Schedule
Additional Course Links
The following links are additional resource links from Dr. Jones' Delicious Site and from the Web.
June 6 - 13
- Course Notes:
- Course Review
- Review Assignments
- Look over Textbook
- Discussions and Quizs Submissions are on Moodle.
- Schedule and Readings
- Review this schedule
- Note Assignment Due Dates
- Fundamental Concepts & Definitions:
- Key Terms and Questions for Course
- Glossary (p. 715 - 818)
- The Glossay in the book is comprehensive. If you hit a term while reading, look at the Glossay or Google it.
- Introduction: Understanding the Broadband Evolution (pages xxix-lviii)
- Chapter 1 - Fundamentals of the Technology: Concepts and Definitions (p.3-40)
- Transmission Line
- Types of Network Connections
- The Electromagnetic Spectrum
- Analog and Digitial Transmission
- Multiplexing
- Regulatory Forces in Telecommunications
- Chapter 2 - Traditional Transmission Media (41 - 81)
- Twisted-Pair
- Coaxial Cable
- Microwave
- Satellite
- Fiber Optics
- Chapter 3 - Establishing Channels (83 - 102)
- Networking and Switching Modes
- PSTN vs the Internet
- Chapter 4 - Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) (103 - 142)
- The PSTN Infrastructure
- The Transport Network Infrastructure
- Signaling Systems
- Intelligent Networks
- SS7 and Next Generation Networks
- Additional Materials
- Fundamentals of Transmission Systems: Technologies and Applications
- Captivates
Educational Telecommunications An Introduction to this course from 1998. An oldie, but keeper. |
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Assignment 1 Overview
This presentation covers what is required for assignment 1. |
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June 14 - 27
- Data Networking and the Internet
- Chapter 5 - Data Communications Basics (145 - 171)
- The Evolution of Data Communications
- Data Flow
- The OSI and TCP/IP Reference Model
- Chapter 6 - Local Area Networking (173 - 200)
- LAN Basics
- LAN Characteristics
- LAN Interconnections and Internetworking
- Chapter 7 - Wide Area Networking (201 - 243)
- Circuit-Seitched Networks
- Packet-Switched Networks
- Chapter 8 - The Internet and IP Infrastructure (245 - 307)
- Internet Basics
- Internet Addressing and Address Resolution
- The Organization of the Internet
- IP Quality of Service (QoS)
- What's Next on the Internet
- Additional Materials
- Glossary of Internet Terms (pdf)
- The Internet Phenomenon (pdf)
- The exponential growth of the Internet (pdf)
- The Internet Backbone
- Network Tiers (image)
- Hobbes' Internet Timeline v7.0 (pdf)
- Tutorial on Internet Addresses (pdf)
- Satellite Internet
- IPv6 - just how large is a 64-bit address?
- Layered Protocols (image) (image)
- Teleconferencing
- This site has a good listing of current vendors
- Synthesized email movie 4min (1988)
- Local Networking
- Distance Learning
- Distance Learning (pdf)
- Texas Board of Higher Education - Digital Divide Resource document (2000) (pdf)
- Distance Education Assumptions (image)
- Ashton, J. Virtual Schools & Universities. Denton, TX: Texas Center for Educational Technology. pages 4-6.
- Mortensen, M., & Knezek, G. (1994) Teaching in a Two-way Video and Audio Distance Learning Classroom: Perspectives from the First Year. The Eleventh International Conference on Technology in Education.
- Jones, J. G., & Knezek, G. (1994). Ingredients for successful distance education. New Technologies, 2(2), 6-8.
- Lai, K. (1997) Interactivity in Web-Based Learning: Some Observations Based on a Web-Based Course about CMC in Education in Collis, B. & Knezek, G. Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age. Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology in Education.
- Jones, J. G., Warren, S. J., & Robertson, M. (2009). Increasing student discourse to support rapport building in web and blended courses using a 3D Online Learning Environment. Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 20(3), 269-294. (pdf)
- Captivates
Assignment 2 Overview This presentation covers what is required for assignment 2. |
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- Other Notes:
- Assignment 2 Discussion, Quiz, Projects Due
June 28 - July 11
- The New Generation of Networks
- Chapter 9 - IP Services (311 -
381)
- The Evolution to IP Services
- IPT
- IPTV
- VPN
- Chapter 10 - Next-Generation Networks (383 -450)
- The Broadband Evolution
- Multimedia Networking Requirements
- The Broadband Infrastructure
- Next-Generation Networks and Convergence
- The Next-Generation Network Infrastructure
- Chapter 11 - Optical Networking (451 - 488)
- Optical Networking Today and Tomorrow
- End-to-end Optical Networking
- The Migration to Optical Networking
- Chapter 12 - Broadband Access Alternatives (489 - 545)
- Drivers of Broadband Access
- DSL Technology
- Cable TV Networks
- Fiber Solutions
- Wireless Broadband
- Broadband Powerling Telecommunications (PLT)
- Home Area Network (HAN)
- Additional Materials
Assignment 3 Overview
This presentation covers the elements of assignment 3. |
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- Other Notes:
- Assignment 3 Discussion, Quiz, Projects Due
- Submit your topic for Assignment 5
July 12 - 25
- Wireless Communications:
- Chapter 13 - Wireless Communications Basics (549 - 578)
- A brief History of Wireless Telecommunications
- Wireless Communications Regulations Issues
- Wireless Impairments
- Antennas
- Wireless Bandwidth
- Wireless Signal Modulation
- Spectrum Utilization
- Chapter 14 - Wireless WANs (579 - 615)
- 1G: Analog Transmission
- 2G: Digital Cellular Radio
- 2.5G: Enhanced Data Services
- 3G: Moving Toward Broadband Wireless
- Beyond 3G
- 4G: Wireless Broadband
- 5G: Intelligent Technologies
- Chapter 15 - WMANs, WLANSs, and WPANs (617 - 685)
- Chapter 16 - Emerging Wireless Applications (687 - 713)
- The Handset Revolution
- Mobile IP
- The IP Multimedia Subsystem
- Mobile Gaming
- Mobile Video
- Mobile TV
- Mobile Content
- Additional Materials
- Captivates
Assignment 4 Overview
This presentation covers the elements of assignment 4. |
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- Other Notes:
- Assignment 4 Quiz, Discussions, and Projects Due
July 26 - August 8(Paper)
Assignment 5 Overview
This presentation covers the elements of assignment. |
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