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Academic year 2014-15

Architecture and Signaling

Degree:	Code:	Type:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science	21470	Optional subject
Bachelor's Degree in Telematics Engineering	21734	Compulsory subject, 3rd year
Bachelor's Degree in Audiovisual Systems Engineering	21641	Optional subject

ECTS credits:

Workload:

100 hours

Trimester:

2nd

Department:	Dept. of Information and Communication Technologies
Coordinator:	VÃctor Pascual Avila
Teaching staff:	Alexandru Bikfalvi, Simon Oechsner
Language:	English
Timetable:
Building:	Communication campus - Poblenou

Introduction

In this course, we want to study architectural options in modern distributed communication systems and how signaling is done in these architectures. We start by giving a general overview on the features of centralized and distributed architectures and the different types of signaling. Then, we use examples of current system implementations to study those features and to show real-life solutions. The systems covered include SS7, H.323, SIP, IMS/GSM/UMTS, DNS, CDNs, and Publish-Subscribe.

Prerequisites

Queueing theory (Fundamentals of Traffic Engineering)
Networks and communication protocols (Networks & Services 1 and 2)
Java

Associated competences

Cross-disciplinary skills	Specific skills
Instrumental G1. Capacity for analysis and synthesis G2. Capacity for organization and planning G3. Capacity for applying knowledge to the analysis of situations and problem solving G4. Ability in the search and management of information G5. Ability in decision making G6. Capacity for proper communication in spoken and written form in Catalan and Spanish, with an expert or inexpert audience Personal G8. Capacity for teamwork Systemic G11. Capacity for applying flexibly and creatively the acquired knowledge and for adapting it to new contexts and situacions G12. Capacity for progressing in the training and learning process in an autonomous and continuous manner G14. Capacity for a motivation for quality and achievements G15. Capacity for generating new ideas Specific professional skills P1. Capacity for the documentation and development of projects in the according field of specialization P4. Capacity for addressing of project activities in the according field of specialization P6. Capacity for handling mandatory specificacions, rules and norms P7. Capacity for the analysis and evaluation of the social and environmental impact of technical solutions P8. Knowledge and application of the basics of economics, human resource management, project planning and organization, as well as telecommunication laws, regulations and norms	Specific skills in telecommunications T14. Capacity for the differentiation between access and transport networks, circuit-switched and packet-switched networks, fixed-line and mobile networks, as well asbetween distributed network systems and applications, voice, data, video and interactive services T15. Knowledge about the interconnection and routing between networks Specific skills in Telematic Engineering TE1. Capacity for the construction, utilization and management of telecommunication networks, services, processes and applications, in the sense of systems for information recording, transport, representation, processing, storage, management and presentation TE2. Capacity for the application of the basic techniques of networking, telematic services and applications, as well as management, signaling, switching, routing and security systems TE3. Capacity for the construction, utilization and management of telematic services, including the Internet, web, architectural design (data and protocols), programmming engineering and technologies TE4. Capacity for the description, programming, validation and optimization of communication protocols and interfaces at different levels of a network architecture TE5. Capacity for following the technological progress of transmission, switching and processing for the improvement of telematic networks and services

Cross-disciplinary skills

Specific skills

Instrumental
G1. Capacity for analysis and synthesis
G2. Capacity for organization and planning
G3. Capacity for applying knowledge to the analysis of situations and problem solving
G4. Ability in the search and management of information
G5. Ability in decision making
G6. Capacity for proper communication in spoken and written form in Catalan and Spanish, with an expert or inexpert audience
Personal
G8. Capacity for teamwork
Systemic
G11. Capacity for applying flexibly and creatively the acquired knowledge and for adapting it to new contexts and situacions
G12. Capacity for progressing in the training and learning process in an autonomous and continuous manner
G14. Capacity for a motivation for quality and achievements
G15. Capacity for generating new ideas
Specific professional skills
P1. Capacity for the documentation and development of projects in the according field of specialization

P4. Capacity for addressing of project activities in the according field of specialization

P6. Capacity for handling mandatory specificacions, rules and norms

P7. Capacity for the analysis and evaluation of the social and environmental impact of technical solutions

P8. Knowledge and application of the basics of economics, human resource management, project planning and organization, as well as telecommunication laws, regulations and norms

Specific skills in telecommunications
T14. Capacity for the differentiation between access and transport networks, circuit-switched and packet-switched networks, fixed-line and mobile networks, as well asbetween distributed network systems and applications, voice, data, video and interactive services
T15. Knowledge about the interconnection and routing between networks
Specific skills in Telematic Engineering
TE1. Capacity for the construction, utilization and management of telecommunication networks, services, processes and applications, in the sense of systems for information recording, transport, representation, processing, storage, management and presentation

TE2. Capacity for the application of the basic techniques of networking, telematic services and applications, as well as management, signaling, switching, routing and security systems
TE3. Capacity for the construction, utilization and management of telematic services, including the Internet, web, architectural design (data and protocols), programmming engineering and technologies

TE4. Capacity for the description, programming, validation and optimization of communication protocols and interfaces at different levels of a network architecture
TE5. Capacity for following the technological progress of transmission, switching and processing for the improvement of telematic networks and services

Assessment

	Algunes característiques	Moment	Recuperable
Proves escrites	Final exam	50%	Yes
Treballs
Productes escrits	Seminar problem homework	10%	No
Proves d'execució	Project code and documentation	40%	No
Proves de validació d'execució

The final exam and the practices have to be passed separately, each with a minimum grade of 5,0 to qualify for a final grade.

Exception: If all practical exercises/projects are handed in, the minimum grade necessary to pass the final exam is lowered to 4,5.

The course content is divided into two major blocks . These blocks are broken down into the following chapters:

Content block 1: Architecture options (4 weeks)

Basic architectures.
Hierarchical systems: Domain Name System (DNS), Content Distribution Networks (CDNs), Data centers.
Publish-Subscribe.

Content block 2: Signaling architectures (5 weeks)

SS7
H.323
SIP+P2PSIP
IMS/GSM/UMTS

Methodology

	In-class activity			Out-of-class activity	Assessment activity
Topic	Full group	Medium group	Small group
Theory	18h			10h	Seminar homework, final exam
Seminar			8h	10h	Seminar homework, final exam
Practical exercises		10h		27h	Project code and documentation
Final exam	2h			15h
Total:	20h	10h	8h	62h		Total: 100h

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