Module Descriptors
VOICE AND DATA OVER BROADBAND NETWORKS
ELEC70309
Key Facts
School of Digital, Technologies and Arts
Level 7
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Alison Griffiths
Email: A.L.Griffiths@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 70%
- LABORATORY REPORT - INDIVIDUAL weighted at 30%
Module Details
Module Texts
a) Sheluhin O., Smolskiy S., Osin A., (2007) `Self-Similar Processes in Telecommunications¿ John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 9780470014868
b) Hersent O., Petit JP., Gurle D., (2005) `IP Telephony: Deploying Voice-over-IP Protocols¿, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 0470023597
c) Hersent O., Petit JP., Gurle D., (2005) `Beyond VoIP Protocols: Understanding Voice Technology and Networking Techniques for IP Telephony¿, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 0470-023627
d) Kularatna, Nihalm Dias, Dileeka (2004) `Essentials of Modern Telecommunications Systems¿ Artech House, Inc, ISBN: 1580534910
e) Hayes J. F. , Babu, T., Ganesh V. J. , (2004) `Modelling and Analysis of Telecommunicaitons Networks¿ John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 0471348457
f) Green, J. H., Fleming, J., (2002) `Voice and Video over IP¿ McGraw-Hill ISBN: 0071382488
g) Minoli, D., (2002) `Voice over MPLS¿ McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 0071410341
b) Hersent O., Petit JP., Gurle D., (2005) `IP Telephony: Deploying Voice-over-IP Protocols¿, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 0470023597
c) Hersent O., Petit JP., Gurle D., (2005) `Beyond VoIP Protocols: Understanding Voice Technology and Networking Techniques for IP Telephony¿, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 0470-023627
d) Kularatna, Nihalm Dias, Dileeka (2004) `Essentials of Modern Telecommunications Systems¿ Artech House, Inc, ISBN: 1580534910
e) Hayes J. F. , Babu, T., Ganesh V. J. , (2004) `Modelling and Analysis of Telecommunicaitons Networks¿ John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 0471348457
f) Green, J. H., Fleming, J., (2002) `Voice and Video over IP¿ McGraw-Hill ISBN: 0071382488
g) Minoli, D., (2002) `Voice over MPLS¿ McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 0071410341
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Students must have prior knowledge of telecommunication systems.
Module Resources
Internet
Library
Simulation packages e.g. MATLAB, OPNET
Library
Simulation packages e.g. MATLAB, OPNET
Module Additional Assessment Details
An Exam of length 2 hours weighted at 70% which will assess Learning Outcomes 1 and 2.
Laboratory based work and report (approx 2500 words) (30%) assessing Learning Outcomes 3 and 4.
Laboratory based work and report (approx 2500 words) (30%) assessing Learning Outcomes 3 and 4.
Module Learning Strategies
Lectures/tutorials - 24 hours
Laboratories - 12 hours
Laboratories - 12 hours
Module Indicative Content
The mathematical models for building numerous types of network, including voice, audio, data, video, multimedia services and Internet Protocol (IP) telephony. Comparative analysis of the different models¿ efficiency for self-similar and non-self-similar traffic.
Speech coding techniques (CODECs)
Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) 7 layer model and the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and User Datagram Protocol (UDP) / Internet Protocol (IP) stack including real-time protocol (RTP) and Resource reSerVation Protocol (RSVP), IPv4-v6 migration issues. ATM and MPLS.
Definition of Quality of Service (QoS), queuing techniques including congestion avoidance techniques and signalling requirements including H.323 Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP). Voice and data quality factors including echo, delay and acceptance.
Network Dimensioning: Simple compressed voice flow model, components of a network dedicated to IP telephony, merging voice and data communications on a common IP backbone.
Multipoint communications including audio multipoint conferences and multipoint video conferencing. Call Seizures.
Services available to IP phones compared to that of a PSTN, Transferring information over the whole network i.e. Skype. Teleconferencing ¿ transfer video streams (Teleprescence).The application of Voice over IP within a commercial environment VLANs.
Speech coding techniques (CODECs)
Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) 7 layer model and the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and User Datagram Protocol (UDP) / Internet Protocol (IP) stack including real-time protocol (RTP) and Resource reSerVation Protocol (RSVP), IPv4-v6 migration issues. ATM and MPLS.
Definition of Quality of Service (QoS), queuing techniques including congestion avoidance techniques and signalling requirements including H.323 Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP). Voice and data quality factors including echo, delay and acceptance.
Network Dimensioning: Simple compressed voice flow model, components of a network dedicated to IP telephony, merging voice and data communications on a common IP backbone.
Multipoint communications including audio multipoint conferences and multipoint video conferencing. Call Seizures.
Services available to IP phones compared to that of a PSTN, Transferring information over the whole network i.e. Skype. Teleconferencing ¿ transfer video streams (Teleprescence).The application of Voice over IP within a commercial environment VLANs.