Università Roma Tre

Fundamentals of data communications and networking
Analog and digital signals, modulators, transmission mediums, synchronous and synchronous communications, circuit and packet switching, connection-oriented and connectionless service, network topologies and traffic classification, TCP/IP architecture. Shannon capacity, Nyquist Sampling Theorem, attenuation, noise, influence of the transmission channel, interference.

Wireline transmission
Twisted pairs, coaxial cables, optical fibers.

Wireless transmission
Direct-wave propagation, satellite communication, terrestrial microwave systems, Starlink constellation.

Source coding and transmission techniques
Source coding, voice, analog and digital audio, analog and digital video, line coding schemes.

Transport networks
SDH/SONET, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Optical Transport Networks (OTN).

Access optical networks
Passive optical networks (PON): protocols GPON, Next Generation access networks NG-PON and NG-PON2.

Cellular communications and wireless standards
From macrocell to femtocell, power control, evolution of cellular systems, 4G and 5G paradigm, IEEE 802.11 protocol (Wi-Fi).

Network security
Security services and attack types, integrity, availability, authenticity, accountability, malware, risk management security plan, symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, digital signature and digital certificates.

• Mário Marques da Silva Cable and Wireless Networks
• Steve Gorshe, Arvind R. Raghavan, Thomas Starr, Stefano Galli Broadband access: wireline and wireless alternatives to internet services
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