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11661 - PLXT - Telecommunications Network Planning

Coordinating unit: Teaching unit: Academic year: Degree: 2012 TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING (Syllabus 1992). (Teaching unit Optative) MASTER IN TELEMATICS ENGINEERING (Syllabus 2006). (Teaching unit Optative) MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (Syllabus 2006). (Teaching unit Optative) DEGREE IN ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING (Syllabus 1992). (Teaching unit Optative) 5 230 - ETSETB - Escola Tcnica Superior d'Enginyeria de Telecomunicaci de Barcelona 744 - ENTEL - Department of Telematics Engineering

ECTS credits: Prior skills

Knowledge acquired in Communication Networks, Systems and Services. Requirements

Teaching methodology

Learning objectives of the subject To provide and to develop the adequate methodolgy to carry on the design and the planning of networks in an efficient way.-To present in an unified and integrated manner the impact of the different components that take part in the planning of the architecture of the networks: Addressing and Routing, Network Management, Performance and QoS, Security and Availability and Fault Tolerance.- To identify requirements: from the userand from the type of service or used applications in order to evaluate the estimated flows among different locations in the network.- To propose the most appropriate technology in each case.-To establish pricing strategies to the services.- Analysis and evaluation of practical cases.

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Content

1. Introduction (4 hours)

1.1. Basic concepts of telecommunications network planning and design

2. Network Planning and analysis based on user, application and network requirements (6 hours)

2.1. General requirements analysis. Practical case

2.2. Flow analyis . Estimation of requirements for each flow. Flowspec Algorithm

3. Study and impact of each basic component of the network architecture in its planning (16 hours)

3.1. Addressing and Routing

3.2. Security

3.3. Availability and fault tolerant

3.4. Performance efficency and QoS guarantee

3.5. Network Management

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4. Cost Analysis evaluation of networks and pricing policies for the services (18 hours)

4.1. General concepts in the evaluation cost of the networks

4.2. Pricing policies and game theory

4.2.1. Pure and random strategies

4.2.2. Equilibrium solutions and the existence of fixed points

4.2.3. Prices based on auctions

4.2.4. Applications

5. Analysis and evaluation of practical cases (8 hours)

(ENG) 5-1 Aplicaciones en redes de telecomunicaciones

(ENG) 5-2 Anlisis de polticas de precios para la provisin de servicios

(ENG) 5-3 Redes inalmbricas y ad hoc. Utilizacin y tipos de subastas

(ENG) 5-4 Obtencin de espacio radioelctrico

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Qualification system - Individual project about specific topics on network planning or exam (test prove): 40% - Final examination: 60% Regulations for carrying out activities

Bibliography Basic:
McCabe, J.D. Network analysis, architecture and design [on line]. 3rd ed. San Francisco, CA: MK/Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2007 [Consultation: 31/01/2012]. Available on: <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780123704801>. ISBN 9780123704801. Kenyon, T. High-performance data network design: design techniques and tools. Boston [etc.]: Digital Press, 2002. ISBN 1555582079. Kenyon, T. Data networks: routing, security, and performance optimization. Boston [etc.]: Digital Press, 2002. ISBN 1555582710. Kurose, J.F. Computer networking: a top-down approach featuring the Internet. 3rd ed. Boston [etc.]: Addison-Wesley, 2005. ISBN 0321269764. Osborne, M.J.; Rubinstein, A. A course in game theory. Cambridge (Mass.): MIT Press, 1994. ISBN 0262650401.

Complementary:
Peterson, L.L.; Davie, B.S. Computer networks: a systems approach. 5th ed. Burlington: Morgan Kaufmann / Elsevier, 2012. ISBN 9780123850591. Oppenheimer, P. Top-down network design. 3rd ed. Indianapolis: Cisco-Press, 2010. ISBN 9781587202834. Fudenberg, D.; Tirole, J. Game theory. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1991. ISBN 0262061414. Basar, T.; Olsder, G.J. Dynamic noncooperative game theory. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: SIAM, 1999. ISBN 089871429X.

Others resources: - Specialized Journals and Symposiums - Specific links to WEB pages - Digital Campus facilities - Talks and meetings.

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