SylabUZ
| Course name | Convergent networks |
| Course ID | 11.3-WE-INFP-ConvNetw-Er |
| Faculty | Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Automatics |
| Field of study | Computer Science |
| Education profile | academic |
| Level of studies | Erasmus programme |
| Beginning semester | winter term 2017/2018 |
| Semester | 6 |
| ECTS credits to win | 5 |
| Course type | optional |
| Teaching language | english |
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| 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 | 30 | 2 | - | - | Credit with grade |
| Project | 15 | 1 | - | - | Credit with grade |
- familiarizing students with the idea of converged networks
- presentation of protocols and standards used in converged networks
- familiarizing students with the issues related to the integration of digital and analog services
- developing the ability to integrate existing networks with new network services (digital and analog)
- familiarizing students with the methods of quality assurance (QoS) in computer networks
Computer Networks
Convergent networks - idea and characteristics. Architecture. Technologies used in converged networks. Network scalability. Services in converged networks. Types of networks services.
IPv6 protocol.
VoIP and video streams. SIP, H.323, RTP, RTCP protocols. Integration of channel-switched networks and packet-switched networks. Devices and services in VoIP networks.
Types of traffic in converged networks. Parameters for standard services provided in the network. Data classification. NBAR protocol. Traffic tagging at Layer 2 OSI - CoS and Layer 3 - ToS and DSCP. Service quality assurance models, their advantages and disadvantages: Best-Effort, IntServ (RSVP mechanism) and DiffServ.
Network traffic queuing mechanisms: FIFO, WFQ, CBWFQ and LLQ.
Congestion management mechanisms in networks: RED, WRED, CBWRED.
Basics of designing converged networks. Examples of methods of implementing QoS mechanisms in converged networks: CISCO AutoQoS.
lecture: conventional lecture, discussion
project: individual or group project
| Outcome description | Outcome symbols | Methods of verification | The class form |
Lecture - the pass mark is to obtain positive grades from the written knowledge tests, conducted at least once a semester Project - correct execution of the project Final grade components = lecture: 50% + project: 50%
1. Gary A. Donahue: Wojownik Sieci, (Wyd. II), Helion, O’Reilly, 2012
2. Mueller S.: APIs and Protocols For Convergent Network Services, McGraw-Hill, 2002
3. Wallingford T.: VoIP. Praktyczny przewodnik po telefonii internetowej, Helion 2007
4. Serafin M.: Sieci VPN. Zdalna praca i bezpieczeństwo danych, Helion 2008
5. Wallance H.: Authorized Self-Study Guide Cisco Voice Over IP (CVoice), 2006, Cisco Press
1. Karanjit S. Siyan, Tim Parker, TCP/IP. Księga eksperta. Wydanie II, Helion 2002,
2. Pr. zbiorowa, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP): Controlling Convergent Networks, McGraw-Hill, 2008.
Modified by dr hab. inż. Bartłomiej Sulikowski, prof. UZ (last modification: 04-05-2021 09:27)
