ITS 625 A01, Fall 2009/2010, Call #04252
Class Meetings: MW 1-3pm (Lindley 298), F 11-12am (Lindley 298)
Final Exam Time: Tuesday, November 24, at 2:30 p.m. (2 hours)
Textbook: none (on-line readings will be used)
Dr. Hans Kruse, N292 Lindley Hall
| Due Date | Assignment |
|---|---|
| Mon 9/14 | Lillian Goleniewski; Kitty Wilson Jarrett, "Telecommunications Essentials", Chapters 3 and 7 |
| William Stallings, Data and Computer Communications, Chapters 8 and 9 | |
| Wed 9/16 | Annabel Z. Dodd, " The Essential Guide to Telecommunications", Chapter 3 |
| Mon 9/21 | Lillian Goleniewski; Kitty Wilson Jarrett, "Telecommunications Essentials", Chapter 1 and 2 (Transmission Media) |
| Scott Keagy, Integrating Voice and Data Networks, Chapter 6 (Digitized Voice, Codecs) | |
| ITU-T Recommendation G.711 | |
| Wed 9/23 | Bryan Pickett, "The Voice Network...", from The Network Manager's Handbook, John Lusa, ed., Chapter 15 |
| James Harry Green, "The Irwin Handbook of Telecommunications Management", Chapter 10 (Call Center Management) | |
| Wed 9/30 | Nader F. Mir, "Computer and Communication Networks", Section 3.1, (Multiplexers) |
| J.Pecar, R.O'Connor, and D.Garbin, "The McGraw-Hill Telecommunications Factbook", Chapter 3, starting at the bottom of page 36 (Multiplexing, DSn) | |
| Regis J. Bates and Donald W. Gregory, "Voice and Data Communications Handbook", Chapter 37 (SONET and SDH) | |
| Mon 10/5 | "Internetworking Technologies Handbook", Cisco Systems, Chapter 10 (Frame Relay) |
| "Internetworking Technologies Handbook", Cisco Systems, Chapter 31 (ATM) | |
| Wed 10/7 | "Internetworking Technologies Handbook", Cisco Systems, Chapter 32 (MPLS) |
| E. Rosen et al, "Multiprotocol Label Switching Architecture", RCF 3031, sections 1, 2, and 3.1 to 3.9. | |
| "Internetworking Technologies Handbook", Cisco Systems, Chapters 21 and 22 (DSL and Cable Modems) | |
| Wed 10/14 | The ITU E.164 recommendation |
| The North American Numbering Plan Administration | |
| The ITU E.164 assigned numbers (2005) | |
| Mon 10/19 | Scott Keagy, Integrating Voice and Data Networks, Chapters 2-4 (skip "Signaling System Release 2 Signaling" in chapter 2) |
| Black, Ulyss, "ISDN & SS7, Architectures for Digital Signaling Networks", Prentice Hall, 1997, Chapter 15 (AIN) | |
| Wed 10/21 | RFC 3482, "Number Portability in the Global Switched Network" |
| Mon 10/26 | Internetworking Technologies Handbook, Cisco Systems, Chapters 1 (Internetworking Overview) |
| Internetworking Technologies Handbook, Cisco Systems, Chapters 35 and 36 (TCP/IP versions 4 and 6) | |
| Wed 10/28 | Internetworking Assigned Number Authority, Review the main tasks assigned to this organization; make sure to read the "Number Resources" page. |
| Internetworking Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, Review the mission statement and the "what we do" page. | |
| Mon 11/2 | Voice over IP Fundamentals, Second Edition, by Jonathan Davidson; James Peters; Manoj Bhatia; Satish Kalidindi; Sudipto Mukherjee; Cisco Press, July 27, 2006. Chapter 12 (SIP) |
| Voice over IP Fundamentals, Second Edition, by Jonathan Davidson; James Peters; Manoj Bhatia; Satish Kalidindi; Sudipto Mukherjee; Cisco Press, July 27, 2006. Chapter 11, Section "H.323 Element" only. | |
| Voice over IP Fundamentals, Second Edition, by Jonathan Davidson; James Peters; Manoj Bhatia; Satish Kalidindi; Sudipto Mukherjee; Cisco Press, July 27, 2006. Chapter 7, Section "Transport Protocols" only. | |
| Voice over IP Fundamentals, Second Edition, by Jonathan Davidson; James Peters; Manoj Bhatia; Satish Kalidindi; Sudipto Mukherjee; Cisco Press, July 27, 2006. Chapter 13, Sections "MGCP Model" and "MGCP Call Flows" only. | |
| Wed 11/4 | Voice over IP Fundamentals, Second Edition, by Jonathan Davidson; James Peters; Manoj Bhatia; Satish Kalidindi; Sudipto Mukherjee; Cisco Press, July 27, 2006. Chapter 15 (VoIP Service Providers) |
| Mon 11/9 | Essential Guide to Wireless Communications Applications, By Andy Dornan. Chapters 4 and 5. |
| Mon 11/16 | 802.11 Wireless Networks: The Definitive Guide, By Matthew Gast. Chapters 2 and 3. |
| Due Date | Assignment |
|---|
| Week | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 9/7 |
Labor Day | Introduction | Q & A | |||
| 2 9/14 |
Network Connections Switching and Routing |
Web Add Deadline |
Network Structure PDF, HO |
Q & A | ||
| 3 9/21 |
Transmission Media PDF, Hand-out Digital Voice PDF, Hand-out |
Registration Close |
CPE PDF, Handout |
Q & A | ||
| 4 9/28 |
Call Centers | Multiplexing SONET/SDH PDF, Handout Grad Appl. Deadline |
Q & A | |||
| 5 10/5 |
Frame Relay, ATM PDF, Handout |
MPLS PDF, Handout DSL and Cable PDF, Handout |
Midterm Review | |||
| 6 10/12 |
Midterm Drop Deadline |
North American Numbering Plan | Q & A | |||
| 7 10/19 |
SS7 and AIN PDF, Handout |
Number Portability | Q & A | |||
| 8 10/26 |
Internet Protocols | Internet Operations | Q & A | |||
| 9 11/2 |
VoIP Protocols PDF, Handout |
VoIP Deployments PDF, Handout |
Q & A | |||
| 10 11/9 |
Wireless Communications Cell-Based WAN Systems PDF, Handout |
Veterans Day | Finals Review | |||
| 11 11/16 |
Wireless LANs PDF, Handout |
Reading Day | Finals start | |||
| Exams 11/23 |
Quarter Ends |