Objectives and competences
The objective of this course is for students to be able to demonstrate the knowledge of Internet service design for telecommunications, implement them, analyze their components and use them in practice.
Content (Syllabus outline)
• Introduction: overview of Internet services in telecommunications.
• Advanced services: convergence, social networks, supported-living environment.
• Limitations of terminal equipment and human perception.
• Internet service architecture: server/client approach, IDE tools, design cycle and development.
• Programming: client side (Javascript), server side (Python, Node.js)
• Cloud service model: Software as a Service.
• Web services: WS*, REST, authentication in web services
• Content processing: text, image, audio, video.
• Artificial inteligence and software agent technologies.
• Internet portals and personalization of telecommunications services.
• Evaluation of Quality of Service and Quality of Experience
• Security issues in designing Internet applications.
Learning and teaching methods
• Lectures: in lectures, students get to know the theoretical contents of the course. Lectures are conducted as classical lectures in frontal form, interleaved with discussions on the practical application of data structures and algorithms.
• Tutorials: in tutorial exercises, students are informed about lab work.
• Lab work: in laboratory exercises, students apply acquired knowledge on problems from telecommunications. They improve their transferable skills by using an integrated development tool.
• Quizzes: in quizzes, students test their understanding of theoretical contents.
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
On completion of this course the student will be able to
• describe and explain Internet services for telecommunications,
• use the principles of Internet services design, select the appropriate programming language, use databases and discover security issues,
• analyse and design a simple Internet service for telecommunications.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
• Communication skills: manner of expression at the written examination, oral defense of computer skills.
• Use of information technology: developing computer programs, use of software tools.
• Problem solving: analysing and designing of an Internet service
Readings
• T. Erl, B. Carlyle, C. Pautasso, R. Balasubramanian: SOA with REST: Principles, Patterns & Constraints for Building Enterprise Solutions with REST, Prentice-Hall, 2012.
• S. Moeller, A. Raake: Quality of Experience: Advanced Concepts, Applications and Methods, Springer, 2014.
• E. Brown: Web Development with Node and Express, O'Relly Media Inc., 2019.
Prerequisits
Recommended is the basic knowledge of telecommunications and computer science.Conditions for course completion: to attend the written exam, the student must have at least 80% attendance on the laboratory work and a positive grade from the laboratory work.
Additional information on implementation and assessment The written exam may be substituted with continuous knowledge testing and assessment.
