COMMUNICATION NETWORKS C
Learning outcomes of the course unit
This course focus on the main mechanisms and protocols for mutimedia communications and for new generation networks. It will present extensions/evolutions of the current Internet architecture and of UMTS/3GPP network.
Prerequisites
Reti di Telecomunicazioni A
Course contents summary
1) IPv6
protocol details
2) IP multicast
protocol details
multicast routing
3) IP Telephony architecture and protocols
Introduction to VoIP (Voice over IP) and IP telephony
RTP/RTCP
H.323
SIP
Media and signaling gateways
4) Quality of Service (QoS)
QoS on IP networks
Integrated services architecture and protocols (RSVP, NSIS)
Differentiated services architecture
5) UMTS/3GPP
UMTS network architecture
IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)
3GPP/WLAN interworking
Teaching methods
To be defined
Laboratory activities on VoIP/IP Telephony applications, QoS, IPv6 and IP multicast.
