Objectives and competences
The objective of this course is for the students to be able to demonstrate the knowledge of how to design a telecommunication service.
Content (Syllabus outline)
• Introduction. Classification of services according to system and type.
• Standard telecommunication services.
• NGN architecture and services design, open interfaces.
• IP Multimedia Subsystem.
• Internet of things (IoT) services: data acquisition and processing, service design, integration into intelligent ambient.
• Internet architecture, WebRTC services.
• Cloud service model: Infrastructure as a Service, Platform as a Service, Software as a Service.
• Software defined networks concept (SDN).
• VoLTE, 5G mobile network and dedicated network services.
• Scalability of networks and services, virtualization.
• Evaluating the quality of service and quality of experience.
• Examples of advanced telecommunication services: smart home, smart city, assisted living, content processing with artificial intelligence.
Learning and teaching methods
• lectures,
• tutorials,
• lab work.
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
On completion of this course the student will be able to
• present telecommunication architectures and their impact on service design,
• explain services' building blocks and estimate user's perspective
• use procedures to evaluate quality of telecommunciation services.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
• Use of information technology: use of development software.
• Problem solving: analyse of telecommunication services.
Readings
• W. Webb: Being mobile : future wireless technologies and applications, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, New York, 2010.
• S. Loeb, B. Falchuk, E. Panagos: The fabric of mobile services : software paradigms and business demands, Wiley, Hoboken, 2009.
• E. Bertin: Evolution of telecommunication services : the convergence of telecom and internet : technologies and ecosystems, Springer, , London, Heidelberg, New York, 2013.
• A. Perez: VoLTE and ViLTE: Voice and Conversational Video Services over the 4G Mobile Network, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, 2016.
• G. Varrall: Making telecoms work : from technical innovation to commercial success, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 2012.
Prerequisits
General knowledge of telecommunications, networks and computer science is recommended.
Additional information on implementation and assessment The written exam may be substituted with continuous knowledge testing and assessment.
