From the point of view of competencies, this subject contributes to the telematics competencies related to the design and deployment of networks and services. The competencies of the correspondent module and transverse competencies this subject contributes to are detailed next.



COMPETENCIES OF THE TELEMATICS SPECIALITY



Ability to build, operate and manage telecom networks, services, processes and applications, considering all of these concepts as systems for acquisition, transportation, representation, processing, storage, management and presentation of multimedia information, from the point of view of telematics services.



Ability to apply learnt techniques in networks, services and telematics applications, such as management systems, signaling and switching, routing, security (cryptographic protocols, tunneling, firewall, billing mechanisms, content authentication and protection strategies), traffic engineering (graph theory, queuing theory and teletraffic) billing, reliability and quality of service, both in fixed, mobile, personal, local or long distance environments and with different bandwidths, including telephony and data.



TRANSVERSE COMPETENCY



Communicate and transmit knowledge, skills and abilities. Communicate in writing knowledge, procedures, results and ideas related to telecommunications and electronics, in a multilingual environment.

0. INTRODUCTION

0.1. Introduction to this subject

0.2. Introduction to main concepts related to transport networks: routing, transmission, switching and signalling.



1. ROUTING

1.1. What is routing? What is it for? Context and operation. Types of routing strategies.

1.2 Routing in data networks

1.2.1 Static routing (ARP-IP, RIBs and FIBs)

1.2.2 Dynamic routing: RIP, OSPF, BGP

[Some of the routing concepts are studied and worked by means of laboratory sessions]



2. TRANSMISSION

2.1 Introduction

2.1.1 Introduction to transmission networks

2.1.2 Contextualization, evolution and operation

2.2 Technologies in transmission networks

2.2.1 Introduction to optical transport networks

2.2.2 Digital Multiplexing Hierarchies TDM

2.2.2.1 PDH (just introduction: obsolete in RT)

2.2.2.2 SDH / SONET

2.2.3 Optical Multiplexing Hierarchies (emergent networks)

2.2.3.1 OTN / WDM

2.2.3.2 MPLS-TP

2.3 Convergence of networks and services: NGN



3. SWITCHING

3.1 Switching

3.1.1 Introduction

3.1.2 Types of switching: circuit, packet, connectionless and connection oriented

3.2 Circuit Switches

3.2.1 Spatial / Temporal / Two-dimensional switching

3.2.2 Single-stage / multi-stage switches

3.3 Packet Switches

3.3.1 Elements: input interface, output interface, switching framework, processor.

3.3.2 Queue management, sending planning, discard criteria

3.3.3 Switching frameworks in routers: 3 generations

3.3.4 Evolution of connection-oriented networks: X.25, FR, ATM

3.4 Integrated Switching

3.4.1 Hybrid Switching

3.4.2 Based on circuit switching

3.4.3 Based on packet switching



4. SIGNALLING

4.1 Signalling

4.1.1 What is it? Functions (in circuits and packets based networks)

4.1.2 Classification (in circuits and packets based networks)

4.2 SS7 Signalling

4.2.1 SS7 Signaling

4.2.1.1 Common channel network signaling

4.2.1.2. Architecture of SS7 signaling network

4.2.1.3 SS7 protocols

4.2.2 ISUP

4.2.2.1 Supported services by ISUP. ISUP vs ISDN

4.2.2.2 ISUP Messages Formats

4.2.2.3 Call control procedures and messages

4.2.3 MTP

4.2.3.1 MTP3

4.2.3.2 MTP2

4.2.3.3 MTP1

The subject consists of lectures (M), Seminars (S), and Laboratory Sessions (PL).

It will be necessary to deliver a practice report for every practical exercise proposed by the teacher. The exercises in the lab and their corresponding reports can be made in pairs. Students must submit reports one week after the final session of every exercise.



In the event that the sanitary conditions prevent the realization of any teaching activity and/or face-to-face evaluation, a non-face-to-face modality will be activated of which the students will be informed promptly.

A. Written exam (70 % of the total score)

This exam consists of two parts:

a. First part exam.

- When: 11/03/2022.

- Score: 20% of the total score.

- Content: First lesson of the subject (routing).

b. Second part exam.

- When: Public date of the ordinary exam call

- Score: 50% of the total score.

- Content: Second, third, and fourth lessons of the subject (transmission, switching and signalling).



B. Seminars continuous assessment: 10% of the total score.



C. Labs continuous assessment: 20% of the total score.

Reports, attendance and active participation at lab session.

20% of this score is assigned to the quality of the written reports.



To pass the subject it is required to pass the exam and the practical part of the subject.



Attendance at all seminars and lab sessions is required for continuous assessment.



The students that do not want to take the continuous assessment and want to be assessed by means of a final exam, must present to the lecturer responsible for the subject (marivi.higuero@ehu.eus) a written resignation to the continuous assessment, as it is detailed in the Students Evaluation Rules of the UPV/EHU.



Likewise, for ordinary exam call resignations, the ordinary regulations of the university will be applied



In the event that the sanitary conditions prevent the realization of any teaching activity and/or face-to-face evaluation, a non-face-to-face modality will be activated of which the students will be informed promptly.

Web page of the subject in egela site:
http://egela.ehu.eus

Basic bibliography

- Behrouz A. Forouzan, "Transmisión de datos y redes de comunicaciones", 4ª ed., 2007. Ed. McGraw-Hill

- Williams Stallings, "Comunicaciones y Redes de Computadores", 7ª ed., 2004. Ed. Pearson Educación

- Jorge Manríquez, "Redes de comunicaciones", 2002. Apuntes de conmutación de la UPV (Universidad Politécnica de Valencia).

- Kurose, Ross, "Redes de computadoras, un enfoque descendente", 5ª ed., 2010. Ed. Pearson Educación

- Manuel Alvarez-Campana, "Conmutación I" - Vol.1, Apuntes de la asignatura Conmutación I de la UPM (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid)

- Travis Russell. "Signaling System #7" 4ª Ed., McGraw-Hill, 2002.

- Huitema, Christian. "Routing in the Internet", Prentice Hall, Second edition, 2000, ISBN: 0131321927.

- Black, Uyless. "IP Routing Protocols", Prentice Hall, 2000. ISBN 0-13-014248-4.

- Wittmann, Ralph; Zitterbart Martina. "Multicast communication: protocols and applications", Morgan Kaufmann, 2001, ISBN: 1558606459.

- SEXTON REID. Transmission Networking. Sonet and the syncronous digital hierarchy. Ed. Artech House, 1992

- Peter tomsu, Christian schmutzer, "Next Generation Optical Networks", ed. Prentice hall, 2002

- Stamatios V. Kartalopoulos, “Next Generation Intelligent Optical Networks”, Springer, 2008 (disponible versión electrónica en la biblioteca http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71756-2

- John Bellamy, “Digital Telephony”. Wiley Series in telecommunications, 2nd.Ed, 1990

- Handbook of UIT-T:“Redes ópticas de transporte”, UIT-T 2012 (disponible en CD en la biblioteca)

- UIT-T Recommendations: http://www.itu.int/en/publications/ITU-T/Pages/default.aspx