IPLUSO 22089

Fundamentals of Communications

• ApresentaçãoPresentation

  This UC intends to show the various principles of existing types of communications, from networks and their structures, to concepts and fundamentals about the different protocols used in the current communications. Thus it will be possible for the student to obtain an overview of the basic principles of how the Internet works and the applications that run on it.
• ProgramaProgramme

  Applications in Tele/Communications. Historical evolution. Characterization of various types of data. Communications System. Telecommunications System. Transmission Means. Signal Transmission. Electromagnetic Spectrum. Signal Theory in Telecommunications. Decibel and derived units. Concept and objectives. Implementation. Types of filters. Filter specification. Concept/Objective. Types. Characteristics of the Transmission Means. Fundamental Parameters. Reflection of EM Waves. Wave Reflection in LT. Transmission Means. Coaxial cable. Twisted Pair. Optical Fiber Concept/Objective. Polarization of an Antenna. Radiation Diagram. General Characteristics. Types of Antennas. Amplitude Modulation (AM). Frequency Modulation (FM). Digital Modulation. What is the Internet? What is a protocol? Border of a network: hosts, access network, physical media Network core: packet/circuit switching, Internet architecture Performance: loss, delay, throughput Protocol layers, service models IPv4 addressing: subnetting
• ObjectivosObjectives

  Understand the functioning of Internet access networks and their different architectures. Get an overview of how the Internet works, from applications to physical connections. Identify and analyze the various network technologies in addition to the respective data connection and physical layer protocols. Transmission Means: Coaxial Cable, Twisted Pair and Optical Fiber  Analog and Digital Modulation. Understand the architecture of the OSI model and its organization into layers of the TCP/IP protocol stack and apply knowledge of the protocols and services of the application (e.g. HTTP, DNS and SMTP/POP/IMAP) and transport (e.g. TCP and UDP), and its IPv4 addressing mode. Acquire and apply the basic concepts of the various types of communications networks and apply them in a context with professional guidance.
• BibliografiaBibliography

  –Slides fornecidos pelo docente. –J. Kurose, K. Ross, Computer Networking: A Top Down Approach, 7 Edition, th Addison-Wesley, –2016, ISBN 9780133594140 –F. Halsall, Computer Networking and the Internet, 5 th Edition, Addison-Wesley, 2005, ISBN 9780321263582 –A. Tanenbaum, D. Wetherall, Computer Networks, 5 th Edition, Pearson, 2010, ISBN 9780132126953  
• MetodologiaMethodology

  Use of digital tools (software and hardware), which are used in the job market.
• LínguaLanguage

  Português
• TipoType

  Semestral
• ECTS

  3
• NaturezaNature

  Mandatory
• EstágioInternship

  Não