Lectures
1. Introduction to switching systems, their classification. Telephone device and power supply.
2. Analog systems, Strowger switch and crossbar switch. Link and register signaling, K+MFC-R2, EM.
3. Signaling in digital systems and networks DSS1, PSS1 and SS7.
4. 4G Switching systems, principles and architecture, services. Termination of subscriber lines in digital switching systems. Access interfaces and ISDN.Control of electronic switching systems, time and space switching. Multi-stage switching network. Network Synchronization.
5. Next generation network, general principles of NGN. Signalling protocols in NGN part I - H.323, MGCP.
6. Signaling protocols in NGN part II - SIP.
7. IP Multimedia Substystems, architecture and functions. OpenIMS project.
8. Evaluation of speech and video quality.
9. Switching in mobile networks and openBTS project.
10. Function of switching processes and routing, components of routers, module of switching network and path processing, packet processing.
11. Software-Defined Networking SDN.
12. Fundamentals of queuing theory.
13. Classification of queue systems, Markov queuing system.
14. ITU-T E.164 Numbering and national numbering plan, number portability
reference database.
Seminars
1. The acquaintance with content and work in lab. W1
2. The analysis of register signaling MFC-R2 and DTMF. W2
3. The analysis of the signaling system DSS1 and SS7. W3
4. Task - Analysis of MFC-R2 a DSS1. (max. 10 points). W4
5. Fundamentals of queuing theory. W12
6. Evaluation of speech and video quality. W13
7. Semestral test. Scored max. 10p. Credit granting. W14
Labs
1. 5G Switching systems - Asterisk Introduction. W5
2. 5G Switching systems - Asterisk and SIP. SIP signaling analysis. W6
3. IMS and its functions I. Kamailio Introduction. W7
4. IMS and its functions II. Kamailio as X-CSCF. W8
5. Digital Exchange Services. Laboratory task - SIP signaling analysis. Scored max. 10p. W9
6. OpenBTS. W10
7. Software-Defined Networking SDN. W11