Term and Year of offering: Spring 2015
Course Number and Title: MSCI 445 Telecommunication Systems
Instructor’s Name: Stanko Dimitrov
Course Description: See description in the Undergraduate Calendar
An introduction to design, use and analysis of computer networks and telecommunication systems with a focus on technological issues arising in the rapidly developing eld of telecommunications and information technology. The emphasis is on what engineers need to know about telecommunication to make sound business decisions, and utilize networks in software applications. The material will be taught using a top-down approach. Topics include: systems, security, applications, evolution of the eld, performance, and technology.
Course objectives:
By the end of the class students should be able to:
- Understand the structure of the Internet
- Understand the Internet protocol layers and service models
- Understand how tracows within a computer network
- Understand what protocols are suitable for what applications
- Apply course topics successfully to a real-world problem (through the course project)
Required Readings, Materials and Texts:
Required
Textbook:
Computer
Networking
a
Top-Down
Approach,
6th
edition,
James
F.
Kurose
and
Keith
W.
Ross,
Pearson,
2012.
(ISBN-13:
978-0-13-285620-1)
one
copy
is
available
on
reserve
in
the
Davis
Centre
Library
Chapters
Covered:
Ch1-5
UW
Learn:
http://www.learn.uwaterloo.ca.
Lecture
slides,
laboratory
materials,
tutorial
activities
and
announcements
will
be
posted
on
the
course
web
page.
This is a basic course description made available for public reference only. The Undergraduate Calendar is always the official source for all course descriptions. Course Syllabi will be distributed by the instructor in class. For additional details not found here, please contact the listed instructor.