and video streams. Protocols: SIP, H.323, RTP, RTCP. Integration of circuit switched networks and packet‑switched networks. VoIP technologies and services.

Quality of Services in the converged networks: Role of the CoS and ToS in converged networks. Best-Effort, IntServ and DiffServ models. Queueing methods: FIFO, WFQ, CBWFQ and LLQ. Traffic shaping methods: RED, WRED, CBWRED.

Management and security in the convergent networks. Monitoring the network performance.

Teaching methods

Lecture, laboratory exercises.

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description Outcome symbols Methods of verification The class form

Assignment conditions

Lecture –sufficient marks in written or oral tests conducted at least once per semester.

Project – implementing the integrated services with security in network (group task).

Recommended reading

1.      Mueller S.: APIs and Protocols For Convergent Network Services, McGraw-Hill, 2002

2.      Wallance H.: Authorized Self-Study Guide Cisco Voice Over IP (CVoice), 2006, Cisco Press

Further reading

Notes


Modified by dr hab. inż. Marcin Mrugalski, prof. UZ (last modification: 05-07-2017 13:53)