1. SRI LANKA INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FACULTY OF COMPUTING B.SC. (HONS.) DEGREE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS INTRODUCTORY SESSION 20 TH JUNE 2015 1

2. LECTURER PROFILE Tilak De Silva BSc. Eng., MSc, CEng, FIE(SL), FIET(UK), CITP(UK), FBCS(UK), MIEEE (USA) Chief Innovation Office Sri Lanka Telecom www.abcd.lk 2

3. INTRODUCTION This module will refresh the Data Communication and Computer Networks fundamentals and mainly focuses on practical network of o Public Switch Telephone Network (PSTN), o Mobile Network, o Next Generation Network (NGN), o Different access technologies such as ADSL, FTTH. Also it will study the latest technologies such as Cloud Computing, Software Define Network, and BYOD etc. o Data, Signals, Analog Transmission, Digital Transmission, Error Detection, Error Correction, Wired LAN, Wireless LAN, overview of PSTN, Mobile Network, SDH, MPLS, OTN, signaling, NGN etc. 3

4. LEARNING OUTCOMES Understand the fundamentals of o Data Communication and Computer Networks. Understand the operations of o PSTN, Mobile Network and Next Generation Network (NGN) Understand the different broadband access technologies o ADSL and FTTH. Understand the new technologies of o SDN, Cloud Computing and BYOD. 4

5. GENERAL INFORMATION Credit Points – 4 Pre-requisites o Data communications and Computer Networks I o Data communications and Computer Networks II Methods of Delivery o Lectures (Face-to-face) - 2 Hours/Week o Tutorials - 1 Hour/Week o Assignments - 2 Course Web Site - http://courseweb.sliit.lk / www.abcd.lk 5

6. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA Continuous Assessments o Midterm - 20% Continuous Assessments o Assignment 1- 5% o Assignment 2 - 5% End Semester Assessment o Final Examination- 70% Students are required to get at least 45% of the marks for the examination and assignment and minimum of 80% attendance. 6

7. SYLLABUS IN BRIEF Overview of Module Overview of PSTN PSTN network Data and Signals Access Network Technologies – ADSL, FTTC, FTTB and FTTH etc. Multiplexing – FDM, TDM, OFDM, WDM etc. Multiple Access Technologies – FDMA, TDMA, OFDMA, CDMA, Core Network Technologies, SDH, MPLS and OTN etc. Next Generation Network – NGN etc. 7

8. SYLLABUS IN BRIEF Transmission Media – Copper, Fiber, Radio Signaling - Supervisory Signal, Address Signal, Channel Association Signaling, Common Channel Signal etc. Mobile Communication - 2G/GSM Network Architecture, 3G, 4G, LANs, (Wired and Wireless) etc. Video Transmission - Color Representation, Conventional TV Transmission System, HDTV, Digital Video, Video Compression etc. Voice over IP (VOIP) - Voice Codec, VOIP Protocols, SIP, H.323 etc. Network Security Modern Technologies - Cloud Computing, BYOD etc. 8

9. CARRIER ETHERNET 9

10. MPLS 10

11. FIBRE AND CONNECTORS 11

12. PCM 12

13. PRINCIPAL REFERENCES Data & Computer Communication Data & Computer Communication Data Communication & Networking Digital Communication 13

14. Thank You 14