Publication in the Diário da República: Despacho nº 10766/2011 - 30/08/2011
6 ECTS; 2º Ano, 2º Semestre, 28,0 T + 14,0 PL + 28,0 TP + 5,0 OT , Cód. 911231.
Lecturer
- Gabriel Pereira Pires (1)(2)
(1) Docente Responsável
(2) Docente que lecciona
Prerequisites
Not applicable.
Objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to understand the fundamental principles of analogue-digital communication; and understand network architectures, configure switching and routing equipment in Ethernet LANs
Program
1 - Introduction to telecommunications
2 - Continuous carrier modulation techniques:
- Transmission of analog signals with linear modulation (AM and DSB);
- Data transmission with continuous carrier: ASK,PSK,FSK,QAM.
3 - Transmission of radio waves:
- Thermal noise, signal-to-noise ratio, amplifier and noise factor;
- The Decibel and derived units;
- Basic principles of propagation and antennas;
- Losses in free space and power budget.
4 - Analog-to-digital conversion:
- Sampling theorem;
- Pulse Code Modulation (PCM);
- Differential PCM modulation and Delta modulation.
5 - Principles of digital transmission and characterization of wired physical transmission media:
- Non-differential and differential transmission;
- Bit synchronization and error detection;
- Line coding;
- Characterization of copper and fiber optic cables and cabling analysis parameters in the context of structured cabling.
6 - Introduction to data networks:
- Layer architectures: OSI model and TCP/IP architecture
7 - Network layer protocols
- IPv4 and ICMP;
- IPv4 addressing;
- Routing protocols: RIP.
8 - Ethernet Technologies
- Medium access control methods: CSMA/CD, CSMA/CA;
- ARP protocol;
- Switching protocols: IEEE 802.1d, 802.1p, 802.1q.
Evaluation Methodology
Written exam in one of the Assessment periods (60%) and laboratory work (40%). The evaluation method is the same for all evaluation periods. Approval in the course requires a minimum classification of 40% in the written exam and a minimum classification of 50% in laboratory work. The minimum grade to pass is 10 out of 20.
Bibliography
- Forouzan, B. (2006). Data Communications Networking. -: McGraw-Hill Science
- Lathi, B. (1998). Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems. Oxford University Press: Oxford University Press
- Véstias, M. (2009). Redes Cisco para Profissionais. Lisboa: FCA - Editora Informática
Teaching Method
Lectures, Problem solving classes, Laboratory classes;
Software used in class
Matlab/Simulink, LT-Spice, Cisco Packet Tracer, Wireshark
